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In 2012, after child advocates spent years trying to reduce punitive suspensions in schools, Massachusetts passed sweeping education reforms under Chapter 222, kickstarting a longstanding policy shift away from...
Illinois state lawmakers approved a $350 million increase in education funding this summer, but most school districts are further away from reaching their funding adequacy goals than they were a year ago.
Colorado State University Fort Collins cut $54 million from its budget cut amid financial concerns that include flat operations funding from the state and less federal support for research.
Financial pressure will be greatest on institutions with weaker student demand and greater reliance on tuition and fee revenue, analysts wrote.
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In school lunchrooms around Lake Tahoe, students line up for a red, hairy fruit called a rambutan. On pozole day, they shout, “We want...
On June 26, Children’s Aid was preparing to continue summer sexual health and youth development programming in schools, foster care settings and community organizations across New York City. By the end of the day, the...
New Mexico First Judicial District Judge Bryan Biedscheid at the end of the day Thursday issued a ruling in the state’s pending case against social media giant Meta, ordering the company to pay $567 million for an...
Most of Cassie Reed’s life has been marked by instability. During her childhood, she moved between nine different foster homes, often enduring abuse. Violence followed her into her adult life, as she met and fled...
“Near-peer” mental health navigators work in Colorado schools, after-school programs and a community health center, in a program designed to improve the professional pipeline, too The post Colorado’s youth mental health...
The same day The New York Times published its investigation of labor rights leader César Chávez’s alleged actions of sexual abuse, Bakersfield College professor Oliver Rosales was scheduled to teach his class, History...
For nearly two years, teacher Isabelle Ouyang and her colleagues have dealt with the presence of construction workers, shuffling between classrooms, stress over schedules, and a host of disruptive renovations. Ouyang...
A first grader reads an entire page on her own after months of specialized instruction. A middle school student with autism delivers his first classroom presentation. These moments are not medical breakthroughs, they...
There was no single reason why Ryan Higgins decided to leave teaching. It was a job he loved: invigorating, unpredictable, a chance to make the world a bit better. But several years into his career, Higgins, who taught...
In 2012, after child advocates spent years trying to reduce punitive suspensions in schools, Massachusetts passed sweeping education reforms under Chapter 222, kickstarting a longstanding policy shift away from...
The Trump administration is proposing significant changes that would diminish the program's federal standards and give states and parents more control. The post Trump administration moves to deregulate Head Start,...
The conservative think tank framed the proposal as a way for state lawmakers to “codify the principles” of the Trump administration’s higher ed compact.
Screen time limits for Los Angeles Unified School District’s youngest students begin in August. “My hope and expectation is that most families will see a dramatic reduction in screen time during the school day, but also...
Two candidates for IPS school board have had their party affiliations challenged.
NYC students’ reading proficiency fell 6 percentage points in grades 3-8, with steeper drops in early grades, as officials investigate dramatic swings in test scores.