Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a law requiring public school students in grades 3 through 12 to undergo an annual mental health screening. The requirement takes effect in the 2027-28 school year, with at least one screening per student each year.
Less than one week before the first day of classes, Lewis County Schools, a small district in Tennessee, has asked staff not to post Amazon wish lists with district or school names or logos, aiming to avoid the impression that classroom resources are lacking.
“The decision to withhold this funding is contrary to President Trump’s goal of returning K12 education to the states,” the GOP senators wrote in a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought obtained by ABC News.
A sweeping U.S. Supreme Court interpretation recognizes a First Amendment right to opt out of classroom lessons that pose a "very real threat of undermining" sincerely held religious beliefs. The ruling has school districts and their attorneys scrambling to review curricula and refine protocols for excusing students from certain material.
The Trump administration launched an investigation into whether New York officials are discriminating against Massapequa by threatening to withhold funding. The town has refused to comply with a state mandate to retire Native American sports names and mascots.
%%excerpt%% Over 1,300 federal employees impacted by the Department of Education's March 11 reduction in force just received their official separation notices, according to copies reviewed by ABC News.
Two weeks after the Trump administration cut nearly half of the Department of Education’s workforce, former employees describe widespread confusion, shock and uncertainty about the future. Zoom calls and farewell events for affected staff are taking place this week.
President Trump’s move to eliminate most of the Department of Education and fund school choice programs has divided Republicans. Tennessee Rep. Todd Warner supports less federal control but insists public schools are essential and should remain well-funded.
Schools and colleges across the U.S. face a deadline to end diversity programs or risk having their federal money pulled by the Trump administration, yet few are openly rushing to make changes, believing they’re on solid legal ground.
The U.S. Education Department said Tuesday it was investigating Denver Public Schools for alleged discrimination after the district converted a girl’s restroom on the second floor of a high school into an all-gender restroom while leaving another bathroom exclusive to boys.
Educators, students and advocates across the Florida higher education system spoke out against the recent removal by the state of hundreds of general education courses that touch on race, gender and sexual orientation, calling the restrictions "censorship."
As California school districts prepare for the possibility of tougher immigration policies, California Attorney General Rob Bonta offered new guidance for immigrant students and families: the right to a free public education, information required for school enrollment, and confidentiality of personal information.
As responsibility for transportation shifts to families, the question of how to replace the traditional yellow bus has become an urgent problem for some, and a spark for innovation.
Years after COVID-19 disrupted American schools, nearly every state is still struggling with attendance. But attendance has been worse for Native American students — a disparity that existed before the pandemic and has since grown, according to data collected by The Associated Press.
The parents of a Massachusetts teenager are suing his high school after they said he was accused of cheating for using an artificial intelligence tool on an assignment.
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