Indiana school districts are already cutting staff as new property tax reductions shrink their budgets, a statewide survey shows. Nearly all responding districts reported negative impacts and expect deeper shortfalls ahead.
Under the new rating system, scores will be curved relative to statewide performance. There will also be greater emphasis on test scores and stricter standards as to what defines student growth.
A city-led group is exploring new governance models that could give the mayor expanded control over schools in Center Township. The proposal is part of a broader effort to streamline services and create a more consistent, equitable system.
The program offered after-school activities such as family nights and STEM projects, helped students with college preparation and financial aid planning, and provided professional development for teachers.
An AI-driven private school that teaches core subjects for just two hours a day is nearly doubling its U.S. footprint, adding eight new campuses from California to North Carolina to Puerto Rico.
As back-to-school season begins amid D.C.'s federal crackdown on crime, some residents are worried that students and their parents—especially immigrants and people of color— may be at greater risk.
AI is now firmly entrenched in classrooms, but student privacy rules haven't caught up. Chatbots can expose troves of personal data in ways few parents, students or teachers fully understand.
A key component of the proposed standards would be a "tiered framework" governing the use of AI for certain tasks, ranging from no use of AI for some to minimal or maximum use for others.
As Indiana schools prepare to welcome students in the coming weeks, teachers are bracing for larger class sizes and caseloads due to uncertainty with education funding.
Interim CPS CEO Macqueline King adjusted the district's deficit last week to $734 million, $200 million more than her predecessor Pedro Maritnez estimated. It means deeper cuts or more borrowing for the nation's fourth-largest school system, one already facing financial trouble and staff shortages.
Des Moines Public Schools is exploring “signature schools” based on student and parent interest. Survey results showed top preferences in STEM, career and technical education, medical/health sciences, arts and Montessori.
The Trump administration is signaling it wants to ditch federal desegregation efforts in public school systems, a move that would end much-debated, decades-old programs mainly aimed at improving education opportunities for nonwhite students.
The Supreme Court is weighing an Oklahoma case on whether to allow public funding of religious charter schools. It's just one part of a new wave of initiatives by Christian groups to put more religion into public education.
Federal K12 school funding averaged $360 per person in 2023, but it's at risk as the Trump administration ties funding to anti-DEI policies and aims to abolish the Education Department. Lawsuits are already challenging the move.
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