Chicago Public Schools announced layoffs of more than 1,400 district workers, including over 400 teachers. A total of 1,458 employees were laid off, a 3.2% increase from 2024's 1,410 layoffs.

More than 7.5 million U.S. public school students live with a disability, according to a federal Department of Education data. Nearly 6.3 million of them live in states that do not require schools to make specific emergency plans for students with disabilities.

The high cost of a college education and the prospect of decades of debt has young Americans looking for an alternative in the trades.

The Justice Department is suing Maine, alleging the state violated Title IX by allowing transgender girls to compete in girls' sports, which it says discriminates against female athletes. The lawsuit follows a Trump administration executive order and escalating tensions with Gov. Janet Mills, who vowed to fight the mandate in court.

Three tribal nations and five Native American students claim in a lawsuit that the Trump administration has failed its legal obligations to tribes when it cut jobs at Bureau of Indian Education schools.

Kramer Middle School in Washington, D.C., has implemented high-impact tutoring, bringing in tutors to assist students in the classroom during school hours.

An L.A. area school is finding innovative ways to keep their students engaged after the school was destroyed during the devastating California wildfires. Field trips are helping students continue learn in the midst of tragedy.

Parents say school nurses or administrative staff should remotely monitor CGM apps, making sure someone is paying attention even when a student is outside the classroom— such as at recess, in a noisy lunchroom, or on a field trip.