With pandemic relief ending and AmeriCorps facing cuts, districts are trying to preserve high-impact tutoring credited with gains in math and reading and improved attendance and engagement.

A key office in the Department of Education responsible for fielding grievances about student loans has a backlog of more than 27,000 complaints after losing nearly two-thirds of its staff.

Before most kids go back to school, one Texas-based company, called “Campus Guardian Angel,” is providing schools with demos of a new high-tech drone system it says can help save lives in school shootings.

The grants were part of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, a 2022 gun safety bill passed by Congress and signed by then-President Joe Biden after a teen gunman in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 elementary school students and two teachers and injured 17 others.

In a 6-3 vote, the court backed the parents' claim that the Montgomery County Board of Education's decision not to allow an opt-out option for their children violated their religious rights under the Constitution's First Amendment, which protects religious expression.

Among U.S. adults, 44% said they think AI will make life better, while 42% think AI will make life worse. But most respondents don't hold strong feelings on the issue.

More high school grads are choosing trade schools over college for quicker job access, lower costs and in-demand skills. Many secure jobs before graduating and earn strong starting wages.

The court's split means an Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling barring the state from approving a Catholic charter school remains in place.