President Joe Biden had some lofty education goals during his 2020 campaign. The president made promises that included increased education funding and reforms to higher education and student debt.

Schools across Texas use a wide variety of learning materials, which triggered concerns about quality among lawmakers. They worried that many lessons don't meet state standards, which means students could be leaving school inadequately prepared for college and the workforce.

Repeatedly citing research from Georgetown University showing almost all new jobs require more than a high school diploma, the state legislature ordered Indianapolis education officials to rethink the mission of high schools.

In a news release, PAT said its tentative agreement with the school district includes "expanded language on target class sizes and caseloads including new committees to discuss growing class sizes, improved overage thresholds that cover new classifications of educators, and a guarantee of 410 minutes of protected planning time for educators at every grade level."

When it comes to answering life-defining questions about pathways through education and the workforce, there is still an urgent need for meaningful information to guide crucial decision-making about school and work.

Some private schools across the state are hiking their tuition by thousands of dollars. That risks pricing the students that lawmakers said they intended to serve out of private schools, in some cases limiting those options to wealthier families and those who already attended private institutions.

The proposed amendments, which passed 11-1 in the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee on Nov. 15, were inspired by state lawmakers' previous visits to school shooting sites—including Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 14 students and three staff members were fatally shot on Valentine's Day 2018.

Disruptive student behavior is creating a challenge to both educators and student learning opportunities, according to a survey made public Tuesday through the Michigan Education Association.