At the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), three school leaders are bringing student-led sessions to demonstrate exactly what this looks like in practice—across grade levels and learning models.
An emergency appeal asks the high court to reinstate a judge’s ruling that allowed parents with religious objections to opt out of the law’s provisions that require public school teachers not to tell parents if a child asks to use different pronouns or adopt a different gender identity.
A federal judge ended a long-running desegregation case in Louisiana’s DeSoto Parish at the request of state and Justice Department officials. Civil rights groups argue such orders remain necessary to address lasting effects of segregation.
Drone performances are the new fireworks, and they require a unique set of skills. This district is setting the standard with the world's first drone performance team.
With youth mental health at historic highs, a Rutgers researcher is calling for expanded, context-driven trauma and grief counseling in schools. The push comes as states consider legislation to better address the complex roots of childhood trauma.
The move came after officials at Roosevelt High School said armed U.S. Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders.
The state’s largest teachers union is arguing that investigations into teachers’ social media posts about Charlie Kirk violate free speech and have a chilling effect on educators.
New research from Stony Brook Medicine shows most parents support smartphone bans in schools, even as students spend more than an hour a day on their phones during school hours, raising concerns about learning and social time.
Date & Time: Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
Practitioners from Los Angeles USD (CA) and Madison Metropolitan School District (WI) will reveal how they're embedding relationship-building and future-ready life skills throughout the school day and in tiered support—not just during intervention moments.
The STARR Gym for The Brain treats mental health like physical health and gives schools a shared space to build regulation, emotional literacy and self-care habits.
Florida’s expansion of school choice has left more than $400 million in taxpayer-funded education vouchers sitting unused, exposing major cracks in the state’s booming program.
Annual competition spotlights the most innovative solutions that help leaders meet the ever-evolving education technology needs of their districts and schools.
Drawing on Indigenous tribal elders, fire professionals and community members can strengthen fire education, clarify students’ roles in fire risk reduction, and introduce career pathways in fire safety and response.
In 2026, the federal government will curb access to billions of dollars in student loans, reconfigure how borrowers repay their debt and provide new grant money for short-term career training programs.
While the state works on a uniform playbook for AI in K12 schools, districts are making their own calls on everything from lesson plan use to cheating—creating a fast-evolving, erratic AI landscape across Connecticut schools.
Research suggests the country is missing its biggest opportunity to prevent youth homelessness—by intervening well before a young person reaches a shelter and years before they are chronically homeless.
Allegations involving the isolation of elementary students have triggered an investigation in a rural New York school district. State officials are reviewing the situation as staff members are placed on leave.
Women are transforming the education space every day—sparking ideas, developing solutions, connecting communities, envisioning the future, and championing change.
Schools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit deepfakes.
The Student Wellness Act would allow school districts to count mental health days as excused absences, with policies setting limits, definitions and referral guidelines for student support services.
The School Committee voted to close Another Course to College, Community Academy of Science and Health and Lee Academy Pilot School. The upper and lower schools of the Henderson K12 Inclusion School will be merged into one school serving students in pre-K to eighth grade.
Dr. Jeff Horton was recognized as District Administration’s 2026's Superintendent of the Year and Dr. Carmen Balgobin has been named District Administration's 2026 Woman of the Year.
Rural school districts are losing mental health and enrichment programs after the Trump administration cut federal education grants. With limited funding alternatives, many say the losses will have lasting effects on students.
When it comes to the fight over public education, some of the most significant dustups are happening on the local level, with school boards around the country.
Date & Time: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
This 30-minute Ed Talk will review a recent combination of data from the non-profit YouthTruth and SchoolStatus that reveals critical inflection points districts leaders can use to strengthen climate, improve attendance, and prevent chronic absenteeism. Hear effective strategies your district can implement right away.
Date & Time: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 2 p.m. ET
In this 30-minute Ed Talk, participants will explore how inquiry-based learning (IBL) experiences grounded in the design process through engineering and maker-style enrichment encourages persistence, collaboration, and productive struggle. The presentation will also examine why after-school time is uniquely positioned to support this work.
The conference, which begins Jan. 11 in Orlando, offers education leaders and their teams new insights on harnessing AI, expanding project-based learning and practicing self-care.
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