A new Commonwealth Foundation study shows that even with record education spending of $23,061 spent per pupil, many Pennsylvania students aren’t learning.
The Trump administration has threatened to cut federal funding for Maine's K12 schools. Rural districts that depend on federal funds for staffing, special education, meals and mental health services could lose critical support.
Pennsylvania schools are boosting student well-being and academics through innovative programs like PATHS at Purchase Line, therapy dogs and art clubs at Baldwin-Whitehall. These initiatives emphasize emotional learning, resilience and community support.
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.
Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee voted to include a federal school voucher program, worth $20 billion over four years, in the broader reconciliation bill that would also extend President Trump's 2017 tax cuts.
The Trump administration cut $600 million in federal teacher training grants, citing DEI concerns, leaving many rural districts and aspiring educators without support.
Students needing a mobile device for a disability are exempt, and cell phones are allowed during safety emergencies. Districts and charter schools can decide if teachers may permit phone use in class.
Schools in 19 of the 31 Schools Development Authority districts, where construction is paid for entirely by the state, are over capacity or do not have enough square footage per student, according to a new state report.
Texas schools are seeing a surge in student removals for vaping, with over 32,000 violations last year. Lawmakers are debating whether to maintain strict penalties or focus on education and support.
A growing number of red states have expanded their school voucher programs in recent years, a trend that is likely to only spike further amid a push led by President Donald Trump’s administration to return education “back to the states.”
Schools across the US are warning parents about an Internet trend that has students purposefully trying to damage their school-issued Chromebooks so that they start smoking or catch fire.
Milwaukee Public Schools will reassign 181 central office staff, including 40 teachers, to classrooms next year to boost academic outcomes. Superintendent Brenda Cassellius says the move targets “broken systems and structures.”
Colorado-based researcher Elliott Hedman, who studies user interaction with technology, says AI like ChatGPT can transform thinking and writing. He proposes using AI to offer students immediate writing suggestions.
One of the largest providers of education tech paid off hackers so that they wouldn’t publish tens of millions of children’s personal information. But school districts are facing extortion attempts anyway.
The new law provides for public schools to add safety equipment and infrastructure, train officers to interact with students with disabilities and submit an emergency response plan. It also allows for the hiring of retired officers.
School and fire officials in Connecticut are warning parents of a potentially dangerous TikTok trend involving students who force items, like paper clips and pushpins, into Chromebook devices to force an electrical short circuit.
More states are letting community colleges offer bachelor’s degrees, expanding access for rural students. This shift aims to fill workforce gaps and provide affordable education options.
How much these devices consume our attention, and particularly how they impact children's developing brains and social skills, has deeply troubled some health and education experts, parents and students.
Elections took place in Texas as Governor Greg Abbott signed a $1 billion school voucher program, which will use public dollars to fund private school tuition, into law. Conservative-backed candidates suffered losses in the May 3 school board races.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law making all 5.3 million K12 students eligible for private school vouchers, allocating $1 billion over two years to fund the program. Supporters say it empowers parents, while critics argue it favors wealthier families.
California lawmakers reached a deal to fund phonics-based reading instruction without requiring it, marking progress in a long-running debate. The compromise comes amid persistently low statewide literacy scores.
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.
The Trump administration ended a long-standing desegregation order in Louisiana, calling it a “historical wrong” and signaling that similar orders may no longer be needed. While some view them as crucial, others say they’ve outlived their purpose.
The Trump administration ended a long-standing desegregation order in Louisiana, calling it a “historical wrong” and signaling that similar orders may no longer be needed. While some view them as crucial, others say they’ve outlived their purpose.
After weeks of protests, Tennessee Republicans paused a bill to let public schools deny enrollment to undocumented children—but supporters say it will return.
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority seems sympathetic to the Catholic Church’s bid to create the nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma, a potentially major expansion of the use of taxpayer money for religious education.
The Trump administration launched an investigation into whether New York officials are discriminating against Massapequa by threatening to withhold funding. The town has refused to comply with a state mandate to retire Native American sports names and mascots.
Two school divisions—in Loudoun and Fairfax, the state’s largest school district—submitted alternative documents that they say signify the same commitment, flouting the certification form created by the U.S. Department of Education. Norfolk signed a modified certification form.
Major changes are coming to schools all across Long Island after New York lawmakers agreed to implement a bell-to-bell ban on cellphones during the school day as part of this year's state budget agreement.
The case questions whether charter schools, long considered public, are truly an arm of the government and whether states should be able to deny a school access to taxpayer funding because it is religious.
The case is a being closely watched by disability rights groups who say the courts have created a “nearly insurmountable barrier” for help sought by schoolchildren and their families.
Abbott has already said that he plans to sign Senate Bill 2, a $1 billion proposal allowing families to use taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s private school education. Upon his signature, the program will officially launch at the start of the 2026-27 school year.
In the first quarter of 2024, Gen Z made up 18% of the workforce, according to the Department of Labor, but 18- to 25-year-olds made up nearly 25% of all new hires in skilled trade industries that year, according to Gusto.
Gaston County Schools officials released the first round of principal appointments and transfers ahead of the 2025-26 school year. So far, four principal transfers and one principal appointment have been announced.
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