In this environment, each district must focus on the processes and tools they control. At the top of the list: a data system to gather assessment results, grades, attendance, behavior and progress monitoring.
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.
Education Department launches an investigation into an allegation that Chicago Public Schools' remedial program discriminates against students of other races.
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.
Amid public defiance by education leaders to disregard the Trump Administration's anti-DEI policy, three separate judges delivered a heavy legal blow to the Department of Education.
More than one month since Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced massive layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education, she has promised that the highly anticipated Nation's Report Card will be released as normal.
