Alabama is the only state where 4th-grade math scores have improved since 2019. A district credits its success to reimagined math instruction and investing COVID relief funds in hands-on learning tools.
The university will also make schooling completely free for students from families with annual incomes of $100,000 or less, with financial aid that covers tuition, food, housing, health insurance and travel costs.
Mental health, school choice and academics were among the many educational issues governors promised to improve in their 2025 State of the State addresses.
Underprepared teachers have been tied to student learning losses. But amid a teacher shortage crisis, school leaders fear the restrictions will lead to fewer instructors in their classrooms.
Some schools are seeing a significant difference between the number of students they count in their own enrollment data and the “full-time equivalent” data that the state uses to calculate the number of students a school has.
A new survey of K12 administrators shows signs of improvement in several prominent issues impacting education, including teacher shortages and retention.
