Governor Bill Lee said he believes K12 education will see a funding increase but that the state has several months left to make revenue projections for large budget items, including "education freedom scholarship" spending.
Shrinking budgets and rising tech demands mean districts must extend device lifecycles and streamline management to give students reliable, equitable access.
Schools that depend on federal funding are struggling amid the government shutdown, with Arizona's Chinle Unified suspending programs and weighing payroll loans as Impact Aid payments remain frozen.
The Texas Education Agency is taking over the Fort Worth Independent School District—a district with more than 70,000 students—because a campus with just over 300 sixth graders repeatedly failed to meet state academic standards.
Starting in April 2026, everything on a computer screen—from notes home to parents, to classroom content, to HR portals—must be fully accessible. The time to prepare is now.
Under Milwaukee Public Schools' campaign, the first 90 retired teachers to be successfully placed in a school and continue to work for six months will be eligible for a $1,000 bonus. The offer is open to retirees from MPS or any other Wisconsin school district.
