Cell phone bans, AI safety and workforce pipelines are just a few themes shared by governors in their State-of-the-State addresses this year.

By treating the entire district as a high-performance team, the administration ensures that the shift toward mathematical excellence is not a passing trend but a permanent culture of victory for every student.

A bipartisan spending deal preserved most Education Department programs and nearly $80 billion in funding for fiscal 2026, despite the Trump administration's efforts to scale back the agency. The agreement also requires regular briefings to Congress on the reorganization.

The union is asking for a 9% salary increase over the course of two years in addition to fully funded healthcare for dependents, changing the workload for special education teachers and increasing staffing to reduce class size.