"The decision to withhold this funding is contrary to President Trump's goal of returning K12 education to the states," the GOP senators wrote in a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought obtained by ABC News.
Chicago Public Schools announced layoffs of more than 1,400 district workers, including over 400 teachers. A total of 1,458 employees were laid off, a 3.2% increase from 2024's 1,410 layoffs.
A recent graduate writes that it's time to make AI and financial literacy as central to education as math and reading. Because the future is already here.
ll public schools in Oklahoma must pay for free cafeteria meals for every student and exclude certain dyes and processed foods, the state's top education official ordered. State Superintendent Ryan Walters issued a mandate that all districts adjust their budgets to include no-cost breakfasts and lunches in all public schools. Walters said districts already have […]
States across the country are missing more than $6 billion in federal funding grants that have not been released by the Trump administration. The freeze leaves states and schools in limbo as they budget for programs for this summer and the upcoming school year.
When someone lands their first district leadership role, I like to offer a lighthearted welcome: "Congratulations! You now get to work half-days... you can choose the first 12 hours or the second."
Interim CPS CEO Macqueline King adjusted the district's deficit last week to $734 million, $200 million more than her predecessor Pedro Maritnez estimated. It means deeper cuts or more borrowing for the nation's fourth-largest school system, one already facing financial trouble and staff shortages.
