Can religious parents opt their kids out of LGBTQ material at school? The Supreme Court will decide.
The ruling could have long-lasting impacts on what some schools teach and how far they go to accommodate religious objections to curriculum.
The legislation outlines how elected board members could be removed and replaced, and calls for prior review of large contracts and expenditures.
Their proposal would make the governor responsible for appointing the leader of the state’s public schools.
Matthew Bracey is one of five people across the U.S. that received the inaugural Carhartt Steel Apple award.
Higher education leaders said late last year they would need $95 million more annually. They'll get far less than requested.
Illinois' switch back to the ACT has been a bumpy ride. On April 8, a technical glitch prevented 11,000 students from finishing the exam on the same day.
State Rep. Martina White said this week that ‘systemic abuse’ and other misconduct has hurt students in the city.
The question of whether charter schools perform better academically than traditional IPS schools is a key focus of debates about funding and educational success.
Lawmakers need to pass a budget and bills affecting property taxes and education before the end of the legislative session in April.
Ten Denver schools with low enrollment will close or partially close at the end of this school year.
Seclusion is the practice of shutting a student in a room alone. Parents say it is misused and traumatic, while educators describe it as a necessary last resort.
One of the bills aims to create a ‘comprehensive school-community mental health system’ with community and faith-based mental health services.
Currently, about a dozen Colorado districts conduct universal dyslexia screenings in some grades.
As of 9:17 p.m. on Tuesday, incumbent Kanileah Anderson and her running mates Louis Maisonave Jr. and David Daughety appeared headed to victory.
Illinois child care providers worry what will happen to children and families if the Trump administration cuts funding to Head Start, a federal program that provides services to low-income families.
The abrupt removal of Superintendent Brendan Mims angered community members who said he’s pushed the district forward academically.
Mario Lemons isn’t just the principal at Detroit Achievement Academy. He’s also an arts supporter and has taught American Sign Language to his students.
Colorado lawmakers have sought to create more opportunities to help students get college experience at an earlier age. Now, Denver Public Schools’ Emily Griffith Technical College can issue its own associate degree.
Superintendent Tony Watlington said the district has cleared 87% of backlogged cases and is working to further improve its investigation process.
This is at least the second public education job Martinez has sought and become a finalist for since his firing in December.
The legislation sparking a teacher rally at the statehouse would cut school district revenue by an estimated $744 million over the next three years.
Four of the seven board seats are up for election in November.
The state budget is overdue as lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul haggle over spending plans and other policy questions.
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The state budget is overdue as lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul haggle over spending plans and other policy questions.
The union said Monday that 85% of members voted on the deal over the course of last Thursday and Friday. Of the ballots cast, 97% ratified the agreement.
The Trump administration wants state officials to certify that schools are following its interpretation of civil rights laws, or else lose federal funding. Some are refusing to comply.
Essex County officials said 1,772 teens have registered to vote in the historic April 15 school board election but that number leaves out thousands of teens who were eligible.
The regional office that handled federal complaints in Michigan is gone. Parents, including those whose children have disabilities, worry their cases may never be resolved.
A proposed property tax relief bill would also require school districts to share operating property tax revenue with charter schools, amounting to a roughly $744 million cut for districts statewide over the next three years.
The Trump administration is seeking to withhold Maine’s federal K-12 education money over its policies for trans student athletes.
Some families cited a lack of affordable housing. Others were searching for better schools.
The legislation would introduce a new intervention model for low-performing schools before the 2026-27 school year.
The Colorado Youth Advisory Council is made up of 40 students between the ages of 14 and 19 and has helped create laws. But lawmakers will end the council’s ability to draft bills.
Measles cases in Colorado are rising.
The lawsuit from 16 Democratic state attorney generals and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is part of a salvo of legal challenges to the Trump administration’s education directives.
Some of the rules won’t be fully in place for more than two years.
The state superintendent said Michigan is already in compliance with civil rights laws.
The Senate’s budget proposal comes as lawmakers advance property tax reforms that could cut funding for many school districts.
However, Commissioner Susana Córdova said she will sign a new assurance that the state is in compliance with Title VI, which bans discrimination on the basis of race.
Republican board members criticized the proposal as biased, one-sided, and ‘indoctrination.’
Episode 2 of P.S. Weekly explores the patchwork approach New York City takes to sex education and why students are demanding a different approach.
The U.S. Department of Education demanded states certify that they are not promoting “illegal DEI” programs. The Illinois schools chief challenged the department to define which programs are illegal.
The Pennsylvania Department of Education sent a letter to the Trump administration certifying that the state “has and will continue to comply” with civil rights laws.