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Los Angeles Board Votes to Restrict Charters’ Access to Some District Schools

September 27, 2023

Tutoring’s New Game: Better Academic Results Yield Bigger Payoffs for Providers

September 27, 2023

North Carolina to Launch Education Savings Accounts, With Up to $7,500 Per Child

September 22, 2023

‘Growing Pains’: Microschools Face Regulatory Maze as Approach Takes Hold

September 21, 2023

Early Childhood

Starting School Before Age 2 Helps Children Avoid Achievement Gaps, Study Finds

September 17, 2023

Ed Dept. Hires Book Ban Czar to Monitor Escalating Challenges Over Content

September 14, 2023

Controversy Over Ed Dept. Title IX Overhaul Expected to Fuel Further Delays

September 1, 2023

charter schools

In Los Angeles and New York, Fights Escalate Over Sharing Schools with Charters

August 22, 2023

Exclusive Data: Fueled by Teacher Shortages, ‘Zoom-in-a-Room’ Makes a Comeback

August 17, 2023

Affirmative action

SCOTUS Ruling Demands ‘Urgency’ on Racial Inclusion, Biden Administration Says

August 14, 2023

Report: In 24 States, Using False Address to Get Into a Better School is a Crime

special education

‘Everybody is Frustrated’: Feds Probe Virginia’s Handling of Special Education

charter schools

Battle Over Nation’s 1st Religious Charter School Heads to Oklahoma Courts

A Hearing on Learning Loss and a Preview of the Election Battle to Come

Wisconsin District Could Owe Services After Cutting Trans Student’s In-School Learning

pandemic relief funds

Analysis: State Laws Leave Schools Unprepared for a Post-COVID ‘Fiscal Cliff’

After Harvard Ruling, Will Admissions Policies at Elite K-12 Schools Be Next?

Following the COVID Money

$190B Later, Reason to Worry Relief Funds Won’t Curb COVID’s Academic Crisis

Linda Jacobson & Asher Lehrer-Small

‘Education’s Long COVID’: New Data Shows Recovery Stalled for Most Students

Following the COVID Money

A Season of Scandal Leaves Memphis-Shelby Parents in the Dark on COVID Spending

Supreme Court Skirts Question of Whether Charter Schools are Public

Linda Jacobson & Greg Toppo

Following the COVID Money

A Tiny, Hasidic District Won’t Explain How It’s Spending $94M in Relief Funds

Linda Jacobson & Asher Lehrer-Small

Innovative High Schools

George Clooney Champions a Los Angeles HS Connecting Classes to Hollywood Jobs

After Contentious Vote, Hebrew Charter Founder Eyes Jewish School in Oklahoma

A Ruling Against Harvard Might Not End Diversity-Based Admissions, Experts Say

Charting New Legal Territory, Okla. Approves First Religious Charter School

Feds: Book Removal in Ga. School District May Have Caused ‘Hostile Environment’

Early Childhood

Pre-K Enrollment Nearly Bounces Back From Pandemic Amid Push for Universal Access

134K Comments on Feds’ Trans Sports Policy Demonstrate Difficulty of Compromise

Exclusive: As Post-Pandemic Enrollment Lags, Schools Compete for Fewer Students

Exclusive: Penny Schwinn, Influential Tennessee Education Chief, to Step Down

Following the COVID Money

In Search of Equity, Divided Ga. District Taps COVID Funds for Reading Overhaul

Teacher of the Year

She Didn’t Think She’d Last a Year; Now She’s the Nation’s Top Teacher

Despite ‘Crisis,’ States and Districts Slow to Spend $1B in Mental Health Funds

charter schools

Oklahoma Board Sidesteps Final Decision on Religious Charter School

Teacher of the Year

In and Out of Class, These Top Teachers ‘Thrive Off Connections’ With Students

Biden Plan Would Forbid Across-the-Board School Bans on Transgender Athletes

‘The Wild West’: GOP Lawmakers Push to Refuse Billions in Federal School Funds

GOP Parents Rights Bill Passes House, But Faces Likely ‘Dead End’ in Senate

As Testing Approaches, Tenn. Reconsiders Holding Back Third Graders

special education

Supreme Court Rules 9-0 in Favor of Deaf Man in Special Education Case

Carvalho Faces ‘Defining Moment’ as L.A.’s Largest Unions Prepare to Strike

Showdown Over Biden’s Education Budget Likely as Conservatives Call for Cuts

Parents’ Bill of Rights: Amid Hot Debate, Democrats File Alternative to GOP Bill

House GOP Pushes Parents Bill of Rights, But Some Advocates Call it ‘Tone Deaf’

Supreme Court Skeptical Biden Has Authority to Cancel Student Loan Debt

February 28, 2023

New Oklahoma Legal Opinion Leaves Vote on Catholic Charter School in Limbo

February 27, 2023

Exclusive: Despite K-2 Reading Gains, Results Flat for 3rd Grade ‘COVID Kids’

February 27, 2023

In Debt Relief Case, U.S. To Argue Borrowers ‘Suffered Profound Financial Harms’

February 23, 2023

Once a Charter Fan, Democratic Leader Jeffries Expected to ‘Downplay’ Support

February 21, 2023

Foxx Says She Won’t Support Democrats’ ‘Top-Down’ Teacher Pay Plan

February 16, 2023

Following the COVID Money

Stockton School Officials Could Face Criminal Charges After Blistering Audit

February 15, 2023

Following the COVID Money

Stockton, CA: What Happens When a Dysfunctional District Gets $241 Million

February 14, 2023

The Big Picture

NCES: 49% of Students Started Year Below Grade Level, Usually in Math, Reading

February 9, 2023

Arizona Parents are Using Public Ed $ for Kayaks, Trampolines & SeaWorld Tickets

February 7, 2023

Cardona’s Tutoring Charge, 1 Year Later: Some Progress, but Obstacles Remain

January 24, 2023

National School Choice Week

Seizing on Parents’ Frustration, GOP Govs Push for ‘Education Savings Accounts’

January 23, 2023

Cassidy, New GOP Education Leader, Will Focus on Reading Disabilities

January 19, 2023

special education

SCOTUS Could Change the Rights of Students with Disabilities to Sue for Damages

January 18, 2023

SCOTUS Considers When Students With Disabilities Can Sue for Damages

January 17, 2023

Church and State

OK’s Endorsement of Religious Charter Schools Could Alter Landscape for Choice

January 9, 2023

‘No Room for Error’: Senate’s 50-50 Political Split Was Bittersweet for Schools

January 3, 2023

special education

‘You Don’t Get That Time Back’: Parents Seek Special Ed Services Lost to COVID

December 15, 2022

‘Late-in-the-Game’ COVID Relief Fund Guidance Leaves Some Scratching Their Heads

December 14, 2022

‘Heroes to Zeroes’: L.A. School Staff Plans Strike Vote

December 14, 2022

Report: Half of Largest School Districts Changed Leaders Since Pandemic

December 12, 2022

The 74 Interview

Former Dallas Supe Hinojosa Speaks Out on COVID Fights & His Political Future

December 12, 2022

Targeted by Lawsuit, Ed Dept. Abruptly Scraps Parent Council

December 5, 2022

Pandemic-Related School Closures Fueled Enrollment Exodus, Report Finds

November 28, 2022

Experts: Dismal NAEP Scores Offer Districts Chance to ‘Pivot’ on Relief Funds

November 22, 2022

pods and microschools

Black Families Look to Continue Pod Schooling Movement Beyond Pandemic

November 17, 2022

Virtual Nightmare: One Student’s Journey Through the Pandemic

November 15, 2022

NC’s Top Court Compels State to Turn Over $800 Million in School Funding Case

November 14, 2022

DeSantis Solidifies Control of FL Ed Policy With Pickup of 6 School Board Seats

November 10, 2022

Easily Winning 2nd Term, OK Gov. Stitt Plans to Move Forward on School Vouchers

November 9, 2022

GA School Chief Woods Leads Race for 3rd Term, With Focus on Learning Recovery

November 9, 2022

L.A. vs. the Wonks: District’s 8th-Grade Reading Miracle on NAEP Draws Scrutiny

November 7, 2022

Senate ‘Odd Couple’ Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul Poised to Lead Ed Committee

November 6, 2022

$800 Million for CA Arts Ed & 7 Other Big School Propositions on Midterm Ballots

November 1, 2022

Skeptical Supreme Court Asks: Do Race-Conscious Admissions Have an Endpoint?

October 31, 2022

Experts Expect K-12 Ripple Effects as Supreme Court Considers Race in Admissions

October 30, 2022

In the ‘Crosshairs’: Beleaguered Superintendents Face COVID Wave of Firings

October 25, 2022

Exclusive Literacy Data: Small Gains Since Last Fall, But No Reading Rebound

October 20, 2022

More Parents Motivated to Vote in Midterms, Poll Finds

October 18, 2022

Attendance Works

Analysis: States To ‘Likely See a Doubling’ of Pre-Pandemic Chronic Absenteeism

October 17, 2022

As Oklahoma Governor’s Race Tightens, Voucher Debate Takes Center Stage

October 14, 2022

California Charter Schools Association

Charter Schools with Federal Grants Stay Open Longer, Watchdog Group Finds

October 12, 2022

Report: Almost 40M Households Passing on Internet Discount

October 12, 2022

$700B: That’s How Much It Will Cost to Fix Pandemic Learning Loss, Study Says

October 11, 2022

School Choice Issues Blurring Party Lines in Heated Georgia Superintendent Race

October 3, 2022

charter schools

In Congress and the Courts, Charter Supporters Seek to Undo Grant Revisions

September 28, 2022

charter schools

OIG: Charter Grantees Opened Just Half the Schools for Which They Received Funds

September 23, 2022

Parent Council Case: As Judge Weighs In, Some Worry Group Will Lack Influence

September 22, 2022

children with disabilities

Lawsuit: VA Parents Say Special Education Cases Are Rigged Against Them

September 22, 2022

early-childhood education

Results From Long-Running Study Bolster Case for Universal Pre-K

September 20, 2022

‘Wake-up Calls’: New Parent Survey Shows 9% Enrollment Drop in District Schools

September 20, 2022

4th Circuit Court of Appeals

4th Circuit Weighs Whether Elite Va. School Discriminates Against Asians

September 16, 2022

New Testing Data: Fewer Students in Early Grades Developing Basic Phonics Skills

September 14, 2022

Touting Education Record, DeSantis Outlines Agenda for Beating the ‘Elites’

September 12, 2022

California School Boards Association

Facing Pandemic Learning Crisis, Districts Spend Relief Funds at a Snail’s Pace

September 7, 2022

debt cancellation

Biden’s Move to Cancel Student Debt a Boon For Many Teachers, Child Care Workers

August 24, 2022

DeSantis-Backed Candidates Rack Up School Board Wins Across Florida

August 24, 2022

Poll: Support for Schools Shook by Pandemic

August 16, 2022

America First Legal Foundation

Conservative Lawsuit Pushes Back Start of Ed Dept. Parent Council

August 11, 2022

New CDC Guidance Could Be Gamechanger on Restrictions as Students Return to School

New Data: Despite Progress, a Third of Students Finished Year Below Grade Level

‘Like a Gut Punch’: Advocates Reel as Manchin Compromise Abandons Pre-K

American Rescue Plan

Relief Funds Help Districts Find Homeless Students Lost During Pandemic

American Rescue Plan

As Districts Spend Relief Funds, Auditors Say ‘Business is Booming’

Catherine Lhamon discipline

Feds to Schools: ‘Redouble’ Efforts to Keep Students with Disabilities in Class

‘Long Road to Recovery’: Math, Reading Scores Remain Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Ed Dept. Announces New Push to Expand Afterschool and Summer Programs

Despite Urgency, New National Tutoring Effort Could Take 6 Months to Ramp Up

charter schools

After Overhauling Program, Ed Dept. Opens One-Month Dash for Charter Funds

Experts Question ‘School Safety Clearinghouse’ Mandated by New Gun Reform Law

In a Year of ‘Abysmal’ Student Behavior, Ed Dept. Seeks Discipline Overhaul

Weaving a Stronger Society — Starting in Our Schools

Living and Learning Among Refugees in the ‘Ellis Island of the South’

The 74 Interview

Paymon Rouhanifard on Boston, Tribalism and the Dangers of COVID ‘Groupthink’

4th Circuit Court of Appeals

Attorneys Consider Asking SCOTUS to Weigh in on Public Status of Charter Schools

The Big Picture

Survey: Pandemic Learning Loss is Teachers’ Top Source of Job-Related Stress

Ed Dept. Launches ‘Unprecedented’ Parent Council

‘I Was the Lucky One’: School Shooting Survivor Shares Story at L.A. March

Alberto Carvalho

3 Months In, LA’s Carvalho Earns High Marks, But Tough Tests Lie Ahead

Teachers Leaving Jobs During Pandemic Find ‘Fertile’ Ground in New School Models

Uvalde Survivor: ‘I Don’t Want it To Happen Again’

American School Counselor Association

Oklahoma Bets on School Counseling Corps to Address ‘Mental Health Deserts’

Survey: 1 in 4 High School Seniors Changed Post-Graduation Plans Due to COVID

As Tragedy Unfolded, TX House Discussed Troubling State of Student Mental Health

American Educational Research Association

Amid Literacy Crisis, CA Ed Chief Rejects Phonics-Driven Approach to Reading

Biden administration

68 Years After Brown, Schools Still ‘Highly’ Segregated: 4 Takeaways from Study

Weaving a Stronger Society — Starting in Our Schools

School Resource Coordinator Overcomes Tragedy to Serve Children in Need

Head Start, in Limbo Over Mask and Vaccine Mandates, Looks to Congress for Help

Grade Inflation ‘Persistent, Systemic’ Even Prior to Pandemic, ACT Study Finds

As Chronic Absenteeism Persists, Schools Launch New Efforts to Reduce It

Charter Schools Program

3 Democrats Join Opposition to Ed Department’s Charter Schools Proposal

Freshmen, Held Back During Pandemic, Fuel ‘Bulge’ in 9th Grade Enrollment

Assistant Secretary Catherine Lhamon

Ed Dept. to Update Section 504 on Protecting Children With Disabilities

GOP-Led States, Ed Dept. Headed for ‘Showdown’ Over Transgender Students’ Rights

Alarming New Numbers: COVID ‘Erased’ Decade of Growth in US Preschool Enrollment

Americans United for the Separation of Church and State

SCOTUS Justices Appear to Favor Coach Fired for Post-Game Prayers

Council of Chief State School Officers

Teacher of the Year and Black Educator Kurt Russell to Emphasize Diversity

Embracing the ‘Tough Conversation’: Teacher of the Year Finalists Speak Out On ‘Divisive’ History, Students’ Mental Health and Why Educators Are Not Superheroes

Charter School Program

Charter Supporters Push Back Against Federal Proposal That Could Limit Growth

American Education’s Most Turbulent Year

Exclusive: Large Districts Losing Students; Boom Towns, Virtual Schools Growing

NCES Chief ‘Nervous’ about Student Test Results as Nation’s Report Card Resumes

Affirmative action

SCOTUS Nominee Plans to Recuse Herself from Harvard Admissions Case

More Productivity or ‘Zombied Out’ Students? Congress Ponders Permanent Daylight Saving Time, But Sleep Experts Say They’ve Got it Backwards

American Psychological Association

1 in 3 Educators Report Facing Abuse Over Past Year, 15% Were Victim of Violence

The Big Picture

Academic Mismatch: GPAs Hit All-Time High as National Test Scores Lag

Advocates Fear Biden May Have Missed Best Chance for School Funding Windfall

AZ’s Beth Lehr on a ‘Vilified’ Teachers and Other Pandemic Fallout

One Year After States Received $122B for K-12, Districts Struggle to Spend It

'Beyond Our Control': What the Pandemic Taught a College Freshman About Empathy

Parent Liaison Toni Baker on Pandemic Loneliness, Cherishing ‘the Little Things’

Nashville Parent Advocate Sonya Thomas Asks ‘What Has Changed?’

Biden State of the Union Puts Focus on Students' Education 'Turned Upside-Down'

The 74 Interview

LA's New School Chief on COVID Learning Recovery & Reversing Plunging Enrollment

February 28, 2022

Affirmative action

Biden Supreme Court Nominee Could Face Conflict on Harvard Admissions Case

February 25, 2022

Expanding of Full-Day Pre-K Boosts Enrollment, Attendance

February 23, 2022

TN Apprenticeship Could Be a ‘Game Changer’ in Solving Teacher Shortages

February 22, 2022

The 74 Interview

Q&A: School Chief Talks 700 Days of COVID Disruptions, Decries Failed Leadership

February 21, 2022

COVID Learning Loss—New Data Reveals Pandemic Has Pushed Young Readers Off Track

February 16, 2022

Atlanta Public Schools

Georgia Republicans Spoil Atlanta Neighborhood’s Effort to Secede

February 14, 2022

700 Days of COVID & Counting

700 Days Since Lockdown: COVID’s ‘Seismic Interruption to Education’

February 14, 2022

The 74 Interview

School Chief Recalls Pandemic Fights with Texas Governor and Chicago Union

February 14, 2022

The 74 Interview

Interview: Robin Lake on Preparing for a ‘Decade of Work Ahead’ Post-Pandemic

February 14, 2022

The 74 Interview

Roza on the ‘Awakening’ in Parents and Struggles of Being a ‘Data Person’

February 14, 2022

Alberto Carvalho

New L.A. Chief Faces Immediate Challenge: Drop in Students’ College Readiness

February 11, 2022

GOP-backed Groups Target Student Surveys as Parents’ Rights Movement Spreads

February 9, 2022

Wealthy Neighborhood Seeks Split from Atlanta, Leaving Parents in Limbo

February 8, 2022

Rising Segregation for Latino Students Hinders COVID Recovery Efforts

February 1, 2022

The 74 Interview

Aaliyah Samuel on Getting ‘Back to the Middle’ on Social-Emotional Learning

January 28, 2022

Ed Secretary Cardona Outlines Vision to ‘Level Up’ the Nation’s Schools

January 27, 2022

Masks in Child Care Reduced Center Closures, Year-Long Yale Study Finds

January 27, 2022

Citing New Brain Research, Senators Push for Expanding Child Tax Credit

January 26, 2022

Americans United for the Separation of Church and State

SCOTUS to Hear Case of Football Coach Fired Over Post-Game Prayers

January 18, 2022

American Enterprise Institute

Cardona Rebuilds Washington's Rapport with Educators, But Challenges Remain

January 13, 2022

Amid Testing Shortage, White House Ramps Up Supply to Schools

January 12, 2022

As Chicago Schools Reopen, Conflict Deepens Rift Between Mayor, Teachers Union

January 11, 2022

Strike Update: Chicago Parents Feel ‘Caught in the Middle of a Custody War’

January 10, 2022

Annenberg Institute

Districts Have Billions for Learning Recovery, But Some Students Can’t Find Help

January 9, 2022

American Enterprise Institute

Supreme Court Blocks Biden Workplace Vaccine Mandate: 'Significant Encroachment'

January 7, 2022

Chicago Teachers Vote Against In-Person Learning. Mayor: Defies ‘Common Sense’

January 5, 2022

In Push to Renew School Accountability, Feds Urge States to Keep Eye on Pandemic

January 4, 2022

‘Our Parents Have Done Enough’: Cardona Urges Schools to Stay Open

December 21, 2021

CDC Endorses Test-to-Stay to Keep Students in School

December 17, 2021

Louisiana Black Fathers Group Looks to Expand ‘Dads on Duty’

December 15, 2021

Los Angeles Unified Weighs Delaying Vaccine Mandate Deadline Until Fall

December 10, 2021

Alberto Carvalho

Miami’s Carvalho Brings Rock Star Status to Top L.A. Schools Job

December 9, 2021

Supreme Court Appears Ready to Allow Public Funding of Religious Education

December 8, 2021

New Report Names Best and Worst Metro Areas for Education

December 8, 2021

Charter Day School

In Dress Code Case, 4th Circuit Could Decide Public Status of Charter Schools

December 7, 2021

Districts Launch New Efforts to Get Absent 9th Graders Back in Class

December 6, 2021

Districts Face Special Ed ‘Staffing Crisis’ As Congress Delays Action on Budget

December 2, 2021

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Announces $750M Effort to Grow Charter Sector in 20 U.S. Cities

December 1, 2021

States Passed Retention Laws to Combat Learning Loss, But Most Parents Said No

November 29, 2021

Less Than Two-Thirds of Parents Give Schools an A or B on Meeting Students’ Need

November 22, 2021

States Still Waiting on Ed Department Guidance to Restart School Accountability

November 18, 2021

Antonio Villaraigosa

Ballot Measure Would Give California Parents ‘Legal Standing’ to Sue for Better

November 17, 2021

California Aims to Come From Behind in Making Sure Children Learn to Read

November 10, 2021

Biden Spending Bill Passes House, Faces Uncertain Future in Senate

November 8, 2021

New Report Gives Roadmap for Eliminating Internet Affordability Gap for Students

November 4, 2021

Atlanta Public Schools

Five Incumbents Lead in Atlanta School Board Election; Two Races go to Runoff

November 3, 2021

SCOTUS Considers Limits of Censure in Case With Implications for School Boards

November 2, 2021

Chicago Public Schools

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Three Post-Janus Cases Over Union Dues

November 1, 2021

Biden's Scaled-Down Spending Plan Cuts School Construction, Trims K-12 Workers

October 28, 2021

As Atlanta’s White Population Grows, School Board Election Focuses on Equity

October 28, 2021

Districts Struggle to Make Widespread COVID Testing Happen in Schools

October 27, 2021

White House Unveils Plans for Mass Vaccination Effort of 5- to 11-Year Olds

October 20, 2021

affordable housing

District Boundaries Leave Quality Schools Out of Reach for Low-Income Families

October 14, 2021

‘It May Even Get Worse.’ Supply Chain Crisis Forces Districts to Get Creative

October 13, 2021

At National Summit, Latino Educators Call for ‘A Seat at the Table’

October 8, 2021

$50 Billion in Title I, Special Ed Funds at Risk if U.S. Exceeds Debt Limit

October 5, 2021

Monthly Payments Are a ‘Shot in the Arm’ for Families, But Some Call for Results

October 4, 2021

Bellwether Education Partners

Pandemic Learning Pods in Year Two ‘Find Their Legs,’ But Face Limitations

October 4, 2021

Reconstruction Offers Students Black History, but Stays ‘Out of the Fray’

October 4, 2021

Advocates Push to Save Education Priorities in Biden ‘Build Back Better’ Plan

September 30, 2021

Students Facing Eviction: Advocates Warn Schools Not Part of Biden Rent Relief

September 29, 2021

Head Start Study Shows Surprising Results for Virtual Learners During Pandemic

September 28, 2021

charter schools

Maine Voucher Case to Test Supreme Court’s Shift Toward Religious Freedom

September 27, 2021

‘Game of Chicken’ Among Democrats Could Threaten Biden Vision for Schools

September 23, 2021

Charter Sector Sees Highest Growth since 2015, 42-State Analysis Shows

September 22, 2021

Acting on Questionable Evidence, More Districts Require Masks Outside

September 16, 2021

Pandemic Testing Gaps Make it Harder to Help Struggling Schools

September 16, 2021

Florida Governor’s Plan to Nix End-of-Year Tests Lacks Details

September 15, 2021

Chicago Public Schools

Ex-Union Teachers Argue Dues Collection Rules Violate 1st Amendment Rights

September 13, 2021

L.A. District Passes Student Vaccine Mandate As Biden Pushes More COVID Testing

September 9, 2021

Some View Newsom Recall as Disruptive, But Pace of Reopening Still an Issue

September 7, 2021

Quarantine Policies Leave Some Students Without Access to Learning

September 1, 2021

Ed Dept. Launches Civil Rights Probes Over Bans on Universal Masking

August 30, 2021

Florida Districts Hold Firm On Mask Mandates as COVID Cases Grow

August 25, 2021

Biden Threatens Ed Dept. ‘Enforcement Actions’ Against States Restricting Masks

August 18, 2021

Experts Urge Caution When Including Family Child Care in Universal Pre-K

August 18, 2021

Senate Advances Biden’s Historic, $3.5T Agenda for Education, Families

August 11, 2021

Biden Administration Defends FL Districts Defying State’s Ban on Mask Mandates

August 11, 2021

In a Summer of Recovery for Students, Some Programs Face Teacher Shortages

August 11, 2021

Districts Race to Apply For Funds to Improve Students’ At-Home Internet Access

August 10, 2021

American Enterprise Institute

Poised to Pass Infrastructure Bill, Dems Push Larger Plan For Schools, Families

data & research

Board in Charge of National Reading Tests Moves Past Equity Dispute

Biden Launches Large-Scale Effort to Get More Students Vaccinated

Tests Show Early Reading Skills Rebounding, But Racial Gaps Have Grown Wider

As Inflation Soars, Districts Face Shortages of Labor and Materials

Cardona: Schools Will Need to ‘Work Twice as Hard’ To Lure Some Families Back

‘No way to win’: School Leaders Face Unsettling Year of Public Outrage

Drop in FInancial Aid Apps Signals Pandemic’s Effect on College Entry

With Some Parents Mad Over Issues from School Closures to Critical Race Theory, Leaders Fear Impact on Fall Enrollment

A Year After Pre-K Went Virtual, Some Question Its Post-Pandemic Future

Parents Seek ‘A Seat at the Table’ in Spending $122 Billion in K-12 Relief Funds

New Federal Mask Guidance Puts School Districts in Tough Spot

CDC Guidance Promotes Full Reopening for Schools This Fall

Schools Were Open By Spring, But Many Students Remained at Home

Unions Promise Money and Support to Members Advancing Critical Race Theory

Chaos Theory: Amid Pandemic Recovery Efforts, School Leaders Fear Critical Race Furor Will ‘Paralyze’ Teachers

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Alberto Carvalho

Ed Dept. Preparing Guidance to Address Needs of Students with Disabilities

Advocates for Math Equity Question Whether Being Right is Sometimes Wrong

Blaine amendments

Supreme Court Justices Consider Whether to Take Up Another School Choice Case

As SCOTUS Rules For Catholic Adoption Agency, Implications For Religious Schools

Title IX Protects Gay and Transgender Students

Ed Department Posts State Plans for Using Relief Funds

Senate Leaders Want Answers on CDC-Union Interaction

National Equity Summit To Address ‘Deep Cracks’ in Student Services

Connecticut Data Shows Remote Learners Had the Worst Attendance This Year

Deja Vu as Ed Department Revisits Contentious School Sexual Misconduct Rules

Center for American Progress

Equity Plan Would Create ‘Powerful Incentive’ for States to Close Funding Gaps

Upcoming UFO Report Provides Fodder For Nation’s Science Classrooms

Many 2019-20 State Report Cards Lacked Chronic Absence, Graduation Data

Role of Equity in Reading Tests Divides Board Overseeing ‘Nation’s Report Card’

Early Look at Relief Funds Shows Districts Give Short Shrift to Learning Loss

Nation's Top Teacher is a Special Educator from Nevada

Study Backs Efforts to Focus on Preschoolers’ Mental Health

Seeking to Rebuild Trust, Ed Dept. Reaches Out to Parents

Top Teacher Finalists Describe Leading During ‘Worst Year Ever’

Relief Funds Fuel Efforts to Find Homeless Students

Biden’s $1.8T ‘Family Plan’ Spans Birth Through College

Tests Show Growth, But Not Enough To Close Pandemic-Related Gaps

Biden Gets Mostly High Marks from Educators on 100 Days Pledge

Pandemic Causes ‘Huge Setbacks’ in State Pre-K Programs

Biden Budget Plan Boosts Funding For Community Schools, Title I

Top-Ranked L.A. Arts School Puts Spotlight on Equity

Fewer Black Students are Learning Remotely, But Many are Absent

Social-Emotional Learning

A Racial Reckoning at Yale’s Center for Emotional Intelligence

First Phase of Biden Infrastructure Plan to Include Billions for Schools, Child Care Centers and Broadband

Report: Learning Loss Data Shows 40,000 Los Angeles High School Students Off Track to Graduate

Court Documents Reveal How L.A. Teachers Union Gained Upper Hand in Pandemic Negotiations, Limiting Instruction Time

Cardona Summit Shines Light on Districts With Successful Reopening Stories and ‘Real-World Evidence’ of Following CDC Guidelines

Biden’s Pick for Deputy Ed Secretary Faces Senate Panel Amid Unusual Scrutiny of her Tenure as San Diego Chief

Five Ways Biden’s $4 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Could Help Kids and Schools

States Target Learning Loss with Summer School and Extended Days, but Some Parents Want Option to Hold Kids Back

CDC’s About-Face on Social Distancing Likely to Pave Way for More Children to Return to Class, but Teachers Unions Express Skepticism

‘A Lot of Them Choose Work’: As Teens Pile on Jobs to Help Their Families, Schools Strive to Keep Tabs on Students They Haven’t Seen in a Year

12 Months After Pandemic Closed Schools, 12 Million Students Still Lack Reliable Internet

Collection of 130 COVID Studies Aims to Give Schools a ‘Solid Grounding’ to Reopen

Biden Signs Sweeping Pandemic Relief Package, with $126 Billion for Reopening Schools, Learning Loss

U.S. Education Department Makes First Move in Bid to Reverse DeVos-Era Title IX Rule on Sexual Assault

As White House Strikes Stronger Tone on Reopening Schools, First Lady and Ed Secretary Cardona Tour Districts Where Most Students Attend in Person

Senate Confirms Cardona 64-33 as Education Secretary; First Lady Heads to His Hometown Wednesday

Parents Expected to Opt Children Out of Spring Testing in Large Numbers, Especially in Places Where Schools Haven’t Reopened

One Year into Pandemic, Far Fewer Young Students are on Target to Learn How to Read, Tests Show

February 24, 2021

CDC Study Finds Teachers ‘Central’ To COVID Transmission When Distancing, Masks Not Enforced

February 24, 2021

Survey: Pandemic-Related Stress Tops Teachers’ Reasons for Quitting, But Vaccines, COVID Testing Could Lure Some of Them Back

February 22, 2021

The Big Picture

Leaders in California and South Carolina Find Learning Loss — Especially in the Early Grades — But Experts Say Data is Still ‘Imperfect’

February 16, 2021

Inside the New CDC Guidance on Reopening Classrooms: Masks and Social Distancing Key Safety Strategies, Vaccinations Not a Precondition for In-Person Learning

February 12, 2021

Houston Schools to Vote on Dissolving Relationship With Youth Advocacy Group After Survey Shows Majority of Students Oppose Reopening

February 9, 2021

Inside the $130 Billion Biden Schools Proposal: Big on Safety and Teacher Retention, But Experts Warn May Not Fully Address Student Learning Loss

February 5, 2021

Cardona, in Mostly Gentle Prodding From Senate, Offers Views on Testing, Transgender Students and Reopening Schools

February 3, 2021

With Former Top-Ranking Education Staff as Key Biden Advisers, Will White House and Ed Department Be on the ‘Same Page?’

February 2, 2021

Teachers Unions Say They Need More COVID Tests Before Reopening Classrooms. But Experts Are Warning About the Limitations, Expense and Tradeoffs in Focusing on Swabs

January 29, 2021

Charter School Advocates, San Diego NAACP Raise Objections to Biden’s Pick for Number Two Spot at Education Department

January 22, 2021

With an Eye Toward Equity, Biden Unveils Plan to Reopen Many Schools in First 100 Days

January 21, 2021

Biden Expected to Make Narrowing Digital Divide an ‘Early, Urgent Priority’ to Help Students During Pandemic

January 19, 2021

For the Second Time In Less Than Two Years, Miguel Cardona is Set to Prove Himself on a Much Larger Stage. Is He Ready for the ‘Political Headwinds’ He’d Face as U.S. Education Secretary?

January 18, 2021

Biden’s Rescue Plan Includes $130 Billion for K-12, But Some Members of Congress Might ‘Balk at the Size’

January 15, 2021

With Alexander’s Exit, Divided Senate Loses Quiet Champion of Bipartisan Approach to Ed Policy

January 13, 2021

Superintendents Call for ‘Faster Rollout’ of Vaccines; But Object to Delaying School Reopenings Until Children Get Shots

January 13, 2021

The Big Picture

Caught in a Financial ‘Triple Squeeze,’ Districts Could See Annual Costs of $2,500 Per Student to Address Pandemic-Related Learning Loss

January 12, 2021

Former Teachers and Ed Advocates to Join Biden’s White House Team

January 11, 2021

‘I Had No Other Option.’ Teens Balance Zoom Classes and Fast-Food Jobs — Sometimes at the Same Time — to Support Struggling Families

January 10, 2021

Following DeVos’s Surprise Resignation, School Advocates Say She Leaves Behind A Controversial Legacy — and Wonder Why She Didn’t Leave Sooner

January 8, 2021

With Senate in Democrats’ Hands, Attention Turns to Ed Committee Leadership, Cardona Confirmation

January 7, 2021

Georgia Senate Runoff Will Affect Reach of Biden’s Education Agenda and the ‘Larger Political Dynamic’ in Washington

January 4, 2021

Trump Issues School Choice Executive Order Allowing States to Repurpose Funds for ‘Emergency Learning Scholarships’; Critics See Biden Swiftly Revoking Pandemic Measure

December 28, 2020

Biden to Tap Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary — a ‘Big Picture Thinker’ Popular With Teachers Who Will Lead 2021 Push to Reopen Classrooms

December 22, 2020

The 74 Interview

74 Interview: Sen. Lamar Alexander on Finally Fixing College Financial Aid Form, Being Ready to Advise Biden’s Ed Secretary Pick and $900B Relief Bill

December 21, 2020

Nashville’s ‘Navigator’ Tries to Keep Students in Remote Learning From Getting Lost in the System

December 20, 2020

In Final Hours of Senate Negotiations, Congress Poised to Approve $82 Billion in New Assistance for Schools, Including Funds to Help Reopen Classrooms

December 17, 2020

COVID's Missing Students

New Homes, New Schools, Endless Delays. For Students in Foster Care, Pandemic Only Adds to the Chaos

December 15, 2020

‘No One Taught Us How to Do This’: As Families Face Evictions & Closed Classrooms, Data Shows ‘Dramatic’ Spike in Mid-Year School Moves

December 14, 2020

L.A. Pods: In Parks, Backyards and Old Storefronts, Small Groups Offer Children Some of What They’ve Lost in Months of Online Instruction

December 13, 2020

Former NEA Chief Eskelsen Garcia, Possible Education Secretary Pick, Under Scrutiny for Comments About Special-Needs Kids

December 9, 2020

Survey: Afterschool Participation Drops to Lowest Rate Since 2009, As Providers Seek Funding for Students During Pandemic

December 8, 2020

As First Lady, Jill Biden to ‘Bring a Lot More Power’ to Helping Students in Military Families

December 1, 2020

New Requirement to Publish Per-Pupil Spending Data Could Help Schools Direct Funding to the Neediest Students. But Even in the Face of Budget Cuts, State Implementation Lags

November 29, 2020

As California’s New Charter Law Takes Effect, Schools Bracing for Shutdowns Could Win a Reprieve from Pandemic

November 22, 2020

The Big Picture

Report: District-Charter Funding Gap Grows to 33 Percent Less Per Student; 12 Cities Provide ‘A Trivial Amount’ or ‘No Funding’ for Charters

November 19, 2020

Trump Mulls Parting Shot on Private Schools, but Experts Dismiss Possible Executive Order as ‘More Bluster for the Base’

November 12, 2020

With Defeat of California’s ‘Split Roll’ Tax, Advocates Wonder How to Increase Educational Equity

November 12, 2020

‘The Numbers are Ugly’: Chronic Absenteeism Among California Elementary Students Could Be Surging by More Than 200 Percent

November 11, 2020

Incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis Victorious in NC After Democratic Challenger Concedes

November 11, 2020

Makeup of Senate Means Biden Will Likely Lack Votes and ‘Big Buckets of Funding’ for Expansive Education Agenda

November 9, 2020

Biden Wins Election, but with a Likely Divided Congress, One Ed Expert Warns, ‘There’s No Mandate Momentum Here’

November 6, 2020

From School Board to the White House, Gwinnett County’s Vote Falls Under National Microscope

November 6, 2020

With Control of Senate Uncertain, Educators Look to Mitch McConnell, Who Calls Pandemic Relief Package ‘Job One’

November 4, 2020

California Ban on Affirmative Action in College Admissions Likely to Stay in Place

November 4, 2020

Church, State and Choice: Wednesday Supreme Court Hearing Could Affect Debate on Public Funding of Religious Schools and Inclusion of Gay Students

November 2, 2020

20 State and Local Ballot Measures That Could Help Shape Education, from Legalizing Marijuana to Allowing Race-Based Admissions

November 2, 2020

Survey Finds Most Teachers Assigned Busy Work in the Spring. Now, Experts Say, It’s Time to Give Students More Challenging Assignments — Remote or Not

October 29, 2020

A Referendum on Race in Board Election for Gwinnett County, One of the Nation’s Largest and Most Stable School Districts

October 26, 2020

DeVos on the Docket: With 455 Lawsuits Against Her Department and Counting, Education Secretary is Left to Defend Much of Her Agenda in Court

October 26, 2020

Report Estimates 1 to 3 Million Students Missing From School Since March, But Data on Disrupted Learning is ‘At Best a Moving Target’

October 21, 2020

Election to Bring Major Changes to Senate Education Committee, with Early Childhood Champion Patty Murray Likely to Lead if Democrats Prevail

October 19, 2020

New Civil Rights Data Shows Increase in Reports of Sexual Violence at School

October 15, 2020

‘Right Now, All Students are Mobile’: New Pandemic Data Confirms a ‘Massive Event’ Disrupting School Enrollment

October 14, 2020

The Big Picture

Study: In 28 Districts, Middle and High School Students Lose More Than a Year of Learning Due to Suspensions

October 12, 2020

Students Could Have Lost as Much as 183 Days of Learning Time in Reading, 232 Days in Math During First Four Months of Largely Virtual Schooling

October 6, 2020

Trump Calls Off Negotiations Over COVID-19 Relief Package, Leaving Educators Anxious Over State Budget Cuts in Faltering Economy

October 1, 2020

With Barrett Poised to Join Conservative SCOTUS Majority, Lower Courts Weigh Granting More Students Access to Private and Religious Schools

September 29, 2020

Barrett’s SCOTUS Confirmation Would Give Conservatives a Supermajority on Education Issues From Race-Based Admissions to School Choice but Could Create a ‘Desert for Equity,’ Experts Say

September 28, 2020

‘Where Are the Rest of You?’ With as Many as 600,000 Students Skipping Kindergarten During the Pandemic, Districts Plead With Parents Not to Delay

September 24, 2020

Survey: Nearly Half of High School Principals Have Helped Students Facing Homelessness During the Pandemic; 4 in 10 Have Aided Students Coping With Deaths in Their Family

September 24, 2020

At Reagan Summit, DeVos Rails Against Federal Schools ‘Footprint’ but Embraces White House Push for Patriotic Education

September 18, 2020

‘Confusion Reigns’ for Parents Seeking Child Care and Pre-K. But Some Experts Don’t See Biden’s Sprawling Early-Childhood Plan as a Fix

September 16, 2020

Third Annual Reagan Institute Event to Spotlight DeVos, State Chiefs at a Time of Strained Relations

September 16, 2020

The Big Picture

First-Ever Report Spotlights California, New Jersey, D.C. as Best in Nation for Creating Prenatal-to-3 Policies That Set Children Up to Excel in Early Education

September 15, 2020

The Big Picture

New Report Estimates School Closures’ Long-Term Impact on the U.S. Economy at More Than $14 Trillion

September 13, 2020

DeVos Waves White Flag on Private School Aid Fight, Pledging to ‘Respect the Rule of Law’ on Use of Pandemic Funds

September 10, 2020

As Congress Weighs Relief Funding, School Choice — and the Help of an Unlikely Democrat — May Play a Pivotal Role

September 10, 2020

The Big Picture

Charters Close Achievement Gap With District Schools, Study Finds, With Black and Low-Income Students Making the Greatest Gains

September 9, 2020

Biden Blasts Trump’s Handling of COVID-19, Saying the President ‘Has No Real Plan’ for Getting Students and Teachers Back to School Safely

September 2, 2020

U.S. Department of Education Announces Flexibility in Afterschool Funding to Accommodate Learning Hubs and Centers During Virtual School Days

August 27, 2020

Los Angeles Superintendent Calls $150M COVID-19 Testing Effort ‘Necessary and Appropriate,’ but What He Really Wants Is a National Plan

August 25, 2020

Agriculture Secretary Perdue Extends Free Meals for All Students Through the End of Year After Pleas from Advocates, Congress

August 25, 2020

The Big Picture

Charters Were Quicker to Provide Instruction, Regular Contact During Closures, Reports Say. But That’s Also How They ‘Keep the Kids,’ One Expert Explains

August 25, 2020

Trump Expected to Stick to Twin Themes of Reopening and Private School Choice at This Week’s Republican National Convention

August 24, 2020

17 Million Students Lack Home Internet. With No Relief From Congress in Sight, Schools Deploy an Awkward Mix of Buses, Mobile Hotspots to Get Them Online

August 19, 2020

Second Federal Judge Blocks DeVos Rule Over Sharing Pandemic Relief Funds WIth Private Schools

August 19, 2020

Florida Teachers Union, State Going to Mediation Over Gov. Ron DeSantis’s School Reopening Mandate

August 17, 2020

With Nation Focused on Reopening Schools, Biden’s Choice of Kamala Harris as Running Mate Could Renew Attention on Integration

August 12, 2020

As Distance Learning Pushes Parents Into Pods, Some Look for Ways to Make the Model More Inclusive

August 10, 2020

Trump’s Weekend Executive Actions Leave School Funding ‘On the Cutting Room Floor’

August 10, 2020

TikTok Helped Teachers and Students Stay Connected During the Pandemic. Now Trump Has Moved to Ban It

The Big Picture

Amid Pandemic Downturn, New Research Shows Great Recession Hurt Student Test Scores, Widened Achievement Gaps & Reduced College Attendance

Plans to Administer ‘Nation’s Report Card’ in 2021 to Proceed Despite Concerns Over Reliability and Funding During Pandemic

Biden Prioritizes School Funding, Early Education and Classroom Equity in Appearance at AFT Convention; Decries GOP’s ‘Out of Touch’ Recovery Plan

Parents (and Lawyers) Say Distance Learning Failed Too Many Special Education Students. As Fall Approaches, Families Wonder If Their Children Will Lose Another School Year

The Big Picture

New Study Reveals ‘Devastating Learning Loss’ for Youngest Children, Showing That Preschool Participation Has Fallen by Half During Pandemic — and May Not Improve in the Fall

Survey Provides ‘Moving Picture’ of Pandemic’s Turbulent Impact on Families With Young Children

As Congress Weighs Additional Funding, DeVos Suggests Schools That Stay Closed Don’t Need More Federal Relief

‘We Are Being Asked to Do the Impossible’: As Pandemic Spikes in Several States, Parents Brace for Historically Chaotic Return to School

Report: Deck Stacked Against Young Children of Color, but Leaders Can ‘Seize This Moment’ to Improve Equity

Battle Over Private School Choice Returns to States After Court Ruling, but Education Groups Pledge to ‘Protect’ Public Schools