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Big Tax Bill Passes Senate With Less ‘Beautiful’ Plan for National School Choice

Linda Jacobson

Nearly $7 Billion for Schools in Jeopardy as Ed Dept. Holds Up Federal Funds

Linda Jacobson

Supreme Court Requires Schools to Allow Students to Opt Out of LGBTQ Lessons

Linda Jacobson

Ed Committee Advances Schwinn, Richey Nominations to Full Senate

Linda Jacobson

We’re Not Protecting Children. We’re Recycling Their Trauma

Mathangi Swaminathan

More Than a Third of Homeschool Families Also Use Public Schools, New Data Shows

Linda Jacobson

Teach Them to Disagree: Why Civility Belongs in Every Classroom

Frederick J. Ryan Jr.

Horizon Academy Serves Kansas City-Area Kids with Dyslexia

Maria Benevento

Most Students Say They’re Not ‘Math People,’ RAND Survey Finds

Kevin Mahnken

Maine Case Opens New Battleground for School Choice: The Right to Discriminate

Linda Jacobson

As Feds Resume Student Loan Collections, States Try to Catch Borrowers Before They Sink

Robbie Sequeira

From English to Automotive Class, Teachers Assign Projects to Combat AI Cheating

Nadia Tamez-Robledo

These Early Ed Grants Are ‘Conservative-Friendly.’ Why Does Trump Want Them Cut?

Linda Jacobson

Democratic Debate Over Private School Choice Reveals Post-Election Tensions

Linda Jacobson

Beloved by K-12 Leaders, The Four-Day School Week Fails to Deliver, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken

In Algebra 1, New Understanding of an Old Problem Can Support Students

Mahnaz Charania & Joel Rose

The California Mom at the Center of Trump’s Crackdown on School Gender Policies

Linda Jacobson

Eulogy For A Wyoming School: Students, Staff Say Farewell to Laramie Lab School

Katie Klingsporn

Amid Calls to Close Ed Dept., Schwinn Promises to Aid ‘Most Struggling Schools’

Linda Jacobson

Schwinn’s Business Venture After Nomination to Ed Dept. Could Raise Questions

Linda Jacobson

Chronic Absenteeism’s Post-COVID ‘New Normal’: Data Shows It Is More Extreme

Linda Jacobson

Microschools Are Not Just a Trend, They’re A Turning Point

Deborah A. Gist, Tom Vander Ark & Devin Vodicka

‘A Day to Exhale’: Supreme Court Deadlocks on Religious Charter Schools — For Now

Linda Jacobson

To Close the Latino Student Success Gap, Open Up the Educator Pipeline

Amanda Fernandez & Dana Bryson

McMahon Takes Flak From Democrats, Republicans at Congressional Budget Hearing

Linda Jacobson

Exclusive Report: As Movement Grows, Microschools Aren’t So ‘Micro’ Anymore

Linda Jacobson

To Tackle Chronic Absenteeism, This DC High School Lets Students Lead

Edward Montalvo

Nonprofit Wants to Take on Civil Rights Cases Trump’s Ed Department Left Behind

Linda Jacobson

The Important Lessons We Can Learn from Rural Schools

William McKenzie & Chris Walsh

Untangling Who Should Take Algebra — And When

Lauren Camera

A ‘Precarious’ Moment for Charter Schools in Trump’s Second Term

Linda Jacobson

Teach For America Should Embrace Apprenticeship Model Amid AmeriCorps Cuts

David Donaldson

Exclusive Data Highlights Paradox: As Enrollment Falls, Fewer Schools Close

Linda Jacobson

America’s Undocumented Educators Unsure of What’s Next Under Trump

Nadra Nittle

Oklahoma Governor Signs Mandatory One-Year School Cellphone Ban Into Law

Nuria Martinez-Keel

Cleveland Ends Year-Round Schooling Citing No Meaningful Gains After 15 Years

Patrick O’Donnell

The Trump Administration’s War on Children

Eli Hager

In Case the Choice World ‘Dreaded,’ Justices Appear Open to Religious Charters

Linda Jacobson

Big Education Issues at Stake as Supreme Court Hears Religious Charter Case

Linda Jacobson

Federal Courts Block Education Department From Pulling Funds Over DEI

Linda Jacobson

After Elections, New Leaders Confront Old Problems in St. Louis

Kevin Mahnken

Supreme Court Shows Support for Parents Who Want Opt-Outs from LGBTQ Storybooks

Linda Jacobson

Supreme Court Weighs Whether Parents Have Right to Opt Out of LGBTQ Lessons

Linda Jacobson

Teachers, Parents, Students Demand ‘Fully Funded Public Schools’ at Indiana Statehouse Rally

Casey Smith

Survey: Why Are Families Leaving NYC Public Schools?

Alex Zimmerman

Trump Education Plan Raises Fears Over Future of Testing and Accountability

Linda Jacobson

Amid National Voucher Push, Missouri Once Again Turns to Open Enrollment

Kevin Mahnken

The Education Department Asked for Reports of DEI. It Might Get Something Else

Linda Jacobson

How Arts Education Engages Students More Deeply in Other Subjects

Teisha Holloway

Early College Offers Students More Than Just Higher Ed Credits

August Blake

Five Years Later: How COVID Triggered a School Choice Renaissance

Kevin Mahnken

NAEP ‘Absolutely’ Needs to Stay, Linda McMahon Says. The Department? Not So Much

Greg Toppo

New Report: Colorado School Attendance Zones Keep Racial, Socioeconomic Segregation Going

Melanie Asmar

As Trump Shakes Up Oversight of Special Ed, Frustrated DC Parents Want Change

Linda Jacobson

Close to $3 Billion in Relief Funds in Jeopardy as Ed Dept. Halts Payments

Linda Jacobson

Iowa Submits Plan to Combine Federal Education Funds, and Experts are Skeptical

Linda Jacobson

Scholar Douglas Harris Debuts New ‘Wikipedia’ of K–12 Research

Kevin Mahnken

Former Kansas City School Police Officer Fights for Student Safety Via Nonprofit

Grace Hills

As Trump Moves to Shutter Education Dept., GOP Clamors for Funding Flexibility

Linda Jacobson

KIPP’s Night Kindergarten in Newark: A Rare ‘Bright Spot’ in COVID’s Dark Days

Linda Jacobson

In St. Louis, Empowering Missouri Students to Learn the System – And Then Beat It

Lauren Camera

From TB Tests to Leases, PA District Delays Enrolling Scores of Immigrant Kids

Jo Napolitano

GOP’s Push for School Choice Sees Pushback from Unlikely Crowd: Homeschoolers

Linda Jacobson

Mysterious Recusal Could Upend Pivotal Supreme Court Charter School Case

Linda Jacobson

‘Jesus is Better than a Psychologist’: Arizona Republicans Want Chaplains to be in Public Schools

Caitlin Sievers

How a Republican Plan to Cut Universal Free School Meals Could Affect 12 Million Students

Kayln Belsha

‘Going for Blood’: After Mass Firing, Many Wonder How Ed Dept. Will Function

Linda Jacobson, Mark Keierleber, Greg Toppo & Amanda Geduld

OpenAI’s Education Leader on AI’s ‘Massive Productivity Boost’ for Schools, Teachers

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn

In Texas, a Years-Long ESA Push Nears the Finish Line

Kevin Mahnken

‘We’re Drowning’: Teacher Pay vs. Cost of Living Approaches Crisis Level in WV’s Eastern Panhandle

Mike Chalmers

Steve Carell Says Altadena Students Get Free Ride to Prom

The 74

Training Teachers Like Doctors: Going From the Bare Minimum to Intensive Prep

Holly Korbey

Kept in the Dark: Inside the Somerset, Mass., School Cyberattack

Mark Keierleber

Renton School District Victim of Ransomware Attack

Mark Keierleber

Amid Polarization, Civics Education Enjoys Bipartisan Support, Survey Finds

Linda Jacobson

Feds to Virginia Schools: End Race-Based Policies or Risk Losing Funds

Nathaniel Cline

Why Educators Must Defend DEI in the Face of Political Backlash

Carol Larson

An Unprecedented Start for Ed Department’s Latest — and Perhaps Last — Secretary

Linda Jacobson

Act 10, Scourge of Wisconsin Teachers, Faces Uncertain Future in Court

Kevin Mahnken

New Research: School ‘Pairings’ Can Foster Racial, Socioeconomic Integration

Linda Jacobson

After Outcry, Education Department Walks Back Diversity Guidance

Linda Jacobson

The South Surges Academically in Alternative View of National Exam

Kevin Mahnken

Kept in the Dark: Inside the Providence Schools Ransomware Attack

Mark Keierleber

Why California Still Doesn’t Mandate Dyslexia Screening

Joe Hong

Tougher Academic Standards Ahead for Virginia Students

Nathaniel Cline

‘As Inclusive as We’ve Always Been’: Districts Resist Ed Dept’s Warning on Race

Linda Jacobson

1st Confirmed Death in Texas Measles Outbreak Is Unvaccinated, School-Aged Child

Amanda Geduld

‘We’re the Outliers’: Ashley Rogers Berner on Public Funding for Private Schools

Kevin Mahnken

Education Department Seeks to Buy Bible Lessons for Oklahoma Elementary School Kids

Jennifer Palmer

Fostering Culture & Belonging: Reflections from Teacher of the Year Finalists

Marianna McMurdock

NAEP Costs May Have Played Role in Move to Sideline Testing Official Peggy Carr

Linda Jacobson

As Immigrant Students Flee in Fear of ICE Raids, Teachers Offer Heartfelt Gifts

Jo Napolitano

Kept in the Dark: Inside the St. Landry Parish Schools Ransomware Attack

Mark Keierleber

Education Groups Push Back Against Feared Cuts to School-Based Medicaid

Amanda Geduld

LGBTQ+ Children’s Musical Cancelled

The 74

Class Disrupted Podcast: Ben Riley on Why AI Doesn’t Think Like Us

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

After Declaring NAEP Off-Limits, Education Department Cancels Upcoming Test

Linda Jacobson

Education Dept. Cancels Over $600M in Grants for Teacher Pipeline Programs

Linda Jacobson

Kept in the Dark: Inside the Minneapolis Schools Cyberattack

Mark Keierleber

Parents, Medical Providers, Vaccine Experts Brace for RFK Jr.’s HHS Takeover

Amanda Geduld
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