Charter and school choice advocates celebrate the change as common sense and a solution to financial problems for charters. Critics see an attack on traditional public schools.
Why the "Mississippi miracle" vanishes by eighth grade.
The state now has 21 virtual charter academies as education officials debate funding incentives and how to measure school performance.
Proposed legislation would allow schools to check immigration status and potentially deny enrollment or charge tuition, challenging the Supreme Court’s long-standing guarantee of public education for all children.
An Indiana district is experimenting with small, flexible learning environments to counter declining enrollment.
State education data shows that nearly 30,000 students made learning gains last year, reinforcing lawmakers’ push for sustained funding.
State investments lifted scores overall, but stark gaps remain between affluent and struggling districts.
Nearly 70 percent of traditional districts reported declines amid family self-deportations and lingering immigration fears, a trend that could affect funding and student support.
Intensive instruction and test retakes helped thousands of students improve and move on to fourth grade.
A new federal survey finds roughly a 20 percent difference in school readiness between children from the poorest and wealthiest families.
It’s the most significant step yet in a state program set to launch next school year.
With a multibillion-dollar deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget leaves tens of thousands of promised subsidized slots unfunded, keeping families on waitlists for years.
Districts that once celebrated a historic funding increase now face deficits driven by rising costs and falling enrollment.
Switzerland’s education system embodies a tight connection between school and work, functioning as a talent development system for the economy. Employers take the lead.
Chatbots with inadequate safeguards are harming our children, rewiring their brains in ways that lead to anxiety, depression and self-harm. State lawmakers should take swift action to protect them.
State legislators introduce hundreds of K-12 proposals each year, but less than 10 percent reach the governor’s desk.
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