Over 10,000 kids voted in Connecticut’s Kid Governor election.
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.
Lawmakers halted a proposal to bar unvaccinated children from schools as the state faces its largest measles outbreak in two decades.
For public officials who support equal opportunity, recent court rulings and other developments provide reasons for a little optimism.
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.
Nebraska becomes the 12th state to bar diversion of federal survivor benefits toward foster-care costs.
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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