Following high-profile immigration raids, Los Angeles Unified added 100 summer school sites, extra transportation, and virtual learning options to address fears from families about the possibility of being detained during school dropoff or pickup.
Addison Wang was initially skeptical of spending 16 hours a week at a job site instead of at school. Here’s what changed his mind.
Four seats on the seven-member board are up for election on Nov. 4.
Maykol Bogoya-Duarte was detained May 20 while on his way to a Downriver field trip.
Indiana lawmakers did not pass legislation on mental health and school counselors this year. But schools are proceeding with the programs and looking for outside funding sources.
Here’s what I learned developing a unit on the Underground Railroad — and why we changed course.
Universal Vare Charter School will not pursue renewing its charter agreement. District officials have not said whether they will take over the school or shutter it.
The proposed rule change would allow schools to move students with disabilities to a more restrictive environment before conducting a full behavioral assessment if there are disruptive behaviors. Disability advocates say decisions to move students with disabilities should be made sparingly.
Harris is running to represent northeast Denver’s District 4 on the school board.
Mayor Eric Adams announced the ‘fly’ initiative to bring financial educators, free counseling, and in-school banking to NYC students, starting with 15 districts this fall.
Following high-profile immigration raids, Los Angeles Unified added 100 summer school sites, extra transportation, and virtual learning options to address fears from families about the possibility of being detained during school dropoff or pickup.
Biden’s Justice Department found outstanding issues in Newark’s English language learner program, but under Trump, federal oversight stopped without saying if they were resolved.
The likelihood of a strike is unclear. But if PFT leaders do call a strike of their 14,000 members, it could disrupt the opening days of the new school year. The 2025-26 school year begins August 18 for staff and August 25 for students.
The Trump administration cut the group’s funding, which supports efforts to help students and schools nationwide.
Airport officials are also considering a second child care center that would serve a wider swath of employees.
Outgoing CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said he underestimated how hard it would be to convince Mayor Brandon Johnson to release money collected in tax-increment-financing districts.
Schools received a modest increase in the state budget. But Marion County education leaders are still trying to figure out what sweeping changes to local property taxes will mean.
The school is expected to relocate to the city airport in 2026.
The season finale of P.S. Weekly dives into the youth vote and the 2025 mayoral election. We break down youth voter engagement, candidate platforms, and why local politics matter.
A new RAND study finds that students' ideas about themselves as math learners often form at an early age, with big implications for middle and high school.
PLACE, a polarizing education advocacy group, lost seats in Manhattan’s District 2 amid a controversial push to rethink transgender students’ access to sports teams.
El consejo escolar modificó su norma para agregar una pausa de 4 años en el cierre de escuelas con pocos estudiantes inscritos.
Terita Walker is a product of Chicago Public Schools and started her education career there.
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A summer benefits program that helped Tennessee families pay for groceries is no longer available in most counties, so community organizations are stepping up.
Rachael Mahmood traveled around Illinois to hear from educators, administrators, students, and parents. Race, background, and years in the classroom often impacted their answers.
NYC has a new Jewish American history curriculum. Its lead scholar hopes it can combat antisemitism.
Historian and former NYC teacher Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, the lead scholar on a new Jewish American history curriculum, hopes it will inform students and foster empathy.
NYC’s second-largest union, the UFT, will not endorse a mayoral primary candidate because of deep divisions among members on key issues beyond education.
NYC mayoral candidates weigh in on the city’s $40 billion school system serving 911,000 students. Find out their takes on curriculum, class size, selective admissions, and more.
Los líderes del distrito anunciaron una vacante en el consejo escolar, pero no dieron detalles sobre por qué Dawn Haynes, uno de sus miembros más antiguos, abandonó repentinamente su puesto.
The policy is meant to help balance student enrollment among schools at a time when the district is predicting steep declines.
As Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli and Democratic nominee U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill compete to become New Jersey’s next governor, they’ll need to confront the president’s policies that impact education.
Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The city’s failure to address this problem has come at a high cost to the district — and its students.
Barring emergencies, no more Denver schools will be closed for low enrollment until at least 2030.
In his first public statement since being detained by immigration authorities last month, Bronx high schooler Dylan Lopez Contreras expressed anger over his detention but also gratitude for the outpouring of support.
Pedro Martinez amended his lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education for firing him without cause to seek damages from the teachers union and its president Stacy Davis Gates, alleging they waged a “demonization campaign” against him.
Henry Ford and East English Village students will be able to take yellow school buses as part of a new pilot program.
The ranking within the Stronger Nation report seeks to show whether having a college degree holds value.
The newly approved city budget represents a missed opportunity to significantly increase funding for public schools, education advocates say.
$1.9 billion Memphis-Shelby County Schools budget approved, includes school break learning academies
The Memphis-Shelby County school board approved a $1.9 billion budget for the upcoming school year that will also resurrect school break learning academies. But the district scaled back some critical fire and safety upgrade proposals, including fire alarm upgrades in a number of schools.
Mayor Brandon Johnson first appointed Thomas to the board last fall after the previous board resigned en masse.
In a close vote, the board voted to appoint King, despite concerns by some members over her record.
The K-12 budget proposal would raise the per-pupil grant for schools by $417 for each student.