Linda McMahon said schools must not withhold children’s gender plans from parents. But LGBTQ advocates say trans youth should have some control over that information.
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One amendment would create a new, potentially less drastic option for when schools or districts have five years of low ratings.
Advocates say waivers have gotten broader and, in some cases, parents sign away their rights for years. A new bill aims to fix the problem.
NYC schools face a $350 million shortfall in Gov. Hochul’s budget plan. Here’s what to know about the different proposals for the state’s school funding formula.
Some Detroit parents say they end up quitting their jobs because of schedules that make it impossible for them to get their kids to or from school.
Lawmakers need to pass a budget and bills affecting property taxes and education before the end of the legislative session in April.
Colorado Mountain College and Lamar Community College will adopt a NYC student support program.
Superintendent Tony Watlington said the district will be ‘fine’ in the short term but stressed that the school district needs more financial support from state and local officials.
New York City needs between $823 and $907 million in additional state funding in order to avoid kicking families out of the voucher program, according to one analysis.
The Panel for Educational Policy agreed to hold off on awarding the contract despite warnings from city officials about setting a dangerous precedent.
School safety, academic progress were areas of interest among New Yorkers in a survey conducted for Chalkbeat and Civic News Company.
The historic school opened 13 years before the Civil War. But its principal is now trying to restore its ‘diminishing’ brand in the wake of falling enrollment and negative headlines.
Newark Public School leaders said the biggest expenses are district salaries, payments to charter schools, and rising costs due to enrollment. They are budgeting conservatively in light of potential changes to federal funding, district leaders say.
California fire fallout offers lessons for how U.S. schools should prepare for climate disasters
Teachers don’t need to practice self-care. They need real change, Katie Hicks says.
Revised legislation would allow districts to charge families tuition for students who aren’t in the country legally, in a challenge to federal law.
The author of the proposal said the requirements are a burden for teachers. Lawmakers also attempted to clarify language on when schools can charge fees for materials.
Construction was supposed to start soon. But the project has been put ‘on hold for now’ as the district gathers more feedback.
A snapshot of how the pandemic has changed students’ expectations for the college experience, and more news about higher education in Colorado.
The proposal would establish an advisory group to draw up recommendations for sharing education resources. IPS has expressed concerns about the idea, but pro-charter school groups have backed it.
Policymakers and leaders of community organizations and coalitions must work for school and district leaders to reduce chronic absenteeism, authors of a new book say.
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Newark Public Schools high school students took part in a football-themed youth mental health summit that provided participants with strategies to tackle mental health challenges for themselves and their peers.
Mamás de DPS wrote that continuing with its motion, now that many students have been reassigned to new schools for next year, could create “an untenable psychological situation for Denver families.”
Adrienne Staten, a teacher at Philadelphia’s Northeast High School, said COVID was the catalyst that led to her embracing artificial intelligence tools.
The claim of payment delays is notable because it is one of the first concrete harms state education officials have linked to President Donald Trump’s effort to eliminate the federal Education Department.
The fight centered on a state law requiring New York City to provide charter schools space or reimburse them for the cost of rent.
The proposals are unconstitutional, the sponsors acknowledge. Enactment could set up a challenge to federal protections in place since 1982.
The declaration from seven school board members means the city does not have enough support from the Board of Education to get the $175 million it is seeking from Chicago Public Schools.
Los críticos del plan sugieren que perjudicaría el presupuesto de los distritos escolares y de las familias.
Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner and Gov. Mike Braun support the move meant to reinforce state and local control in education. But experts worry about the effects on students.
NYC schools have yet to send out a citywide response to Trump’s Education Department executive order, but some officials told parents Friday they were standing firm.
Public schools enroll 5 million English learners. Trump has gutted an education office serving them.
Federal officials have said services and funding for these students won’t be affected. But advocates for kids learning English don’t buy it.
The U.S. will struggle to sustain a broad-based response to a future epidemic unless schools are made as ‘pandemic proof’ as possible.
The Indianapolis teachers union wants a halt to new charter school contracts. Not all parents agree.
A petition from the union says ‘the unchecked expansion of charter schools’ is a big threat to IPS. But some want the district and charters to cooperate.
A resolution passed by the Chicago Board of Education Thursday requires the next CPS CEO hold a superintendent’s license. The 21-member, partially-elected school board is tasked with hiring a new leader in the coming months.
Revenues for the 2025-26 budget may change if lawmakers pass bills that could restrict the district’s funding — particularly a property tax relief bill estimated to cost the district $1.3 million.
School board President Sean Harden said the board will revisit the budget amendment after the district lands a tentative agreement with the CTU.
Colorado educators rallied at the Colorado Capitol against lawmakers’ plans to cut back on education funding next year.
The U.S. Department of Education is opening a Title IX investigation after a complaint was filed by two conservative groups against Chicago, suburban Deerfield, and the Illinois State Board of Education
El proyecto de ley está trabajando en 30 recomendaciones para cambiar el sistema de rendición de cuentas del estado, que principalmente utiliza pruebas estatales estandarizadas para evaluar el desempeño de las escuelas y los distritos.