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.

The Trump administration’s decision to defund hundreds of education research projects at the National Science Foundation is curbing efforts to get more girls and kids of color interested in STEM careers.

Nearly half of states offer multiple diploma options or pathways to graduation. But adopting that approach carries its own set of challenges.

Colorado, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin are among the state education agencies that lost federal funding to hire and train more school-based mental health staff. Now schools may have to lay off social workers, while colleges may shut down training programs.

The Education Department threatened the federal funding of states that wouldn’t comply with the administration’s anti-DEI interpretation of civil rights law. With that demand paused, states are suing to end it entirely.

The Trump administration said the orders would make schools safer and give teachers more tools to maintain behavior in their classrooms. The move is tied to the administration’s broader effort to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools.

The ruling could have long-lasting impacts on what some schools teach and how far they go to accommodate religious objections to curriculum.

The Trump administration is seeking to withhold Maine’s federal K-12 education money over its policies for trans student athletes.

Multiple laws say the Education Department is responsible for overseeing funding and services for children with disabilities. Shifting that to another agency would require an act of Congress, several experts said.

Los críticos del plan sugieren que perjudicaría el presupuesto de los distritos escolares y de las familias.