Special education teachers keep leaving the profession, even as more students are being diagnosed. Efforts to attract more teachers to the field have had limited success.

The full impact of the pandemic on high school graduation rates is still emerging. Students who were in elementary school when schools closed may need extra support now.

Eliminating the U.S. Department of Education might affect funding and civil rights protections for students with disabilities. Or the impact could be relatively minor.

If Trump wins a second term and enacts his immigration policies, what happened during past workplace immigration raids could become more common, affecting students and their schools.

We’re keeping an eye on school choice ballot measures, local school board races, and the top education officials in three states.

Si Trump gana un segundo mandato y pone en marcha sus políticas migratorias, lo que ocurrió durante las redadas laborales en el pasado podría volverse más común y afectar a los niños y sus escuelas.

The cost of providing breakfast and lunch for free to all students may restrict the growth of universal school meals in states.

During the VP debate, Vance spoke in favor of hardening schools and more law enforcement, while Walz said more red flag laws and background checks would make students safer.

Schools have until January 2025 to spend the last of their COVID relief dollars, unless they seek an extension. Federal officials have signed off on extensions in 4 states, and more plan to apply.

The candidates were mum on early childhood education, K-12 schools, and college affordability. Harris talked about expanding the child tax credit, and Trump mocked Biden’s failures on student loan forgiveness.