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Philadelphia school leaders said Tuesday they won’t publish recommendations this month of which schools to close, pushing back a long-awaited deadline.
When it comes to NYC public schools, frontrunner Zohran Mamdani wants to end mayoral control, while former Gov. Andrew Cuomo promises to expand gifted programs and charters.
Mary Sheffield was the top vote-getter in the August primary and has led polls since.
Beyond funding and school choice, the candidates have weighed in on curriculum and parent involvement, echoing national debates over what schools should teach and how the state should intervene.
Stripped out of an earlier draft was a requirement for the general counsel to provide the board with a list of lawsuits DPS is involved in and a tally of its legal costs.
Students will keep using AI to cheat, more teachers will use it as a teaching assistant, but it won’t be a supertutor.
Voters in two Colorado communities will decide on sales tax for child care
Colorado voters will decide on Tuesday whether to approve two ballot measures that fund free universal school meals.
Four seats on the seven-member Denver school board are up for election.
Colorado voters will decide on Tuesday whether to approve two ballot measures that fund free universal school meals.
District leaders say new door-knocking campaigns and school-based attendance staff are improving student attendance.
School food pantries have been preparing for more demand due to uncertainty about when people will receive federal nutrition assistance.
Both Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli support expanding New Jersey’s Interdistrict Public School Choice Program, but experts warn that costs, equity, and capacity could make that difficult.
Enrollment fell by about 22,000 students, or 2.4%, this year. The city will not claw back more than $250 million from schools with fewer students than projected.
The public meetings will take place as the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance nears the deadline for making recommendations about the future of IPS and charter schools to the state legislature.
Between Election Day, Veterans Day, and parent teacher conferences, NYC students have barely any full weeks of school in November. Some parents want more say in the calendar.