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More students than expected have been eating school meals, making the program more expensive than anticipated.
In the Detroit Public Schools Community District, the graduation rate is 78% while the dropout rate is 16.15%.
A group opposed to race-based initiatives complained to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights that the program unveiled this week is discriminatory.
Most eligible families will receive the Summer EBT funds automatically. But last year among NY families required to apply, few submitted applications, according to state data.
‘Black history is American history,’ Illinois State Superintendent Tony Sanders wrote in response to guidance about diversity from the U.S. Department of Education.
Changes out of Washington have only increased the degree of difficulty, writes Chris DeRemer.
‘We most heartily agree with President Trump,’ says a resolution urging teachers to fall in line.
Lawmakers have until Feb. 20 to pass bills through their chambers of origin.
Indiana Learns gave families grants to pay for tutoring, but its future was uncertain after federal funding ran out.
“Colorado can set the example that we will not tolerate that foolishness here in Colorado, and we will not allow people to divide us,” bill sponsor Rep. Regina English said.
The planning foreshadows changes ahead for the state’s most ambitious and aggressive school turnaround model
Auditor General: Cyber charter funding reform needed
A counselor at Manhattan’s P.S. 28 says she experienced a series of severe allergic reactions to conditions at her school. A new lawsuit claims the city broke disability laws in denying a transfer.
House lawmakers have passed their proposed budget, which includes $9.6 billion in tuition support dollars that fund public schools and the private school voucher program.
Newark students collaborated to put together this guide on how to vote in the April school board election, which also includes information about the Newark Board of Education.
Rufo popularized the idea that CRT had infiltrated American schools. Now his social media posts appear to be driving cuts at the Education Department.