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Tennessee is not asking students about prior school enrollment in the state’s new voucher program application. Without the data, critics say, it will be impossible to determine whether the program is expanding access to private education for kids or funding tuition of students already enrolled in private schools.

Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani led the Democratic primary for New York City mayor as former Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded. Cuomo could still run in the general election.

The addition of another charter school is the latest change in the city’s evolving educational landscape. It follows a legislative session that pitted traditional public schools against charter schools in a fight for funding.

Both sides agreed that the Denver school board should put a measure on the ballot to increase funding for DPS. The board president said it would be inappropriate to comment until the tentative agreement is ratified.

Philadelphia and other school districts statewide are struggling to find enough certified teachers to fill vacancies, a trend that advocates for students say is diminishing the quality of kids’ education.

Third graders who did not pass a state literacy exam are using summer school as one final chance to pass and proceed to fourth grade under a tougher grade retention law.