Mayor Eric Adams has lost control of New York City’s school board. He no longer has a majority of appointees, and members have rejected several proposals recently.
The Denver Classroom Teachers Association has filed a grievance alleging that Denver Public Schools is violating a new provision of the teachers contract.
State lawmakers approved an initiative this year that aims to help students connect their education to the workforce.
The district is exploring ways to continue to boost ridership. The project began to improve attendance.
Proposed governance changes from the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance range from an elected IPS board that oversees both district and charter schools to an IPS board fully appointed by the mayor.
Mayor Eric Adams has lost control of New York City’s school board. He no longer has a majority of appointees, and members have rejected several proposals recently.
The state board’s current proposal would drop the 9th Grade On-Track metric from the calculation used to label schools based on performance. The changes have raised concerns for board members and local advocates.
As the federal government ratched up immigration enforcement in Chicago, local organizations and legal groups have pushed families to create documents that give temporary custody of their children to someone they trust.
The lawsuit marks the first legal challenge to the Education Freedom Scholarship Act, which gave $7,295 in public tax dollars this fall to 20,000 Tennessee students.
A growing number of Colorado university faculty assemblies have asked their campus leaders to consider banding together to defend against the Trump administration.
Under their prior contract agreement, members of the CASA union agreed not to strike or stop work. The union president demanded an end to ‘wage compression.’
Students at Manual High School and Denver School of the Arts will be able to take classes through the Iovine and Young Center for Innovation starting next fall.
Illinois education officials summarized public input gathered at budget hearings in September and October. Transportation and increasing the state’s evidence-based funding formula by at least $350 million were the most frequent budget requests made by the public.
The ruling indicates that the first challenge to Tennessee’s expanded school books law faces an uphill battle.
The LEARN charter school network is appealing to the state a decision by North Chicago District 187 to close two schools it operates in the suburban community in 2027. That district is in the process of transitioning out of state oversight.
District officials are considering a request from Cisneros’ principal and advisory council to move the charter that CPS is absorbing onto a district campus.
The effect on schools will probably be small, but it represents something big.
The Indianapolis Local Education Alliance has presented a slew of potential solutions for how to share school transportation and buildings. But a larger question looms: Who should govern charter and district schools?
The Panel for Education Policy approved the 3-year contract extension after a monthslong saga that included work stoppage threats. Roughly 150,000 students ride yellow school buses in NYC.
MSCS leaders said 11 Frayser-Corning teachers could be affected if the school shuts down. Some parents worry that will harm students who’ve grown attached.
Tennessee currently requires high school students to have two world language credits to graduate. The state board of education chairman wants to reduce the requirement to one credit to give more elective flexibility to students.
Roderick Richmond’s term ends July 31. The board is asking MSCS teachers and staff to anonymously review his 10-month performance.
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The district pushed back the release of its closure plan saying officials want to hear more feedback from the community via a new survey.
Democrats were more likely to say schools should focus on attracting and retaining high-quality teachers, while Republicans were more likely to value teaching the basics.
The MSCS board voted Tuesday to hire a lawyer who will assess the legality of cutting short five members' terms in the 2026 race. Candidate filing starts next month.
Adams added the after-school seats at 75 schools just 43 days before leaving office.
Six interagency agreements move core functions of the Education Department to other departments. Special ed is not affected, yet.
‘The number of students became so big that I had to find new ways for them to get involved,’ said Stephen Paulson.
The City Council also pressed school officials about why the principals union has not had a contract since August.
“Get your kid in the classroom, give them that head start, give them the winning edge,” parent Blake Kish recommends. “We are shaping the future of Michigan.”
Redistricting has dominated headlines and lawmakers’ time. But deregulation and the future of IPS may be in the cards in 2026.
Lawmakers cut to a Colorado FAFSA coordinator means school counselors won’t get data they can use to help students struggling to fill out the form.
Contrary to conventional wisdom, Democrats still have an edge, according to a review of over a dozen polls.
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Monarch Montessori wants to add sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, but Superintendent Alex Marrero has concerns.
Students in juvenile detention often don’t receive required special education support and struggle to reengage with school when they’re released.
A group of seven mothers who serve as parent mentors in Chicago Public Schools are trying to help families in their communities amid the Trump administration’s increased immigration enforcement in Chicago.
The request for a Supreme Court hearing comes about six weeks after a federal appeals court ruled against the Catholic preschools.
Detroit school district agrees to controversial condition for state mental health and safety funding
Districts must agree to state investigations if a mass casualty event happens in order to get the funds.
Recent data doesn’t definitively prove all closings lead to higher gun violence, but they do show areas where it worsened after closure that can’t be explained by citywide spikes.
Each of the schools at risk of closing this year will have a meeting over the next two months. The first will be at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Frayser-Corning Elementary School.