First-person education stories

Biden’s Justice Department found outstanding issues in Newark’s English language learner program, but under Trump, federal oversight stopped without saying if they were resolved.

The likelihood of a strike is unclear. But if PFT leaders do call a strike of their 14,000 members, it could disrupt the opening days of the new school year. The 2025-26 school year begins August 18 for staff and August 25 for students.

The Trump administration cut the group’s funding, which supports efforts to help students and schools nationwide.

Airport officials are also considering a second child care center that would serve a wider swath of employees.

Outgoing CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said he underestimated how hard it would be to convince Mayor Brandon Johnson to release money collected in tax-increment-financing districts.

Schools received a modest increase in the state budget. But Marion County education leaders are still trying to figure out what sweeping changes to local property taxes will mean.

The season finale of P.S. Weekly dives into the youth vote and the 2025 mayoral election. We break down youth voter engagement, candidate platforms, and why local politics matter.

A new RAND study finds that students' ideas about themselves as math learners often form at an early age, with big implications for middle and high school.

PLACE, a polarizing education advocacy group, lost seats in Manhattan’s District 2 amid a controversial push to rethink transgender students’ access to sports teams.

El consejo escolar modificó su norma para agregar una pausa de 4 años en el cierre de escuelas con pocos estudiantes inscritos.

Terita Walker is a product of Chicago Public Schools and started her education career there.

A summer benefits program that helped Tennessee families pay for groceries is no longer available in most counties, so community organizations are stepping up.

Rachael Mahmood traveled around Illinois to hear from educators, administrators, students, and parents. Race, background, and years in the classroom often impacted their answers.

Historian and former NYC teacher Natalia Mehlman Petrzela, the lead scholar on a new Jewish American history curriculum, hopes it will inform students and foster empathy.

NYC’s second-largest union, the UFT, will not endorse a mayoral primary candidate because of deep divisions among members on key issues beyond education.

NYC mayoral candidates weigh in on the city’s $40 billion school system serving 911,000 students. Find out their takes on curriculum, class size, selective admissions, and more.

Los líderes del distrito anunciaron una vacante en el consejo escolar, pero no dieron detalles sobre por qué Dawn Haynes, uno de sus miembros más antiguos, abandonó repentinamente su puesto.

The policy is meant to help balance student enrollment among schools at a time when the district is predicting steep declines.

As Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli and Democratic nominee U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill compete to become New Jersey’s next governor, they’ll need to confront the president’s policies that impact education.

Barring emergencies, no more Denver schools will be closed for low enrollment until at least 2030.

Barring emergencies, no more Denver schools will be closed for low enrollment until at least 2030.

In his first public statement since being detained by immigration authorities last month, Bronx high schooler Dylan Lopez Contreras expressed anger over his detention but also gratitude for the outpouring of support.

Pedro Martinez amended his lawsuit against the Chicago Board of Education for firing him without cause to seek damages from the teachers union and its president Stacy Davis Gates, alleging they waged a “demonization campaign” against him.

Henry Ford and East English Village students will be able to take yellow school buses as part of a new pilot program.

The ranking within the Stronger Nation report seeks to show whether having a college degree holds value.

The newly approved city budget represents a missed opportunity to significantly increase funding for public schools, education advocates say.

The Memphis-Shelby County school board approved a $1.9 billion budget for the upcoming school year that will also resurrect school break learning academies. But the district scaled back some critical fire and safety upgrade proposals, including fire alarm upgrades in a number of schools.

Mayor Brandon Johnson first appointed Thomas to the board last fall after the previous board resigned en masse.

In a close vote, the board voted to appoint King, despite concerns by some members over her record.

The K-12 budget proposal would raise the per-pupil grant for schools by $417 for each student.

Parents can find out their child’s CMAS scores by going to the state’s Family Portal.

Maykol Bogoya-Duarte’s request to remain in the U.S. to finish school was denied Wednesday, his attorney said.

The city spent millions of dollars on air purifiers in schools to combat COVID. But the devices should also help with pollutants like wildfire smoke.

The district will launch a second phase of its pilot AI program this upcoming school year.

The board listened to two and a half hours of public comment before it released a statement urging for the student’s release.

Although DPS did not win the lawsuit, the district declared “a victory” in the case and said it wouldn’t hesitate to sue again “should circumstances change.”

Trump’s bill proposes increasing how many credit hours it takes to be considered for federal aid and would lower how much some students get.

New York City schools receive more than $2 billion a year in federal funds. How would the next mayor respond if President Donald Trump threatens to withhold it?

Newark district and charter schools received more than 10,000 applications for enrollment this fall, with charter schools receiving a record-high number of applicants.