Federal policy and reform
The scholarship program, which rolls out next year, has raised questions of equitable access for all students and its implications on public school funding.
Low- and high-poverty districts tend to spend more than those in the middle. This Chalkbeat Ideas roundup also examines where COVID relief went, why testing moved online, and whether “college for all” was ever really the message.
The change limits how officials can use data about discipline, admissions, and advanced classes to investigate possible racial discrimination.
The backlash to classroom technology is colliding with a basic reality: Many required exams now happen on computers.
The policy chips away at a 1982 Supreme Court decision guaranteeing a free K-12 education for immigrant students.
One reason: Voters aren’t prioritizing it either.
The U.S. Department of Education says long-delayed federal civil rights data on suspensions, expulsions, Advanced Placement courses, bullying and more will be released later this summer.
An internal estimate from a school choice group suggests it could cost $300 or more to persuade each taxpayer to participate — potentially complicating efforts to scale the new tax credit.
The Trump administration says it wants less federal control of schools. But state education leaders describe a messier reality: modest waivers and funding pressures
It’s the latest in an ongoing back-and-forth between Republican federal officials and Chicago Public Schools.
The latest Chalkbeat Ideas roundup examines state control of schools, federal funding politics, shrinking enrollment, school ratings, and the limits of test-score data.
“Public resources should strengthen public schools,” Pamela Pugh, president of the State Board of Education, said during a Tuesday meeting.
The Digest of Education Statistics once served as a one-stop shop for facts about American schools. Now many of its core tables have not been updated in more than a year.
A new Chalkbeat Ideas roundup examines whether school reform delivered, how much education research deserves trust, and whether Democrats still hold an edge on education. It also looks at a study on free books and a quieter truth behind college closures.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has asked Education Secretary Linda McMahon to rescind a grant application they say could dramatically shift the mission of TRIO’s Talent Search program.
Opponents say the subsidy could steer students toward private schools. But lower enrollment doesn’t necessarily mean schools end up with less money.
Many advocates are trying. Here’s why they might succeed — and why they might not.
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon, speaking Friday at Hamtramck Academy, said the federal tax-credit scholarship program would put “Michigan families in charge.”
Chalkbeat found most Virginia school districts signed pledges to exclude undocumented students from federally funded career programs. It was just one example of states chipping away at Plyler protections for immigrant students.