First-person education stories

Last summer, some families didn’t receive the summer grocery money until school started. This year is different.

Leaders hope the merger of Ace Prep and Circle City Prep will bring financial stability to a small school with a strong academic track record.

El presidente Donald Trump firmó una orden ejecutiva que incluía la orden de que las agencias federales sancionaran a los estados que aplican la matrícula estatal a estudiantes indocumentados. Veinticuatro estados cuentan con leyes similares.

Advocacy groups blasted the changes to the Foundation Aid formula, arguing that they will harm high-need school districts.

Colorado lawmakers have taken a markedly different approach to transgender student rights than the Trump administration.

Episode 5 of P.S. Weekly looks at the rise of AI in education. Students and teachers sound off on AI’s practical uses as well concerns about creativity and academic integrity.

A new report by the Education Trust-Midwest highlights the need for more funding to educate at-risk students as Trump plans to slash federal dollars.

Colorado stands to lose about $8 million in federal grant money and nearly 300 AmeriCorps members, many of whom work in schools or with youth.

Less than a decade ago, Keiron Darnley often skipped class. Now he’s a success mentor at Brooklyn’s A-Tech High School.

In addition to the money raised by the DPSCD Foundation, the Cooley and Davis Aerospace projects will also benefit from money included in the current state budget.

“We've now created a situation where an adult is having a conversation with a minor concerning that minor's genitalia,” said one father who opposes the policy on transgender athletes.

A required training for Chicago Board of Education members focused on Illinois’ school improvement and accountability system. That system could change soon, but some board members worry any labeling of schools is more harmful than helpful.

The program helps teachers educated outside the U.S. get certified in Indiana. It also aims to reduce underemployment among immigrants

The union blasted DPS for declaring an impasse during Teacher Appreciation Week.

A preliminary injunction says the department must restore access to school pandemic relief money in 16 states and D.C.

Superintendent Alex Marrero accused Youngquist in a letter of ‘policy violations, racial insensitivity, and unethical conduct,’ among other allegations.

Under the policy, school districts across the state will have until this summer to craft their implementation plans and must begin enforcing them at the start of next school year.

Corey Rosser will go on to compete for the 2025 National Teacher of the Year award.

A federal Teacher and School Leader grant was supposed to provide more than $5 million in bonuses over three years to Perry teachers until it was eliminated through Trump administration cuts targeting DEI.

The Trump administration’s cuts to AmeriCorps programs like Joyful Readers, City Year, ArtistYear, and Teach for America will impact more than 7,500 Philly-area students.

The lawsuit alleges that a first grade student’s injuries were downplayed or dismissed by school staff.

The lawsuit alleges that a first grade student’s injuries were downplayed or dismissed by school staff.

Students at North Star Academy are exploring career options by understanding how AI could shape the workforce. The lessons provide students with hands-on exercises to learn about AI.

The seven new schools are part of a multiyear flurry of openings that city officials hope will reinvigorate the system at a time of faltering enrollment.

Colorado, Illinois, New York, and New Jersey have in-state tuition programs for undocumented students. Now, the Trump administration plans to take action against those programs.

A funding shortfall in the state budget forced New York City to freeze enrollment for a popular child care voucher program for low-income families.

Superintendent Aleesia Johnson said that while she’s deeply concerned about the changes brought by a new property tax law, the district will strive to engage the community.

President Donald Trump’s proposed federal budget would cut nearly $6 billion from K-12 education. Though unlikely to become law as written, the proposal offers insight into Trump’s plans.

Colorado, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin are among the state education agencies that lost federal funding to hire and train more school-based mental health staff. Now schools may have to lay off social workers, while colleges may shut down training programs.

Eighteen titles, including ‘The Bluest Eye’ and ‘The Kite Runner,’ were returned to library shelves this week.

Las clínicas de derecho ofrecen a los estudiantes una manera de adquirir experiencia con casos y clientes antes de graduarse. Y la administración Trump ha hecho que las clínicas de derecho para inmigrantes de las facultades sean más cruciales que nunca.

El distrito calificó las declaraciones del legislador de "infundadas e indignantes" y sus llamados "exponen conceptos erróneos profundamente arraigados sobre nuestro distrito y, más generalmente, los distritos escolares urbanos de Nueva Jersey".

The Texas governor tapped into a powerful national conservative movement and his own campaign war chest to turn legislative races into multimillion-dollar affairs.

Among the commission’s recommendations is asking Michigan officials to increase and expand access to care to support those at risk of suicide.

Board members also changed Marrero’s contract to eliminate performance bonuses, which the teachers union has criticized.

Overall, Adams’ executive budget proposes roughly $18.3 billion in city funding for the Education Department’s operating budget, a $670 million increase from this year.

The Michigan Education Corps this year is serving 3,740 children in early childhood and K-8 schools.

Chief Education Officer Bogdana Chkoumbova told families in an email she plans to depart the district after 24 years as a teacher, principal, and district official. CPS CEO Pedro Martinez will also leave in June for a job leading Massachusetts schools after being fired without cause in December.

After fierce community pushback, the Education Department plans to phase out M.S. 394 over three years instead of closing it all at once.

Victory College Prep will go from one K-12 school to three separate schools. Indiana Math and Science Academy plans to open a third campus that will be for K-12 students.