The Signal in Education News
Inspired by Mississippi, more states are holding back third graders who struggle to read. But a new research paper shows that this policy can have harmful long-run consequences for those students.
Families have been left in limbo as the federal Education Department lost staff. States like Pennsylvania could add new civil rights enforcement powers.
Gov. Josh Stein announced a “critical needs budget” proposal on Monday, calling, among other things, for raises for teachers and state employees, $319 million to fully fund Medicaid after federal funding cuts, and funds to raise the state’s subsidy reimbursement...
When the Pennsylvania Department of Education released reading scores in December, the news was grim. Not only was performance still far below pre-COVID levels, the percentage of students meeting expectations had fallen for a fourth straight year. For Rachael Garnick, a former first grade teacher, the results were a re…
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma Senate plan to fund education initiatives with money designated for teacher pensions has drawn mixed reactions in the week since Republican leaders unveiled it. Groups representing active and retired educators, along with legislative Democrats, have opposed Senate Republicans’ idea to redire…
Critics of vouchers see an opportunity to impose income and other limits. But the strategy could also signal acceptance that vouchers are hard to eliminate.
A federal investigation accused San José State of violating civil rights law by allowing a transgender student-athlete to compete in women’s volleyball.
New York City’s graduation rate declined for the Class of 2025 as Regents exam waivers are ending. Students with disabilities and English learners saw notable drops.
Are community college students doing better than traditional measures suggest? A 2025 survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, which collected data on 189 community and technical colleges — including North Carolina’s 58 community colleges — offers a new...