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A year ago, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency swept into the Department of Education and devastated its research arm, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Nearly 100 contracts for major statistical collections and research studies were canceled. Roughly 90 percent of IES staffers were laid off, stal…
Under HB 4079, school districts would need to develop a policy to identify when federal immigration officers are on school property—and then inform parents, staff, some students, and some service providers about those sightings.
The bill says that school instruction must "Not describe, portray or present as credible a description or portrayal of the actions precipitating or involved in the events of the January 6, 2021, insurrection as peaceful protest."
Following $4 billion in a school model that ensures students are healthy, engaged and supported, funding could be in the state’s funding formula.
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…
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.
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…
When Kim Whitman’s son was in kindergarten in 2015, it was the first time their school district rolled out a one-to-one device program, assigning an electronic device to every child. Beyond using it in the classroom, the children were required to bring it home each night to charge it — but with that came the temptation…
Today, about 80 percent of K–12 students use computers or tablets at school--up from about 50 percent before the pandemic. Even as parents worry about too much “screen time,” schools are ramping it up.