The Signal in Education News
Exclusive Chalkbeat reporting found Virginia school districts agreed to exclude some immigrant students from educational opportunities to receive federal funds from the U.S. Education Department.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Legal efforts to found the nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma have reignited, with a rejected Jewish charter school and a former U.S. congressman filing a lawsuit against the state Tuesday. The founding group of Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School and former Florida U.S. Rep. Peter Deutsch,…
The California First Court of Appeal overturned a decision by the Contra Costa County Superior Court, ruling that West Contra Costa Unified School District must hire more qualified teachers and update one of its schools in order to comply with the Williams Settlement Legislation.
NYC’s Education Department will cut $58 million as part of a broader push to find hundreds of millions in savings ordered by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The school board is moving forward with Superintendent Tony Watlington’s proposal to slash school spending to reduce the district’s budget deficit.
Details of a proposed Memphis-Shelby County Schools takeover are expected to develop rapidly as lawmakers await the public release of a financial audit.
Philadelphia’s City Council doesn’t have direct say over the district’s school closure plan. But zoning changes could influence how the plan plays out.
The 2026-27 budget for Indianapolis Public Schools projects ending the year with a $5 million deficit. Teachers expressed disappointment with a lack of transparency about the budget cuts.