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The Louisiana v. Callais ruling has spurred congressional redistricting, but could also make it harder for communities of color to pick their preferred school board candidates.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's May budget revision proposes a $2.4 billion increase in the state’s funding of special education. If the budget passes, it will be the largest special education funding in California’s history. Over the past decade, the number of special education students has grown by 20% and more than 50% of speci…
Just a few years ago, America’s public schools were rushing to get every child a laptop. Los Angeles middle school teacher Anna Soffer remembers it well: “The idea was that technology is the future, so we need to put tech in every child’s hands.” Now, the conversation has flipped. After pouring billions of dollars into…
Every June, once the last bus leaves and the halls go quiet, I get the strong desire to take a deep breath and to allow the pressure of the previous school year to subside and let the slower pace of summer settle in.
No-zeros policies aim to level the playing field, but without the lever of a failing grade, can teachers balance accountability, motivation, and accurate assessment?
OKLAHOMA CITY — The most exciting thing about Lindel Fields, Oklahoma’s superintendent of public instruction, is how boring he is. Sitting in a state education office conference room recently while his office was under renovation, Fields described his work as “building a foundation” for a strong public education system…
At Norwood Elementary School, conversations about reading happen everywhere — in classrooms, professional learning community (PLC) meetings, parent conferences, hallway celebrations, and even the grocery store. “I had a teacher stop me in the grocery store to ask if I...
Isaac Adams just led his Indianapolis school’s robotics team to seven medals at nine tournaments. He traces his love for his work back to one teacher from two decades ago.
Plaintiffs in Rodriguez v. State of California argue $4 billion in modernization funding favoring wealthy districts could be dispatched by the time their lawsuit is decided.