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Bill would require parental consent before a public elementary or middle school can update a student’s pronouns, gender markers or preferred name on records in order to receive federal funding.
The state budget would keep Mayor Zohran Mamdani in charge of NYC schools through June 2028 and send $143 million more to support homeless students, children in foster care, and English language learners.
Gov. Jeff Landry tied pay raises for judges, prosecutors, firefighters, elected officials and possibly thousands of other state government workers to compensation for teachers Monday when he declared “nobody in state government” would get a pay raise if public school teachers don’t receive one. It’s the first comment f…
Two lawmakers in the Michigan House have introduced legislation that would allow school districts to waive key rules, such as seat-time requirements, to make it easier to implement innovative ideas.
North Carolina has invested heavily in improving literacy instruction through the Science of Reading. More than 44,000 educators across the state have completed Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) training, helping teachers better understand how children learn...
New research shows teens are getting less sleep than in decades past. Experts say later school start times could improve their health, attendance, and academic performance.
The Governor’s Advisory Council for Student Safety and Well-being met virtually on May 18 to hear highlights from Gov. Josh Stein’s proposed budget and data trends from the 2024-25 discipline in schools report. Council members also discussed draft policy recommendations...
The Sacramento County Board of Education reversed a decision by Twin Rivers Unified to close Highlands Community Charter and Technical Schools, allowing the adult charter school to remain open despite a state audit that found it had misused $180 million in public funding.
Memphis-Shelby County board members voted to close Ida B. Wells in February. District leaders decided months later to temporarily move programming into another building.