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Vermont Legislature Passes Landmark Education Reform without Forcing Districts to Merge
Big questions remain, such as what shape a new education funding formula could take, and how many districts will actually decide to consolidate.
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Louisiana Teachers, School Advocates Have Few Details About Governor’s Teacher Pay Plan
The Louisiana Legislature approved a budget plan that leaves public school teachers and support workers with less money for the 2026-27 school year.
What Michigan Schools Reveal About Reversing Chronic Absenteeism
Absenteeism is a huge and seemingly intractable problem for the nation’s public schools. And Michigan has one of the worst attendance rates in the country. That makes it a prime target for researchers. In hundreds of schools, more than 3 out of 5 students were chronically absent before the pandemic. When classes resume…
As California Cuts School Counselors, Trained Student Peers Can Help Fill the Gap
California is testing a peer-to-peer youth mental health pilot program to provide students with culturally affirming support and connection, while also protecting professional school counselors from budget cuts and restoring the safety students need to learn.
This District’s STEM “Space Station” Is a Growing Youtube Hit
A fictional space station orbiting the moon is turning into a real-world digital success story. Spacegate Station, a STEM series created in 2022 by Duval County Public School (DCPS) to support daily instruction, has unexpectedly taken off on YouTube, drawing sustained engagement from viewers far beyond the district.
Maryland Schoolyard Farm Showcases Community Resilience
On a cool spring day recently, the 1-acre farm A. Mario Loiederman Middle School in Wheaton buzzed with activity. In the lower field educational garden, students in the afterschool farm club are assigned their tasks, first to check on the seedlings and then to shovel and spread woodchips along paths in the upper larger…
Trump’s Big, Beautiful Civics Speech to Oakmont Middle School
“George Washington made America great once. I’ve already done it two times. That’s why people say Trump is the best president.”
Colorado Schools Avoid Budget Squeeze While Voters Decide Future of Education Funding
Lawmakers have regularly balanced the state budget “on the backs of students,” public schools advocates have argued. This year, legislators took a different approach.
Equity Advocates to Ask California Court to Suspend Billions in School Construction Funding
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.