The Signal in Education News
Roxanne Martinez moved back to her neighborhood in Fort Worth so her kids could attend the same schools she did. The mother of two was on the booster club. And on a walk one day with students to a polling location — she’s always encouraged civic involvement — one asked her why she hadn’t run […]
The amended bill no longer has provisions to allow public schools to charge tuition or disenroll students without legal immigration status.
NYC schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels announced his cabinet, creating a new supervising superintendent to support curriculum and graduation requirement overhauls.
District and teachers union officials are urging state lawmakers to pass Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal, which would increase Philadelphia school funding by $151 million.
The Memphis-Shelby County school board voted last Tuesday to close five schools, prompting the district to extend its transfer deadline.
In 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers set out a plan to create the largest universal preschool program in the country for 4-year-olds, through a massive ramp-up of an elementary grade known as transitional kindergarten, or TK. At a news conference, Newsom called it “a commitment that all 4-year-olds will get h…
Most Texas school districts have declined a new state-approved opportunity to set aside time each day for students and staff to pray before school. So far, only 15 districts have opted into the voluntary prayer period, while many urban, suburban and rural districts have voted against it.
Protections for immigrant students already exist in Denver Public Schools policy. But advocates want the school board to strengthen those provisions and add new ones.
California lawmakers passed laws to improve student literacy in media and artificial intelligence, but without funding to implement these critical skills, students are being shortchanged.