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Roughly 76,000 fewer students enrolled in Texas public schools this academic year — the first non-pandemic decline in nearly four decades — with Hispanic students accounting for the overwhelming majority of the loss, according to a report released Monday. The policy research group Texas 2036 analyzed the state’s enroll…
The Wednesday announcement also included guidance to states on using IDEA funds to help expectant parents of children with disabilities.
BROOKLINE, Mass. — Claire Galloway-Jones stepped up to lead the Brookline school district’s Office of Educational Equity in July 2023 at a time when families, staff and students were losing trust. The wealthy, coveted district on Boston’s edge faced allegations of repeatedly failing to address incidents of racial bully…
District leaders would not say how much less funding they are steering directly to schools or how many positions might be cut. But they made it clear many school budgets will be tighter, though special education funding will increase.
Indianapolis Public Schools to cut $17 million in central office for 2026-27 school year as district faces financial shortfall. This follows $7 million in school-based budget cuts.
Mamdani’s budget scales back teacher hiring, aims to reduce the cost of private special education services, and offers a modest pay bump for early childhood education staff.
On Tuesday, the House Finance Committee moved forward House Bill 1089, which aims to amend the North Carolina constitution to require the General Assembly to limit local property tax rates. Despite bipartisan sentiment that property taxes are too high, Democratic...
Suspension rates, however, spiked in the first school year with limits in place, particularly for Black students, an Education Next paper says.
Dozens of Colorado school districts are launching online programs in a bid to recapture students who’ve left for online schools or to prevent them from leaving in the first place.