The Signal in Education News
America’s schools are crumbling. There’s black mold in buildings in Alaska and Maine. Classrooms in New Jersey and Texas lack proper heating and cooling. And there are persistent plumbing problems in Idaho and Pennsylvania. America’s aging school infrastructure is by one measure a nearly $90 billion problem. Federal le…
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.
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.
Indiana education officials want more students to consider a career in cybersecurity. Students will soon have a new pathway to get there.
The Senate Education/Higher Education Committee advanced three bills on Wednesday, including one that would fund a work group to examine how North Carolina could implement a weighted student funding model. North Carolina’s current funding model for schools uses a hybrid...
A recently added carveout to a math interventions bill would exempt some Ohio schools from teaching the science of reading curriculum — despite a statewide mandate. Lawmakers in the Ohio House Education Committee recently approved changes to Ohio Senate Bill 19 that would excuse Ohio’s classical schools from having to…
Education leaders applauded increased special education funding, but called for increased funding for English learners and subsidized childcare.
The 2026 Colorado legislative session touched on preschool, K-12, and higher education. Approved education bills could impact students, teachers, and school districts statewide.
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.