The Signal in Education News
Federal agents conducted searches at the home of Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and at district offices as part of an ongoing investigation. Authorities have not disclosed the focus of the probe, and district officials did not immediately comment.
Community schools grants, emergency response, and family engagement are among the programs that the Education Department is moving to Health and Human Services.
Safety patrols and grocery runs are now a routine part of the job for educators in Fridley Public Schools. Minnesota schools expanded how they serve students and families as ICE agents targeted the region.
The 19 plaintiffs, led by the Wisconsin PTA, are asking the Circuit Court of Eau Claire County to hold the Legislature accountable for “not meeting its constitutionally mandated obligation to provide all children with an equal opportunity for a sound basic education.”
As Illinois faces a $2 billion budget shortfall, Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposes a statewide fee on social media companies, with monthly charges tied to their number of active users in the state and larger companies paying more.
Pritzker is proposing increases to K-12 funding, but union leaders want him to fully fund the main education formula by next year — a multibillion-dollar cost.
One Knox County teacher asked lawmakers if they wanted schools to focus on academic achievement or to be an “instrument of immigration enforcement” against Tennessee students.
Amendments to exempt school districts and school resource officers from the provisions of the bill failed. Education groups are still trying to determine how SB 76 could affect cooperation with immigration enforcement and school policies.
The Department of Justice is investigating whether parents are allowed to opt their kids out of lessons on “gender ideology” in Detroit schools and two other districts.