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The Texas State Board of Education gave preliminary approval Friday to a mandatory list of books that all public schools will teach starting in 2030, paring down an earlier version students and educators had criticized for being too long, lacking diversity and emphasizing Christianity. The majority-Republican board vot…
A push for Bible instruction may become the next wave of curriculum policies sweeping through the nation, as more states consider such legislation.
One Tennessee lawmaker called the expansion a “bait and switch” after Republican lawmakers last year promised a 5,000-seat expansion cap and steady funding for public schools.
Children and staff at Second Street Youth Center in Plainfield, New Jersey, are well-acquainted with lockdown drills in the event of a fire or an active shooter. More recently, though, the preschool decided to establish protocols for another kind of emergency: the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents…
From control of Congress to statehouse battles, the 2026 midterms will have far-reaching consequences for the balance of power and the policy agenda of the United States.
Assembly Bill 2071 would require California schools to include healthy social media use in health classes.
The survey also found that voters overwhelmingly approve of teacher strikes and support an initiative that would make permanent a multi-billion-dollar income tax surcharge on wealthy earners.
Schools that will be closed early include: Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School, J.E. Clark Preparatory Academy, Catherine Blackwell Institute, and Greenfield Union Elementary-Middle School.
Several northern Illinois school districts are cutting staff as rising transportation, special education and health care costs collide with the loss of federal relief funds. District leaders say the growing deficits reflect a financial squeeze hitting schools of all sizes and income levels.