The Signal in Education News
Just 20 states earned a “meets requirements” designation from the Education Department this year for serving students with disabilities ages 3 to 21 under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
California’s audacious goal of having half of all K-12 students enrolled in bilingual education programs by 2030 has encountered one big stumbling block.
The U.S. Department of Education OKs Arkansas’ requests to consolidate federal funding and reduce the amount of paperwork and red tape required of school administrators.
Public schools are beginning to imagine ways they can benefit from the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, after the Treasury Department clarified last month that district students will be eligible for scholarships. But for microschools, a growing segment of the private school market, the initial guidance from federal…
Gov. Josh Stein signed the new $34.4 billion state budget into law on Tuesday, highlighting its investment in public education. Among other things, the budget features an 8% average pay raises for teachers and increased funding for literacy and math...
Denver Superintendent Alex Marrero expressed several concerns in a June email, including that the school board is getting too involved in administrative matters.
Our schools face a paradoxical challenge: chronic absenteeism, which is being treated as an attendance problem, actually isn’t.
School leadership plays a critical role for students, educators, and families. This is not an easy task, but thankfully, there are several principals across our state who excel at the job. The Public School Forum recently spoke with some outstanding...
At Fort Wayne’s first youth-led violence summit, high school students described shootings that have shaped their lives, and they challenged community leaders to do more.