The Signal in Education News
In April 2024, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul made a bold promise: The state would revamp its approach to literacy and boost state reading scores by double digits. “We’re turning the page on how we teach students how to read,” she said in front of a first grade class in Albany. The state would raise […]
The California First Court of Appeal overturned a decision by the Contra Costa County Superior Court, ruling that West Contra Costa Unified School District must hire more qualified teachers and update one of its schools in order to comply with the Williams Settlement Legislation.
Daily routines that include manipulatives tasks can boost early elementary students’ math fact fluency and confidence.
A suburban Detroit school district has agreed to give First Amendment training to staff to settle a lawsuit by a teenager who said a teacher humiliated her for refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
All 8th graders in the San Francisco Unified School District will soon be able to enroll in Algebra I now that board members voted earlier this week to fully restore the course at the middle school level. The 50,000-student system made headlines in 2014 when it eliminated the curriculum for eighth graders in an effort…
By sharing stories about students wearing diapers and draconian classroom punishments, Lift Every Voice’s successful push for policy change is a case study in parent activism.
Are you still working toward your New Year’s resolution? By this time of year, most people have long since forgotten their goals to hit the gym or eat healthier foods. Pensions are sort of like New Year’s resolutions. Policymakers always promise, to themselves and to their constituents, that this will be the year they’…
Lawmakers in Lansing are moving aggressively to address Michigan’s K-12 literacy crisis with multiple pieces of legislation that target training for teachers, retention for struggling third graders, and consequences for teacher preparation programs. The legislative action comes as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has made address…
The 2026-27 budget for Indianapolis Public Schools projects ending the year with a $5 million deficit. Teachers expressed disappointment with a lack of transparency about the budget cuts.