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National Education News
School Psychologists Say They Have Developed a Way to Reduce Hallway Disruptions among Elementary Students
A gamelike intervention developed by school psychology researchers in UT's College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences may help reduce…
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Maine District Investigation into Racist Incidents Costs $78,078 So Far
As the Kennebunk school district awaits the findings of the independent probe, officials say they're already taking steps to address…
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‘Simply an Obsession’: Bronx Teacher Caught Hiding Under Bed of Teen Lover
Tamara A. Alvarez, 35, who taught history at the Bronx HS for Writing and Communication Arts, was spotted in the…
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Education Reports
URBAN INSTITUTE: The Effects of Means-Tested Private School Choice Programs on College Enrollment and Graduation
Private school choice programs are rapidly gaining traction, with nearly 450,000 student participants in 2019—an increase of 300,000 students in…
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Education Reform Opinion
MOORE: Busing, No; School Choice, Yes
We all want great schools for children of all racial groups and all income levels. But those of us who…
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Education Reform Opinion
SWAIM: Teachers Deserve to Know Their Janus Rights
Public school officials, politicians and teacher union leaders are working secretly to make sure California teachers don’t understand their workplace…
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Education Reform Opinion
McDONALD: Yes, Parents Are Capable of Choosing How Their Children Should Be Educated
The idea that parents get in the way of children’s education and can halt their flourishing is nothing new. It's…
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Education Reform Opinion
STREATOR: Young Americans Demand Civic Education — for Good Reason
School may be out, but America’s teachers are hard at work, building out their curriculums for the upcoming academic year.…
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Education Reform Opinion
HEIN: Education Choice to Protect Children
Wyoming has an opportunity to lead the country in the fight against bullying.
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Federal Education News
Silent Alarms at Schools My Soon Be Required by Federal Law
The U.S. House of Representatives is weighing the bipartisan School Violence Prevention and Mitigation Act of 2019, which would require…
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Newswire
Oregon Students Can Now Take ‘Mental Health Days’ Home from School
Oregon will allow students to take “mental health days” just as they would sick days, expanding the reasons for excused…
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Must-Reads
Private School Choice Programs in Florida and Milwaukee Boost College Graduation Rates, Research Finds
Unlike previous research on private school choice, this body of work takes a long-term approach, focusing on college enrollment and…
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California
California Lawmakers Debate Whether Charter School Teachers Should Be Credentialed
State law requires every school district teacher to have some kind of credential, but it allows charter school teachers in…
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Arizona
Arizona Ed Chief Spars with Lawmaker over Release of Funds for Ed Savings Account Program
A Republican state representative and Arizona’s Democratic superintendent of public instruction are sparring over a backlog of pending applications from…
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New York
Non-Unionized Pre-K Teachers Say NYC’s ‘Historic’ Pay Raise Leaves Them in the Cold
When Mayor Bill de Blasio touted a long-awaited pay bump for certified Pre-K teachers at city-funded private programs, Aimee Pomaro…
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Maine
Maine Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Parents in Case against District, Affirming School Choice Ought to Be Preserved
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has upheld a ruling by a lower court that students in Arundel have the right…
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Federal Education News
Special Education Groups Warn Trump Administration against Changes to IDEA
Disability advocates and former federal special education officials are warning of possible Trump administration moves to alter policy related to…
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Louisiana
New Standardized Tests for Louisiana High Schoolers Show Most Students Aren’t on Target for Mastery
Two years ago, the Louisiana Department of Education rolled out new standardized tests for high school students as part of…
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Must-Reads
‘I Feel Threatened and Intimidated’: NYC Investigating Email and Tweets Sent by Black and Latino Dept of Ed Employees
A group of black and Latino employees in the city’s Education Department are under fire for urging their colleagues to…
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Kentucky
Defying the Governor, KY Legislature to Hear Pension Bills from Democrats and Republicans
Republican Gov. Matt Bevin wanted the special legislative session he called this week to consider only his own proposed changes…
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New Jersey
New Law Requires New Jersey Students to Learn How to Recognize and Report Sexual Abuse
New Jersey will soon be the latest state in the U.S. to require its schools teach students at all grade…
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California
At Cash-Strapped CA District that Borrows Money to Pay Bills, Officials Allowed to Abuse Credit Cards
At a time when the financially strapped Lennox School District was borrowing money from the county to pay its bills,…
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Newswire
Opinions Harden amid Investigation of Oklahoma’s Largest Virtual Charter
Over the past several years the Epic Charter Schools system has become one of the most disruptive forces in Oklahoma…
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Newswire
Virginia Takes Steps to Lure Students into the Teaching Profession
The number of unfilled teaching positions in the state nearly doubled between the 2013-2014 and 2017-2018 school years, according to…
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Newswire
Texas School Board President Won’t Quit Despite Law Meant to Prevent Conflicts of Interest
White Settlement School board President Randy Armstrong isn’t quitting, no matter what the Texas Legislature says.
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