4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1694+ words) The tech backlash in schools has entered the courthouse. Seven Pennsylvania families have sued their Philadelphia-area school district seeking to be able to opt their children out of required use of school computers, such as take-home Google Chromebooks and Apple…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (269+ words) Explore what keeps substitutes coming back and hear how one district rebuilt its substitute hiring process and improved its fill rate. Hiring, Retention, and Fill Rates: A Data-Driven Sub Strategy A teacher calls out but no substitute picks up the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (929+ words) One of the most popular tech platforms used by schools, Google Classroom, recently opened use of its Gemini chatbot to K-12 students of all ages, giving schools little time to determine how to restrict or monitor its use. Until August, Gemini…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1454+ words) Julie Highsmith remembers how hard it used to be to find stories her kindergarteners could use for reading practice. The phonics program she uses at her school in Florida’s Palm Beach County district only provides two decodable texts per lesson…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (448+ words) By the year 2030, the United States could face a deficit of 2 million-plus skilled trades professionals, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Enrollment in K-12 CTE programs that prepare students for careers in the skilled trades is rising, but not fast enough…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (672+ words) Despite ongoing efforts to transfer program responsibilities to other agencies, the U.S. Department of Education will continue to send billions of formula dollars for the current school year through its own online payments system this fall, the agency confirmed Monday. Congress…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (1329+ words) Miles of unpaved dirt and gravel roads wind through rural Pennsylvania’s Bradford and Tioga counties, both located in the state’s north-central area. Many families here don’t own cars, and vehicles with four-wheel drive are often needed to navigate safely over…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (455+ words) Parents and educators see data literacy as an important skill—especially in the age of artificial intelligence—but feel schools do not offer enough opportunities to learn it, a new survey shows. Data literacy is critical at this moment in…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (832+ words) In a move that critics warn will strike at the “heart” of the nation’s early childhood program for children in poverty, the Trump administration announced plans to dismantle the federal regulations that have defined Head Start for decades. Language in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (128+ words) Big changes and fierce debates over school funding are poised to continue playing out nationwide as the new school year begins. Congress is still far from finished negotiating the federal budget for the 2027-28 school year. High-stakes midterm elections could reshape…...