Government
Michigan expands school meal program to include nonpublic schoolsA $22.9 billion state education budget for Michigan includes an increase in funding for free school meals to private schools in addition to public schools. With a $400,000 addition to cover… Read More
Public Education
Wisconsin homeschooling outpaces public, private school enrollmentEven as the Badger State’s public-school enrollment dropped this academic year, researchers have been at a loss to explain why homeschooling is the “fastest growing… Read More
Public Education
Chicago Public Schools may ‘effectively shut down’ this month without short-term financing, superintendent warnsIn the latest financial fiasco to beset Chicago Public Schools, the district’s CEO warned parents in an email that its school year may not start Aug. 24 as scheduled. Read More
Public Education
Department of Education: Massachusetts district’s explicit survey violated federal privacy lawStudents as young as 11 had their privacy violated through an explicit survey administered by a suburban Boston school district, the U.S. Department of Education has concluded. Read More
Courts
‘Stop stealing our community’s money’: Texas district sues state over school finance policyA disgruntled Texas school district has sued the state over a property tax measure designed to funnel money to lower-income school districts, known as the “Robin Hood” school finance… Read More