Opinion
Op-Ed: Missouri doesn’t need more expensive education system, it needs better oneFor the past 18 months, I have had the honor of serving on Missouri’s School Funding Modernization Task Force. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve alongside a… Read More
Public Education
Instead of bewailing enrollment decline, school districts should focus on student success, analysts sayFour school districts across the nation have led the way in prioritizing student outcomes over declining enrollment – and more should follow their example, a report… Read More
Public Education
‘Pandora’s box has been opened’: How foreign funding has flooded into American K-12 educationOrganizations from several countries in tension with the U.S. have poured more than $25 million into American K-12 education since 2009, according to a new report from the Foundation… Read More
Public Education
Analysis: Multiple reports show educators confuse technology engagement with student engagementAn NBC News report investigating how schools are increasingly relying on YouTube for instruction highlights tensions over what learning engagement really means. Those tensions increasingly point to… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia’s half-full schools could house North Dakota public-school population, report findsWest Virginia schools have enough empty seats to accommodate all of North Dakota’s public school students, a recent report concluded. Yet public school spending in The… Read More
Public Education
More students with disabilities enroll in school choice programs than in traditional public schools, report findsChildren with disabilities are just as likely, if not more likely, to attend private schools as public schools, according to new research countering a decades-long objection… Read More
Public Education
New Hampshire reminds public schools to serve school choice studentsThe New Hampshire Department of Education issued a technical advisory reminding public schools to allow Education Freedom Account (EFA) students access to curricular and co-curricular programs. Read More
Public Education
Virginia school district board calls for more accountability after multiple arrests, resignations concerning suspected child abuseA chastened school district board in Virginia unanimously passed a resolution Thursday calling for greater accountability and transparency after a series of arrests and resignations over alleged failures to… Read More
Public Education
Expanding educational freedom: School choice allows families to mix and match school environments, research showsIn the past, choosing a K-12 school seemed like a binary choice: public or private. But now, American families aren’t just exercising school choice to attend charter,… Read More
Public Education
Georgia school bars male student from homecoming queen race under Title IXA male student who identifies as female is pushing back after his Georgia high school refused to let him run for homecoming queen. Riley Williams, the trans-identifying… Read More
Public Education
Study: Boston busing program ‘remarkably successful’ in boosting college attendance, graduationsPeer pressure can have positive effects when it comes to college attendance rates, one study concludes – even using something as simple as a bus ride to suburban Boston… Read More
Public Education
‘Put students ahead of systems’: Wisconsin policy experts tackle state’s stagnant K-12 educationAs public school enrollment continues to decline, Wisconsin’s education reformers are promoting practical changes to improve public and private education alike. The Wisconsin Institute for Law &… Read More
Public Education
Minneapolis parents threaten to leave district over proposed school closuresMinneapolis Public Schools (MPS) is facing pushback over proposals to close up to 16 schools in an effort to address dwindling enrollment. “There’s not a lot of… Read More
Public Education
2 dead, including 10th grader, in Florida school bus crashTwo people are dead and a third person is in critical condition following a multivehicle crash involving a school bus in Central Florida Monday morning. According to media… Read More
Public Education
Teachers’ unions urge Connecticut to reject Trump’s federal school choice programTeachers’ unions in Connecticut continue to mobilize against Trump’s federal school choice program, despite advocates saying there is “no downside.” The National Education Association and American Federation of… Read More
Courts
California teachers’ union sues Newsom administration for underfunding public educationCalifornia’s largest teachers’ union has accused Gov. Gavin Newsom of illegally withholding public school funding in a new lawsuit. The California Teachers Association (CTA) filed a… Read More
Public Education
School choice isn’t to blame for public school closures, study findsAs school choice has grown in popularity, its opponents have been quick to blame it for public school closures. In 2025, the Southern Poverty Law Center argued… Read More
Opinion
Right-sizing staffing is an alternative to closing schools in Kansas(The Sentinel) – Olathe, Kansas’ proposed closure of six schools for budgetary reasons has understandably upset many parents. Fortunately, closing schools isn’t the only option available to the Olathe school… Read More
Opinion
Op-ed: Grade inflation allegations remind us why parents, not teachers, should primarily drive their children’s educationA school district has made headlines for all the wrong reasons – namely, that teachers have been facing administrative pressure to inflate students’ grades against their professional standards. Read More
Public Education
San Antonio district ponders closing 16 more schools amid strained enrollment, budget shortfallTo address a budget deficit of more than $20 million, one San Antonio district is taking steps toward closing “at least four campuses” or as many as 16 by… Read More