Category: Policy And Government
Parents Think Their Kids Are Getting a Good Education. The Public Disagrees.
The rate of U.S. adults who are happy with the quality of K-12 education has hit an all-time low, according […]
October 16, 2025
What Do We Know About the Edtech Services That Watch Students?
Last year, journalism students at Lawrence High School, a public school in Kansas, convinced the district to exempt them from […]
October 14, 2025
Civil Rights Data Collection for Schools Resumes, With Changes on Gender and Discipline
In a year so far characterized by massive federal funding and staff cuts, education data groups breathed a sigh of […]
October 6, 2025
How the Supreme Court Is Remolding Education in 2025
With many eyes on the Trump administration’s incendiary attempts to shutter the Department of Education and effectively dismantle public education, […]
September 29, 2025
The World’s Classrooms Are Short 44 Million Teachers
When educators gathered in Chile for the UNESCO World Summit on Teachers this summer, they convened to discuss solutions to […]
September 25, 2025
Two Moms and Trump’s Head Start Rule: Child Care Shortages Meet Anti-Immigrant Politics
Solangel, a Venezuelan immigrant, is the mother of a 7-year-old who blossomed at the Head Start preschool program he attended […]
September 19, 2025
How Much Freedom Do Teachers Have in the Classroom? In 2025, It’s Complicated.
A teacher’s classroom setup can reveal a lot about their approach to learning. April Jones, who is a ninth grade […]
September 15, 2025
How Schools Are Helping Students Feel Safe Enough to Attend Amid Immigration Raids
From parents’ fraught decisions over whether they can safely send their children to class to reports of districts losing families […]
September 12, 2025
Head Start Funding Is on Track for Approval. It Still May Not Be Enough.
The funding and overall future of Head Start — which helps low-income families with child development and family support services […]
September 3, 2025