OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Department of Education has discontinued a federal program that funded third meals in public schools that operate with extended hours. State Superintendent Lindel Fields said the U.S. Department of Agriculture encouraged his administration to end the program. The federal agency said the discontinuation is “essential for upholding program integrity […]
As a new school year kicks off across North Dakota, student technology use is top of mind for education leaders and lawmakers with new policies being floated for the 2027 legislative session. Participants in a recent survey of more than 2,200 North Dakotans said they think technology access is important to supporting teaching and learning. […]
Kim Bleier understands why screens became “a huge piece of the educational narrative” in the darkest depths of the COVID-19 remote learning era. They were essential to education itself. But Bleier, a Concord High School social studies teacher, wishes students had left some of that technology behind when they returned to the classroom. Instead, the […]
A federal judge has dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit targeting a Minneapolis Public Schools policy that shields teachers of color from seniority-based layoffs. In his ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz wrote that the policy — adopted in 2022 to help end a 14-day Minneapolis Federation of Teachers strike — does raise […]
(The Center Square) – California educators say the $2.4 billion in special education funding that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law will increase per-pupil funding by nearly $500 a student in the program.
This November, Hoosier voters will see something new on their ballots. For the first time, school board candidates may appear with a party affiliation beside their names. The Indiana State Teachers Association opposed this change. We believed then, and still believe now, that decisions about local schools should be centered on students, educators and communities […]
SHREVEPORT, La. — Thousands of students across Caddo Parish head back to the classroom Monday morning to mark the official start of the 2026-2027 school year.
New restrictions on when school boards can ask voters to raise or renew property tax levies led a record 38 Indiana public school districts to place referendums totaling around $500 million on the November ballot. Public school advocates anticipated anywhere from 45 to 100 districts would pursue referendums to pay for construction, safety or operating […]
Topline: Since 2019, school districts across 24 states and Puerto Rico have lost $225 million to fraud confirmed by the U.S. Department of Education inspector general’s semiannual report to Congress. No more than $67 million has been recovered.
