State officials hope to cut chronic absenteeism by 50 percent within five years as schools experiment with mentoring, family outreach and more engaging classroom models.
As financial pressures mount, many rural systems are compressing their calendars — sparking debate over trade-offs in learning time and family burdens.
In Virginia, lottery income funds about 10 percent of the K-12 budget. Economic fears are leading residents to play less.
A proposal to open education savings accounts to every student mirrors recent legislation in Arkansas and Alabama but raises new concerns over accountability and equity.
California is set to adopt the nation’s first legal definition of ultra-processed foods, part of a growing red-blue wave targeting additives, dyes and school meals as childhood obesity rises.
Kindergarten readiness and degree attainment are improving, yet literacy challenges, soaring tuition and student well-being concerns continue to weigh on the system.
Ryan Walters departs amid clashes with the governor, controversies over TV displays and academic battles.
Fewer open positions stem from budget cuts and disappearing federal relief funds, not from solving the state’s chronic recruitment and retention challenges.
High school students’ math and reading proficiency levels are the lowest in decades. Only rigorous accountability and proven improvement strategies can turn that around.
With nearly $7 billion in K-12 support delayed, districts are bracing for cuts to staff, programs and student services.
Starting pay must be at least 62 percent of average district pay. That’s lifted morale and reduced vacancies in Billings by 70 percent.
Average performance in both subjects has fallen to the lowest levels in nearly 20 years, with nearly half of seniors scoring below basic in math.
State law requires immunizations for a number of diseases such as measles and polio, but Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to introduce a “big medical freedom package” to end those rules.
In response to high pedestrian fatalities and chronic congestion, a state plan will pay for improvements near schools throughout the state.
Student enrollment has plunged by 27 percent in the last decade but campuses and staffing remain largely intact, stretching resources and budgets.
The new Education Freedom Scholarship provides $7,295 per student, compared to $7,023 through the state’s public school formula.
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