Vermont’s plan to redraw districts to cope with declining enrollment highlights mixed research and fierce community resistance.
Over 2,100 schools in 26 states have adopted shorter weeks, mostly in rural districts seeking teacher retention and budget relief.
A statewide shift follows new laws restricting intense simulations and growing recognition that realistic drills can confuse young children and trigger unnecessary anxiety.
School districts have made some headway in addressing the national shortage of school bus drivers, but there still aren’t as many drivers as there were in 2019, according to a new study.
Facing a decadelong steady decline in small meat processors, Montana’s agricultural education efforts aim to teach the “dying art” of butchering.
A Kentucky teachers union is calling on Fayette County Public Schools to follow Cincinnati’s lead with designated “Safe Sleep Lots” as housing insecurity among students persists.
By automating tasks like lesson planning, grading and progress tracking, classrooms in North Dakota are freeing up instructor hours.
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.
New testing standards, staffing strains, and persistent absenteeism are testing the sustainability of the state’s post-pandemic academic rebound.
Nationally, fourth grade students’ reading scores have been sliding for a long time. But in the past five years, Louisiana has seen strong improvements.
Education technology has a history of failure. It will take years — and a lot of humility, experimentation and assessment — to learn whether artificial intelligence’s classroom benefits outweigh its negative effects.
The County Council is considering scrapping a mid-century ordinance once used to curb gambling among minors.
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.
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