Education

Opinion: The New Year’s Child Care Freeze: A Primer

A version of this essay originally appeared on Elliot Haspel’s Substack The Fami...

‘Red-State, Blue-State Divide’ Feared After CDC Changes...

Federal health officials’ sweeping decision Monday to overhaul the U.S. childhoo...

Colorado District Teaches Cutting-Edge Skills Needed fo...

The stage was set, the drones were lined up, and education representatives from ...

Opinion: Why Florida Charter Schools Are at Capacity Wh...

As the nation’s K–12 landscape shifts, public charter schools still face a persi...

Education Issues to Watch in Indiana’s 2026 Session

Stricter cellphone bans, more focus on STEM and increased school “efficiency” ar...

Education Dept. Green Lights Iowa’s Block Grant Request

In a small taste of what the Trump administration would like to see nationwide, ...

Falling Enrollment Most Extreme in Wealthy Districts, S...

Years after COVID-related health fears subsided, public school enrollment in Mas...

As School Choice Tax Credit Goes National, the Battle o...

States can now sign up for the new federal tax credit for private school choice,...

Opinion: What Public Schools and Parents Can Learn from...

I spend my time looking at ways to improve public schools. So why have I been fa...

State Oversight of Worst Schools Reduces Arrest Rates f...

Graduates of public schools rated unsatisfactory are less likely to be arrested ...

Child Care Aid Could Run Out by Jan. 31 Due to Trump Fu...

Colorado officials say money that helps 18,000 low-income families pay for child...

Minneapolis Schools Shut Down for 2 Days in Wake of ICE...

Updated January 8, 2026 Minneapolis Public Schools are shut down for the remaind...

Opinion: Fragmenting the U.S. Department of Education C...

Nearly five decades of working in rural schools have taught me that when a syste...

Department of Education to Give Over $208 Million for M...

Department of Education to give more than $208 million in grants for school ment...

L.A. Fires: Schools Mourn Losses, Celebrate Progress on...

A year ago, Tanya Reyes watched in disbelief as the Eaton fire incinerated her A...

Proposed Changes to Provider Pay Could Lead to Child Ca...

For months now, Shannon Hampson has had August 1 etched in her mind.  That day m...