Indiana ed department site hit with second cyber attack

The hackers left a taunting message on the department's homepage after taking the site over twice this week.

By Allie Gross • Nov. 7, 2014

Lawsuit: NYC not meeting special ed students' needs

The city's education department allegedly failed to adhere to state and federal mandates around transitional services.  

By Allie Gross • Nov. 7, 2014

Tennessee seeking parent feedback on education standards

A new site launched by the governor's office will collect parent input on the state's implementation of the Common Core standards.

By Allie Gross • Nov. 7, 2014

Florida's Lake County shoots down 30-minute recess demands

The district announced this week it would require no more than an hour of recess per week.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 5, 2014

How does a later start to the school day benefit students?

The Fairfax County School board recently voted to start its high schools 50 minutes later — a decision based on mounting data on the amount of sleep required by teens.

By Allie Gross • Nov. 5, 2014

Pearson sponsors Ed Week's post-midterm analysis

Education Week is teaming up with Gallup Education to host a post-election event analyzing how results will affect policy in each state.

By Allie Gross • Nov. 5, 2014

Hawaii considers deferring test-based teacher evals

Concerns over fairness are behind the potential delay.

By Allie Gross • Nov. 5, 2014

Torlakson defeats Tuck in run for California ed chief

The tight race was California's most watched, as the two Democrats represented vastly different education platforms.

By Allie Gross • Nov. 5, 2014

Arizona school board removes 'morning after' pill info from bio book

A religious group reportedly took issue with a page of the textbook containing details on a pill for terminating unwanted pregnancies.

By Allie Gross • Nov. 4, 2014

Which states have the highest student-teacher ratios?

The National Center for Education Statistics reports that, on average, America has 16 students to every one public school teacher.  

By Allie Gross • Nov. 4, 2014

Colorado district opts for isolation over expulsion

Center Consolidated School isolates students in a 4-by-6-foot room as an alternative form of punishment.  

By Allie Gross • Nov. 4, 2014

Delaware district outfits teachers with bulletproof whiteboards

The 18-by-20-inch boards can be used as a shield and barrier in the event of a shooting. 

By Allie Gross • Nov. 3, 2014

Tennessee Board of Ed refuses to ditch new AP History curriculum

Conservatives have argued the new curriculum is 'radically revisionist,' leading to previous changes in Texas and Colorado.

By Allie Gross • Nov. 3, 2014

29 states have cut K-12 spending since 2008

Of those states, 14 saw cuts of 10% or more.

By Allie Gross • Nov. 3, 2014

White House to host early ed summit in December

The event will announce which states won $250 million in Preschool Development Grants and $500 million in Early Head Start Child Care Partnership awards.  

By Allie Gross • Oct. 31, 2014

SC lottery audit: State ed department failing to properly disburse funds

The South Carolina Department of Education has failed to properly divvy up $30 million in South Carolina Education Lottery funds to underachieving schools.  

By Allie Gross • Oct. 31, 2014

Cuomo faces backlash after calling education a 'public monopoly'

The New York governor made the comment while promising to overhaul the state's education landscape if he is elected for a second term.  

By Allie Gross • Oct. 31, 2014

Time editor responds to teacher outrage over controversial cover

The magazine's Nov. 3 'Rotten Apples' was taken as an insult by many educators, though the article itself, on teacher tenure, was much more balanced.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 30, 2014

Do states value prisons over schools?

A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that state spending on prisons has dwarfed education since the 1980s.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 30, 2014

These 7 digital resources help integrate arts education into other subjects

Stretched budgets and a focus on testing might be causing cuts to classes like art, drama, and music, but that doesn't mean schools have to abandon these subjects all together.

By Allie Gross • Oct. 30, 2014

Michigan high school diplomas may soon include STEM certification

Two bills could make the state the first to offer STEM certification on diplomas and transcripts.  

By Allie Gross • Oct. 30, 2014

California race could indicate where public currently stands on education

The race for California's superintendent of public instruction pits two Democrats with very different views on education against one another.  

By Allie Gross • Oct. 30, 2014

Teach For America criticism gets meta

A new article examining an internal memo detailing how the organization deals with bad press essentially forces it to respond to bad press.

By Allie Gross • Oct. 30, 2014

Appeals court: New Mexico must provide textbooks, resources to private schools

The court ruled that textbooks are secular and don't violate a constitutional prohibition of state funding from benefiting 'sectarian, denominational or private' schools.

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 29, 2014

ALEC ranks education policy by state

According to right-leaning American Legislative Exchange Council, Indiana has the best education policy in the nation.  

By Allie Gross • Oct. 29, 2014