Chicago charter scandal involves possible E-Rate fraud

A network responsible for four schools funded by taxpayers is under investigation for defrauding the government to the tune of $5 million dollars.

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 17, 2015

Is a shorter school week harmful to students?

In Idaho, 9% of the total K-12 student population is involved in an experiment allowing them to attend school for four longer days a week instead of five.

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 17, 2015

Mapping project illuminates NYC school segregation

Researchers from The New School found that racially mixed neighborhoods don't necessarily equate to diverse schools.

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 17, 2015

New York Regents postpone test-based teacher evals

New York state test results and student performance will not be used to evaluate teacher quality for four years.

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 16, 2015

Businessman Morath appointed Texas ed commissioner

Critics say the state's new ed chief previously attempted to turn the Dallas Independent School District into a 'home-rule' charter district.

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 16, 2015

US high school grad rate hits unprecedented 82%

New statistics from the Department of Education also show narrowing achievement gaps.

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 16, 2015

Debate emerges over different responses to threats in LA and NYC

One fact that stood out to New York officials was 'Allah' was spelled with a lowercase 'a.' Los Angeles was weighing the recent mass shooting in San Bernardino, CA, that killed 14 people.

By Deborah Barrington • Dec. 16, 2015

Ohio charters under scrutiny still owe $6M in misspent tax dollars

A compilation of state audits shows that 40 of the state's charters "collectively have failed to repay" the funds.

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 15, 2015

Chicago teachers eye spring walkout

The Chicago Teachers Union has voted to strike, with March named as the earliest possible date for a walkout. 

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 15, 2015

Maine charters see above-average special ed enrollment

Maine charter schools boast double the average ratio of special ed students mixed into their general population.

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 14, 2015

ESSA reformulates, cuts teacher quality funds

Signed into law last week, the law will likely result in cuts to the $2.3 billion state teacher quality grants program. 

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 14, 2015

San Bernardino school police arrest 30K students since 2005

Among the soaring number of students arrested by the county's school police, almost 10,000 arrests were for the vague charge 'disturbing the peace.'

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 14, 2015

The controversy behind ESSA's Pay for Success initiative

Critics of the provision see a for-profit 'money-making scheme.'

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 14, 2015

King's challenges, ESSA, and Hour of Code: The week's most-read education news

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By Roger Riddell • Dec. 11, 2015

In New York, task force recommends scrapping Common Core

Recommendations ask the state not to use its test scores to evaluate teachers through the 2018-19 school year, so that new standards and tests can be created. 

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 10, 2015

Survey finds education funding below recession levels

According to a new survey, Arizona, Alabama and Idaho made the biggest cuts.

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 10, 2015

Ed tech funding gets a push with ESSA block grants

States and districts will be able to use the block-grants to fund tech initiatives and blended learning in the classroom.

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 10, 2015

8 major challenges acting ed secretary John King will face in 2016

King takes office Jan. 1 as acting secretary of education, and the stakes are high in K-12 and higher education as the Obama presidency winds down.

By Tara García Mathewson • Dec. 10, 2015

Every Student Succeeds Act signed into law

President Barack Obama praised the bipartisan effort behind the bill, calling the signing "a Christmas miracle." 

By Roger Riddell • Dec. 10, 2015

New supervisor standards can help school principals shine

The Council of Chief State School Officers has released a new set of eight standards for guiding school principals’ supervisors. 

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 10, 2015

Pennsylvania Senate passes school pension overhaul

Some in the state, like the AFL-CIO, strongly criticize the plan, calling it 'awful' and saying it 'reeks of hypocrisy.'

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 10, 2015

Parents paying public school consultants to handpick schools

A new trend shows that upper-middle-class families have begun hiring professionals to give them advice on picking city schools for their children.

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 10, 2015

Critics take issue with ESSA's 'teacher academy' provisions

Some say the new ed law lacks a blueprint for state regulatory oversight and may lower quality standards for teachers.

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 10, 2015

Senate passes Every Student Succeeds Act

The bill, which replaces the much-maligned No Child Left Behind, is expected to be signed into law by President Barack Obama.

By Roger Riddell • Dec. 9, 2015

Disproportionate discipline impacts students as young as 3

New data in Washington state shows a significant discipline gap between how black students and their peers are treated, even for the nation's youngest students.

By Erin McIntyre • Dec. 9, 2015