K-12: the districts, classrooms and kids.
Republican Bruce Blakeman on Friday ripped Gov. Kathy Hochul for New York students’ dismal test scores under her watch — vowing to place STEM initiatives at the heart of public education if he wins in November. “You’ve got to elevate our…
Parents expressed outrage at Los Angeles public school officials gathering Thursday to pat themselves on the back over the latest state test scores — even as the majority of LA students still can’t meet basic reading and math standards. An event…
A majority of California students still can’t read or do math at grade level, with new standardized test scores showing little to no gains despite years of efforts to recover from pandemic-era learning losses. Just 49.3% of students met or exceeded…
Students from two Goleta Valley high schools, San Marcos and Dos Pueblos high schools stormed out ahead of a district board meeting. The girls were disciplined, but students and parents claimed their conduct is part of a pattern at Santa…
A sorority scandal has erupted at one of America’s most notorious party schools after members accused an outside recruitment adviser of sidelining women of color, sparking a furious showdown inside their California chapter house. Sisters of the Alpha Phi sorority…
Last month, New York City Public Schools announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative artificial intelligence through eighth grade — making it the highest-profile example of a school district policy governing AI in the classroom. But what are the rest of…
Big Apple college-educated residents have a higher unemployment rate than their less-educated peers for the first time in more than a decade, according to labor statistics highlighted by the city comptroller — who suggested AI might be to blame. New Yorkers…
After months of lobbying, Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul backs a federal tax credit that could send millions to Jewish schools and yeshivas; teachers unions and civil rights groups warn the program will divert federal tax revenue from public priorities and…
Embattled New York City Schools boss Kamar Samuels broke with tradition and became the first chancellor to fail to deliver a “State of Our Schools” speech since it was established. The speech was started by former Schools Chancellor David Banks…
Gov. Kathy Hochul is officially opting New York into a federal “education freedom” tax credit scholarship program championed by President Trump that could benefit more than 2.7 million New York public, parochial and private school students — despite opposition from the powerful…