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Gov. Ron DeSantis and LGBTQ groups have both claimed that the settlement is a win.

The Assembly Education Committee cleared a raft of bills that address teacher recruitment and retention.

Anunció la semana pasada que este plan presupuestario cubriría completamente financiar los distritos K-12 del estado.

Enrollment in the city’s public schools still remains about 9% below pre-pandemic levels.

The governor says his proposed school aid would, for the first time, fully fund districts that have gone underfunded for years, including Newark.

The Summer Youth Employment Program has for decades provided the city’s youth with paid opportunities to explore potential career pathways over the summer.

During Tuesday’s budget address, Murphy proposed more money for K-12 public schools, marking the largest investment to schools in the state’s history.

Three new national studies find that teachers are self-censoring at high rates, and that students and teachers are more comfortable talking about race in school than LGBTQ issues.

Federal officials announced a temporary solution to help students whose parents lack a Social Security number complete the FAFSA. But lawmakers say a permanent fix is needed.

By declining to hear the case, the Supreme Court leaves intact admissions policies that aim to increase diversity at selective high schools. But other legal challenges may be in store.

Lawmakers discussed how Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposals could impact schools across the state at a budget hearing Thursday.

Some observers remain skeptical about whether recent public hearings will sway negotiations over mayoral control in NYC.

The right-wing group’s visit to the Upper East Side attracted the ire of locals.

Nearly three months after Thomas Luna was unanimously chosen to fill a vacancy on the Newark school board, a legal analysis found that he should have been sworn in during the November board meeting.

Her support for mayoral control follows heavy critique from New York City educators at a series of recent public hearings.

A guide on how to keep up with education issues in the Colorado legislature.

An analysis from the University of Chicago Crime Lab found 1 in 5 of more than 2,000 youth contacted participated.