Schools Scramble as Budget Cuts Force Reset of Free Lunch Programs
As baking and pastry instructors at Musselman High School in West Virginia, Rachel Nauman and Allison McClintock understand how nutrition affects learning.…
“I remember being young and hungry, and I couldn’t imagine going out t…
At her school, that’s not an issue.
Thanks to the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program, schools a…
US judge strikes down Education Department’s anti-DEI grant policy
A federal judge on Thursday struck down a policy that was adopted early in US President Donald Trump’s administration that required the US Department of Education to terminate millions of dollars in grants funding diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.…
US District Judge Angel Kelley in Boston ruled, opens new tab in favo…
The judge said the policy provided no discernible criteria for what p…
The department also failed to consider how canceling the grants would…
Ohio Reading Scores Rise. Is the Science of Reading Working?
Ohio students’ reading scores rose slightly last school year, the first the science of reading was mandated, but it’s too soon to say whether the phonics-based lessons are making a difference.…
About 63 percent of Ohio third graders — the grade educators have long…
Statewide reading proficiency also rose for all grades combined, as di…
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The Night Shift: Inside One Provider’s After-Hours Childcare Program
New York At 10:30 p.m.on a Monday in the Bronx, it’s bedtime for many children.But at Juana Grisel Peña’s apartment, 2-year-old Brandon is just arriving.…
Peña, who goes by Grisel, greets him with a hug as he joins three othe…
(The 74 is using the children’s first names only to protect their priv…
) The four children are spending the evening at Al Despertar, a licens…
Trump proposal could shift child care subsidies to stay-at-home parents
Bonnie Albrecht’s path to accessing a government child care assistance program was long (the Texas mother spent nearly two years on a waitlist) and bureaucratic (involving seven pay stubs and countless phone calls).…
Edythe Smith, who lives in Syracuse, New York, juggled full time work …
Barbara Aranda had to call out from her job in Austin so often that sh…
The three women have two things in common: All of them spent at least …
Opinion: New York Must Not Abandon Regents Exams Without a Better Measure of Readiness
The Board of Regents took another dangerous step this week: one that could leave New York’s 1 million high school and middle school students less prepared for college and the workforce.…
The discussion on NY Inspires, the state’s ambitious plan to overhaul …
Students will still take the exams, administered since 1865, to meet f…
Minneapolis Public Schools proposes closing schools amid budget challenges
The Minneapolis school district this week revealed a proposal to address its longstanding budget issues by consolidating programs, redrawing attendance boundaries and moving thousands of students to different schools.…
As many as 16 buildings could lose their current academic programming …
District officials said the buildings could potentially be used for ot…
The district estimates the proposals would affect between 12 percent a…
Microschool Students Keep Pace Academically on National Test, New Data Shows
Students attending microschools are progressing at the same rate as their peers nationally and sometimes a whole lot faster than expected, even though parents often choose such programs because their kids have disabilities or other significant challenges, new data shows.…
From fall 2025 to spring 2026, about 400 students from 27 schools made…
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Money, Ads and Star Power: The Push to Remake College Sports
Money, Ads and Star Power: The Push to Remake College Sports Josh Moody Thu, 09/17/2026 - 03:00 AM As the Senate proposes sweeping changes for college sports, universities and the NCAA are throwing their support behind the bill.…