The 74
New Gallup survey of 14- to 29-year-olds shows growing misgivings from a generation poised to enter higher education and a workforce changed by AI.
Chalkbeat
Colorado lawmakers avoided major cuts to K-12, early childhood, and higher education funding in next year’s budget proposal despite an overall shortfall of more than $1.2 billion.
Fordham Institute
The current system of residential assignment carries a lot of baggage. It also forces families into boxes where their largest investments (i.e., homes) are intrinsically tied to a single public school.
Chalkbeat
A lawsuit filed against Denver Public Schools by one of the deans shot by a student at East High School in 2023 will move forward, a judge has ruled.
Pagosa Daily Post
Charter school students account for more than 15% of Colorado’s public K-12 enrollment, but advocates say that many charters get far less from local voter initiatives meant to fund construction than the share of students they serve.
The 74
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday morning in a birthright citizenship case that, if decided in the government’s favor, could render thousands more children undocumented — and stateless — at the same moment conservative forces are trying to undo those students’ right to a free public education.
Nashville Banner
Tennessee may soon have religious charter schools under legislation advancing at the General Assembly that could provoke a legal battle over whether charter schools are indeed public schools.
Chalkbeat
How do Colorado schools plan to help students who face the most challenges succeed? A bill progressing in the Colorado Capitol would require each school to answer that question by adopting a plan and then posting it online for its community to see.
Fordham Institute
At this year’s SXSW EDU conference, the startup Apprentos stole the show, winning the “Launch Competition” with a slick pitch promising to “de-risk” apprenticeships for employers.
Lisa Gonsalves, a highly respected education and nonprofit leader, continues to make a profound impact through her visionary leadership, strategic expertise, and unwavering commitment to community advancement.
Oklahoma Voice
Legal efforts to found the nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma have reignited, with a rejected Jewish charter school and a former U.S. congressman filing a lawsuit against the state Tuesday.
The 74
School hiring processes play a crucial role in determining the racial demographics of the American teacher workforce — including by putting non-white teaching candidates at an apparent disadvantage — according to a study released in February.
The 74
If you spend enough time in public schools, you start to notice a pattern: Every year, districts warn of another round of cuts, another school closing, another program squeezed out of existence.
The 74
States receiving federal literacy grants would have to follow the science of reading, under a bill the House education committee passed Tuesday.
Colorado Sun
From school funding to teacher housing to protecting the civil rights of students with disabilities, legislators are debating education bills.
I remember when I first learned about DSST. I was working for the High Tech High Learning Network in the early 2000s. The network consisted of extraordinary schools across the country, many of which are still open and doing great things with kids.
GJ Sentinel
It was about an hour into the discussion Tuesday evening when school board member Shane Daly suggested a phone call be made.
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