Bill to allow publicly funded charter schools in South Dakota narrowly advances

The 74
Nearly six years after the start of the COVID pandemic, nearly one in four U.S. schoolchildren has received tutoring, according to a new, wide-ranging survey of more than 23,000 parents, 60% of whom say they strongly support offering the service for free to students who fall behind.

Hechinger Report
For two decades, New York City’s small high schools stood out as one of the nation’s most ambitious — and controversial — urban education reforms. Now, a long-term study provides a clearer picture of their successes and disappointments.

The Gazette
News reports confirm what many school districts already know: public school enrollment in Colorado is steadily declining. The state lost roughly 10,000 public school students in just the past year, part of a multi-year trend now playing out nationwide.

K-12 Dive
The FY 26 funding measure provides specific guardrails for allocated grant money at the Education Department.

CDE
CDE is asking community members to share feedback on proposed revisions to the State's Academic Standards for high school math.

Chalkbeat
Colorado Senate lawmakers gave crucial approval Monday to a bill that would update the state’s “red flag” gun laws to allow K-12 schools to request that someone’s guns be temporarily confiscated.