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Fordham Institute
For generations, the traditional public school has been a bedrock institution in American life. But recent developments suggest that this model is undergoing a stress test like never before, exacerbated by the recent cratering of student achievement.

Liberty Common
Neenan Archistruction, a leading design-build firm known for its innovative construction solutions, and Liberty Common School, a Fort Collins charter-public school focused on the Core Knowledge Curriculum and classically oriented education, have announced the groundbreaking of a new campus for its junior-high students.

The 74
Josie Defreese’s first days as a high school English teacher last year were a little chaotic. Graduating from college just weeks before, Defreese took a job at Beech Grove High School in a diverse Indianapolis suburb, replacing two teachers in a row who had quit.

Forbes
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will decide the fate of what could be the nation’s first religious charter school.

The League speaks with Author Diane Sweeney in the Book Nook, a portion of the 2025 Colorado Charter Schools Annual Conference.

Chalkbeat
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took an unpublicized tour of a New York City charter school last Friday, her first official visit to a K-12 school since taking office.

The 74
Americans want civics — even the role of diverse teaching force could face civil rights investigationspolitically charged topics like immigration and gun control — taught in school.

NPR
President Trump is expected to issue an executive action as early as Thursday calling on Education Secretary Linda McMahon to "take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education," according to a draft of the action obtained by NPR.

Chalkbeat
On a cloudy, cold Tuesday morning, a cluster of teachers and community activists in Newark chanted “Stop the cuts!” as they stood in their coats outside an elementary school that serves the district’s students with disabilities.

NPR
On Monday, the Republican-led Senate voted to confirm Linda McMahon as the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.

White House
In welcoming new Americans, a policy of encouraging the learning and adoption of our national language will make the United States a shared home and empower new citizens to achieve the American dream.

Fordham Institute
A new report from the Collaborative for Student Success aims to refocus attention on the “honesty gap” in the wake of the latest (and disastrous) NAEP results.

Center Square
The Colorado House Education Committee passed a bipartisan bill Wednesday requiring all public schools to have a policy on cellphones.

EdWeek
Over 80 percent of America’s children attend one of the nearly 100,000 public schools across the country.

Chalkbeat
Schools that take steps to enroll more students of color in selective programs or to hire a more racially diverse teaching force could face civil rights investigations under the Trump administration — even if they’re using criteria other than race to achieve those goals.

The 74
After weeks of closure rumors and President Donald Trump pushing to shutter the U.S. Department of Education “immediately,” his education secretary nominee Thursday offered the strongest statement so far that the fate of the agency rests with Congress.

Young voices made a big impact at the State Capitol while inspiring their educators along the way.

The 74
Focusing on student outcome data, as my board did in Albuquerque, can shift the conversation and drive improvements in academic performance.

CharterFolk
Much of the debate about religious charter schools has centered on whether it is constitutional for states to prohibit them. I’d like to ask a different question: Is it a good idea?

CPR
In reading and math, Colorado students outpace the rest of the country. That's according to the latest national report card. While that’s good news, challenges remain, from tackling absenteeism to uncertainty around the new presidential administration.

The 74
Despite the fiery rhetoric, President Donald Trump’s push to eliminate a Department of Education he accuses of abusing “taxpayer dollars to indoctrinate America’s youth” comes down, appropriately, to civics and math.

Chalkbeat
Colorado residents are still the most educated in the nation, but Massachusetts now shares the top spot, according to a report released last week.

The Gazette
Experts estimate that one in five children have dyslexia, a neurological disability that affects a person’s aptitude for reading, writing and spelling — and presents greater challenges for success in school.