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Trump Cut Their Education Grants. Here’s What Happened Next
Grantees whose work ground to a halt last year lament broken promises and abandoned projects.
Reading & Literacy
Middle Schoolers' Reading Scores Are Still Stuck at Post-Pandemic Lows
New data shows that the lowest-performing students are falling the furthest behind.
Curriculum
High Costs Keep 12.6 Million Kids Out of Summer Programs, Report Finds
The Afterschool Alliance recommends greater public and private funding of summer programs.
English Learners
These States Now Offer Tests for English Learners in Their Native Languages
Native language assessments can help capture English learners' academic knowledge.
School & District Management
Opinion
How Principals Can Start School With a Smile
Here are five ways to stay positive and focus on morale this year.
Federal
Trump Overhaul Could Gut Head Start Preschool Standards
The plan would shrink Head Start's 100-plus pages of regulations to about a dozen.
How a District Stopped Relying on 'One-and-Done' Professional Development
As its population of English learners grew, a district invested in coaching and co-teaching.
Lessons Learned About Effective Professional Development for Principals
The best professional development for principals has a lot in common with the best PD for teachers.
When Should Schools Make Time for PD? What Educators—and Families—Think
Educators see in-service and early-release days as practical times for PD. Families don't always agree.
A Federal Fund for Professional Development Is Clouded by Uncertainty
President Trump has repeatedly proposed axing the feds' biggest investment in professional development.
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Spotlight on What Works: How District Leaders Are Redefining Student Readiness
See how districts are balancing college prep, career pathways, AI, and academic rigor to prepare students for success.
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Spotlight on the New Playbook for Professional Learning: Coaching, Collaboration, and Technology
Learn how sustained, collaborative PD, high-quality instructional materials, and emerging AI tools are reshaping educator learning.
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Spotlight on the Future of Special Education: Compliance, Data, and Transformation
Special ed is evolving fast, driven by compliance, data, accessible tech, and smarter supports for students with disabilities.
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Special Education
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Inside a Summer School Program for Special Education Students
Academic support offered between school years is especially important for students with learning differences.
School & District Management
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Two Principals, One Agenda: Keep Kids Safe From Immigration Action
Two principals talk to Education Week about how to work through the fear and chaos of ICE action.
Early Childhood
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How Play Carts Can Transform Early Education
Play carts make it easy to follow Connecticut’s play-based learning mandate.
Early Childhood
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A Charter School Finds 'Looping' Strategy Benefits Youngest Students
Capital City Public Charter School, the first parent-founded charter school in the nation’s capital, takes a unique approach to early learning.
Artificial Intelligence
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What AI Use Guidelines Should Look Like for Schools
Many teachers say they are not getting good guidance on how to use AI responsibly and effectively.
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Should K-12 Vendors Reach Out to Districts For Feedback After Losing An RFP?
New EdWeek Market Brief survey data explores whether records requests, phone calls, or other outreach after the buying process ends hurts a vendor relationship.
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What Education Products Do Students Say are Worth Using? We Asked Them
Students share about what they value in the products they use, where those tools fall short, and how companies can better design for end users.
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New York’s K-12 Market: Districts Face New Policies, Priorities, and Pressures
School districts are facing new graduation requirements, a push for evidence-based literacy, and new financial pressures.
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K-12 Dealmaking
Engage2learn Acquires Instructional Coaching Group; DeweyLearn Raises $5M Series A
AI literacy-focused company Imagi also raised $4.5 million in its seed round, including from angel investor Will.i.am.
- LeadershipSchool Climate & Safety How One State's Schools Are Updating Policies to Fight AI DeepfakesIllinois has updated school cyberbullying laws to include AI deepfakes, pushing for prevention and support.
There Are Already More U.S. Measles Cases This Year Than in All of 20252026 has easily become the United States' worst year for measles since 1991.A New Tool Can Predict Absenteeism—Before It's ChronicA researcher-made tool takes student data into account to predict the risk of chronic absences.Policy & PoliticsFederal Senate Panel Advances Bill to Block Much of Trump Admin.’s Ed. Dept. DismantlingThe bill pushes back, but only partially, against Trump's efforts to end the 46-year-old department.
Vast Majority of Students Could Qualify for Trump's School Choice ProgramAlthough most students are expected to be eligible, four factors will shape its ultimate size.Wisconsin's Appeals Court Overturns Ruling That Had Restored Collective Bargaining PowerUnions are expected to appeal, sending the case to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which is controlled by liberal justices.Teaching & LearningMathematics Tracker Which States Are Overhauling Math Education? See Our TrackerOur tracker follows and summarizes states legislation shaping math teaching, instruction, and intervention.
Why Boys Start Kindergarten Behind GirlsKindergarten readiness data tell us that gender gaps start as soon as school does.How Well Are Schools Preparing Students for an AI-Driven World? Teens Weigh InMost teens say they learn best when they can apply what they're learning to real-world situations.TechnologyArtificial Intelligence School Pauses Plan to Deploy AI Robot Teacher After BacklashA district hit pause amid worries over data privacy and the developer's ties to a sex robot company.
Most Kids Use AI Chatbots, Some Seeking Advice on Sensitive TopicsA new survey of young people highlights how they use AI chatbots and their experience with deepfakes.How Much Time Are Students Spending on Tech in Classrooms?Schools are wrestling with the backlash against students' classroom screen time.
