States
Education news, analysis, and opinion about state education policy, officials, and advocacy.
States Christianity Is Ramping Up in Public Schools. Where Is This Headed?A wave of measures infusing religion in public schools isn't letting up, with an agreeable U.S. Supreme Court and executive branch.
States What's Behind a Legislative Push for Prayer and Bible Study in Public SchoolsA Texas bill would allow schools to set aside time for students to pray and study the Bible or other religious texts.
States What Happened to Oklahoma's Effort to Count Undocumented Students?State leaders ended the possibility of a rule change that would have required proof of citizenship in school enrollment.
States What States Can Learn from Tennessee’s Fight Over Undocumented StudentsLegislative action challenging undocumented students' right to a free, public education hit a snag in Tennessee.
States Oklahoma Will Cut Funding to Districts That Don't Sign Trump's Anti-DEI PledgeThe state says it will withhold federal funds from districts that don't sign a Trump administration DEI pledge.
States 'Illegal' DEI: See Which States Told Trump Their Schools Don't Use ItEducation Week tracked state responses to an April 2025 Education Department request for states and schools to certify they don't use DEI.
States Opinion How One State Improved Its NAEP ScoresLouisiana's state schools chief discusses the importance of reading and math instruction and "letting teachers teach."
States Lawmakers Want to Fix Student Absenteeism With Ice Cream Parties, Data, and MoreState lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills aiming to make school attendance a priority.
States Oklahoma Asks Trump for Sweeping Flexibility in How It Spends School FundingThe request is one of several already made or in the works that will test the flexibility of the Trump administration.
States Opinion Trump Wants to Send Education 'Back to the States.' Are States Even Ready?The federal government has often led the way in reform, and only some states have shown the capacity to take over.
States Trump Admin. Gives Maine 10 Days to Bar Trans Athletes—or Risk School FundingThe finding of a Title IX violation is a test case of the president's use of federal funds as a cudgel for compliance with executive orders.
States Tracker Which States Are Challenging Undocumented Students’ Right to Free Education?States are reviving efforts to challenge the 1982 Plyler v. Doe ruling that guarantees undocumented students a free, public education.
States Trump’s Cuts to Ed. Spending Will Hit Efforts to Improve Reading and Math. Here’s HowThe Ed. Dept. said federally funded centers were “forcing radical agendas.” State officials say they helped foster academic improvement.
States Does Title IX Exclude Trans Girls? A State's Defiance of Trump Could Produce an AnswerMaine is the subject of three federal probes after its governor told Trump, "we'll see you in court," over transgender athletes.
States Proof of Legal Status to Enroll in an Oklahoma School? It's ComplicatedPublic schools don’t track the number of undocumented students enrolled due to a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision.
