States
Education news, analysis, and opinion about state education policy, officials, and advocacy.
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.
States Opinion Voters Have a Message for Lawmakers About Education: Stop the BlameEducation policy can feel more partisan than ever, but there are a few things most voters agree on.
States Oklahoma Takes Step to Require Parents to Provide Schools Proof of CitizenshipLeaders in at least three states have made efforts to collect data on undocumented students, or outright ban them.
States Opinion The Age of 'Adulthood' Varies by State. This Matters for Your StudentsStates set different limits on when kids can do different things. What does this mean for education?
States Which States Require the Most—and Least—Instructional Time? Find OutThere's no national policy dictating how much time students must attend classes each year. That leads to wide variation by state.
States More States Are Testing the Limits Around Religion in Public SchoolsA wave of state policies mixing public education and religion are challenging the church-state divide in public schools.
States A State Changed Anti-Bias Guidelines for Teachers After a Lawsuit. Will Others?The lawsuit filed by a conservative law firm took issue with state guidelines on examining biases and diversifying curriculum.
States In Deep-Red Florida, Voters Reject Partisan School Board RacesFlorida voters rejected a constitutional amendment to make school board races partisan.
States Democrat Defeats a State Schools Chief Candidate Who Called for Public ExecutionsA candidate's past calls for Democrats' executions thrust one of this year's four state superintendent races into the national spotlight.
States The Number of States That Require Schools to Teach Cursive Is GrowingHere are the states that require schools to teach cursive handwriting.
States 5 Ways You Didn't Know the Election Will Affect K-12 SchoolsVoters will weigh ballot items that affect funding for electric school buses, tax revenue for state education budgets, and more.
States Oklahoma GOP Lawmakers Demand Investigation of Education ChiefThey have concerns about Ryan Walters' stewardship of federal and state funds and his transparency on meetings and open-records requests.
States Some School Workers Now Get Unemployment Over the Summer. Here's How It WorksDistricts are scrambling as some states now allow non-instructional school employees to collect summer unemployment checks.
