Policy & Politics
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Policy & Politics
Opinion
Who Tops Their Field in the 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Rankings?
A scholar's rank within a discipline may be more telling than their place in the overall rankings.
States
States Are Banning Book Bans. Will It Work?
Approved legislation aims to stop school libraries from removing books for partisan reasons.
States
McMahon Touts Funding Flexibility for Iowa That Falls Short of Trump Admin. Goal
The Ed. Dept. is allowing the state education agency to consolidate small sets of funds from four grants.
Law & Courts
School Sports Case Reaches the Supreme Court at a Fraught Time for Trans Rights
The justices will consider state laws that bar transgender girls from participating in female sports.
Law & Courts
Judge Bars Trump Admin. From Purging DEI Terms From Head Start Funding Requests
The federal judge also prohibited further layoffs of staff from the federal Office of Head Start.
Federal
A Major Democratic Group Thinks This Education Policy Is a Winning Issue
An agenda from center-left Democrats could foreshadow how they discuss education on the campaign trail.
Federal
Opinion
The Federal Government Hasn’t Been Meeting Our Need for Unbiased Ed. Research
Trump’s attacks on data collection are misguided—but that doesn’t mean it was working before.
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Recruitment & Retention
Webinar
EdRecruiter 2026 Survey Results: How School Districts are Finding and Keeping Talent
Discover the latest K-12 hiring trends from EdWeek’s nationwide survey of job seekers and district HR professionals.
Education Funding House Lawmakers Endorse Some—But Not All—of Trump's Education CutsHouse budget writers are proposing to cut Title I funding by nearly $4 billion.
Education Funding State Funding for Schools Is a Mess This Year, Too. Here's WhyThe Trump administration's school funding disruptions have drawn significant attention, but schools are challenged by state budgets, too.
Law & Courts School Board Sues Trump Admin. to Defend Transgender Student PolicyThe lawsuit challenges the Ed. Dept.'s finding that the district violated Title IX.
Federal Letter to the Editor Why Publish Arguments Hostile to Public Education?A reader pushes back against recent essays published in Education Week Opinion in this letter to the editor.
States How This State Is Protecting Undocumented Students’ Right to an EducationIllinois lawmakers passed a bill locally codifying the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Plyler v. Doe.
Education Funding Trump Cancels Dozens of Education Grants—With More Terminations on the HorizonMore than $1 billion in already-awarded grant funding has yet to flow as expected.
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Reading & Literacy
Spotlight
From Decoding to Growth: Every Student’s Journey Forward
This Spotlight highlights what students need to become confident and capable readers, starting with a strong foundation in decoding.
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Law & Courts Supreme Court Won't Take Up Case on District's Gender Transition PolicyThe U.S. Supreme Court declined an appeal from a parents' group contending that a district's policy on gender support plans excludes them.
Law & Courts High Court Won't Review School Admissions Policy That Sought to Boost DiversityThe U.S. Supreme Court refused a case about whether race was unconstitutionally considered in admissions to Boston's selective schools.
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.
Federal 5 Trump Education Priorities for a Second TermWith key players appointed to their cabinet positions, the scaffolding for President-elect Donald Trump's second term is taking shape.
Federal Here's How Much Linda McMahon's Foundation Has Donated to Education CausesThe president-elect's pick for education secretary has long given to education causes through her family foundation.
Law & Courts Supreme Court Case on Medical Care for Trans Youth Could Impact School SportsThe justices weigh a Tennessee law that bars certain medical treatments for transgender minors, with school issues bubbling around the case.
