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Law & Courts
Why It Will Now Be Easier for Educators to Sue Over Job Transfers
The case asked whether transferred employees had to show a 'significant' change in job conditions to sue under Title VII. The court said no.
Education Funding
When There's More Money for Schools, Is There an 'Objective' Way to Hand It Out?
A fight over the school funding formula in Mississippi is kicking up old debates over how to best target aid.
Education Funding
Explainer
How Can Districts Get More Time to Spend ESSER Dollars? An Explainer
Districts can get up to 14 additional months to spend ESSER dollars on contracts—if their state and the federal government both approve.
Law & Courts
States Direct Districts to Defy New Title IX Rule on Transgender Students
Some districts could be in a perilous legal squeeze play between their states and the feds.
States
Superintendent Vacancies Are High. Is Loosening Requirements a Good Idea?
Wisconsin's governor, a former educator, vetoed a bill that would have waived licensure requirements for district leaders.
Policy & Politics
Opinion
Where Do Democrats Stand on Education?
The politics of education reform have shifted drastically since the Obama era. How has one Democratic education group responded?
Federal
New Title IX Rule Has Explicit Ban on Discrimination of LGBTQ+ Students
The new rule, while long awaited, stops short of addressing the thorny issue of transgender athletes' participation in sports.
School Climate & Safety
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- Policy & Politics Opinion What Do Leading Edu-Scholars Think About DEI, Reading, and Research?An informal survey of the 2024 RHSU Edu-Scholars reveals vast differences in their perspectives.Education Funding Education Dept. Sees Small Cut in Funding Package That Averted Government ShutdownThe Education Department will see a reduction even as the funding package provides for small increases to key K-12 programs.Federal What Would Happen to K-12 in a 2nd Trump Term? A Detailed Policy Agenda Offers CluesA conservative policy agenda could offer the clearest view yet of K-12 education in a second Trump term.Federal Opinion Student Literacy Rates Are Concerning. How Can We Turn This Around?The ranking Republican senator on the education committee wants to hear from educators and families about making improvements.States Republican and Democratic Governors Both Are Touting This K-12 PriorityWorkforce readiness and career and technical education were the most common education themes in governors' state of the state addresses.States School Chaplain Bills Multiply, Stirring Debate on Faith-Based CounselingProponents say school chaplains could help address a mental health crisis. Opponents raise concerns about religious coercion.
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During Distracted Driving Awareness Month this April, students at Gillespie High School are taking proactive steps to raise awareness and cultivate safe driving practices within their community.
Classroom Technology
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Spotlight on Empowering Educators and Engaging Students
This Spotlight will help you leverage technology to meet students’ individual needs, investigate how ed tech can help teachers, and more.
- Law & Courts When Blocking Social Media Critics, School Officials Have Protections, Supreme Court SaysThe court said public officials' own pages may be "state action," but only when they are exercising government authority.Education Funding Biden's Budget Proposes Smaller Bump to Education SpendingThe president requested increases to Title I and IDEA, and funding to expand preschool access in his 2025 budget proposal.School Choice & Charters Another State Is Launching a Private School Choice Program. Will More Follow?Alabama is the 12th state to offer a private school choice program that all students in the state will be eligible to access.Federal Biden Calls for Teacher Pay Raises, Expanded Pre-K in State of the UnionPresident Joe Biden highlighted a number of his education priorities in a high-stakes speech as he seeks a second term.Education Funding States Are Pulling Back on K-12 Spending. How Hard Will Schools Get Hit?Some states are trimming education investments as financial forecasts suggest boom times may be over.Law & Courts Oklahoma Nonbinary Student's Death Shines a Light on Families' Legal Recourse for BullyingStudents facing bullying and harassment from their peers face legal roadblocks in suing districts, but settlements appear to be on the rise
Marketplace K-12
FCC Votes to Reinstate Net Neutrality Protections, Reversing Trump-Era Changes
The agency voted to restore regulations that some advocates have seen as necessary to safeguard schools' access to high-quality online educational content.
Market Trends
Districts Face an Absenteeism Crisis. They’re Looking for Products That Can Help
School systems are hoping to find answers in data, and in strategies to strengthen ties between students and educators.
Purchasing Alert
Texas District Seeks Professional Development; N.C. System to Buy Supplemental Math, Science Software
A district in Texas is looking for professional development, while a North Carolina school system seeks a supplemental math and science software program.
K-12 Insider
Inside a School District’s Search for Sustainable Ed Tech
A Connecticut school district administrator talks about how he evaluates whether digital tools are aligned to school needs.