How the FY25 funding freeze impacts students across America
Communities across the nation began the budget process for the 2025-2026 school year after Congress passed the FY25 Continuing Resolution on March 14, 2025.
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Project POTUS 2025 Middle School Winners Announced
Indianapolis, IN — Project POTUS, a national middle school history initiative from the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site, has named winners ... Read more
U.S. Education Secretary Appoints Baldwin Schools Superintendent to Board Overseeing the Nation’s Report Card
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today appointed Baldwin Union Free School District Superintendent Shari Camhi to serve on the National Assessment Governing ... Read more
District leaders: Act now to avoid financial disasters after COVID relief funding ends
Among all institutions impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, few faced challenges as profound and fast-moving as America’s public schools. But as many large organizations return to normal, school…
ChatGPT can generate, but can it create?
While artificial intelligence (AI) has been a relatively silent partner in higher education’s early warning systems, personalized learning platforms, and more for some time now, we might fairly…
Pay isn’t the only reason for the teacher shortage–it’s time to rethink the classroom
As dust from the pandemic settles, students across America are facing another disruption to quality education. This crisis, however, shouldn’t be a surprise. It is two centuries in…
VHS Learning Is Awarded Teaching with Primary Sources Grant from Library of Congress
Boston – VHS Learning has been selected to receive a $25,000 grant to create a high-quality U.S. History curriculum and ... Read more
Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Present Engaging Resources to Support Cybersecurity Awareness Month Observances
Charlotte, NC. — Discovery Education and select social impact partners are offering engaging, high-quality digital learning resources to students and ... Read more
How to make the most of your COVID relief funds
School district leaders across the country are cautiously optimistic about post-pandemic teaching and learning--and they're also tracking what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to upgrade their technology infrastructure…
Follow the money! Use COVID relief funds to your advantage
School district leaders across the country are cautiously optimistic about post-pandemic teaching and learning--and they're also tracking what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to upgrade their technology infrastructure…
Need edtech funding? Here’s how to get it
School district leaders across the country are cautiously looking forward to post-pandemic teaching and learning--but they are also eyeing what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to upgrade their…
Why evidence-based solutions are critical for edtech buying
As districts budget for the 2022-2023 school year, they’ll have some additional funds to spend thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund created by…
Here’s why civics education should teach students how to self-govern
Self-government has never been easy, and we are witnessing a true division of opinion about how our government should work. A solid civics education can prepare students to…
IXL Awarded Research-Based Design Product Certification from Digital Promise
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — IXL, the personalized learning platform used by more than 12 million students, announced that ... Read more
7 ways to focus stimulus spending on students with disabilities
An influx of federal dollars presents an opportunity for leaders to support students with disabilities with new policies and practices.
5 assessment policy recommendations for the Biden administration
The incoming Biden administration and Congress should focus on innovation, flexibility and more relevance to teaching and learning when it comes to assessment policy, according to NWEA. Following…
Groups urge IES to release months-late report on student internet access
A federal report on students' home access to digital learning resources is months late, and ed-tech groups say the delay is impeding efforts to close the homework gap.…
ED programs set to lose another $3 billion
President Donald Trump is asking Congress to cut almost $3 billion in education funding for the remainder of the fiscal year, according to a document obtained by Politico.…
Bipartisan action to rewrite CTE; Trump’s budget details
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19 new districts join League of Innovative Schools
A cohort of 19 new school districts have been accepted into the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of ... Read more
Online petition urges computer science education funding
An online petition urges Congress to provide $250 million to help schools and districts integrate computer science into the curriculum. In a letter sent to Congress, the authors…
How ESSA will boost ed-tech funding
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) includes block grants intended for technology, among other uses. It also opens the door to new state testing systems.
Buoyed by Congress, STEM and coding are on the rise
STEM education, while always a national focus, is receiving more attention in recent days, as surveys and legislation reveal awareness of its importance to the nation's success. Three…
22 districts join network of innovative school systems
Oxnard Union High School District is one of 22 school districts accepted into the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of forward-thinking school districts organized by Digital…
More than half of students struggle with reading, report says
Nearly half of minority students and students from low-income families enter the fifth grade without basic reading skills, according to a new report urging Congress to focus on…
Tough slog ahead in Congress for NCLB rewrite
U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Lamar Alexander earlier this month announced a symbolic breakthrough in the decadelong ideological wrangling over how to rewrite the nation's chief education law.…
Education’s less-than-certain windfall
There's $10 billion for schools in the state aid bill Congress passed last month, but some school systems have reason to wonder whether they are going to see…
$20 billion in ed funding slashed from student aid legislation
In last-minute maneuvering designed to get the measure to pass, lawmakers eliminated $20 billion in proposed education funding from the student aid overhaul enacted by Congress last week:…