Covenant parents emotional in wake of vote

The parents of children killed in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting have a stark warning for Utah lawmakers: “It’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when and where the next school shooting will happen.”

Two new education bills have been introduced by Democrats in the Ohio House: One to ensure school meals for any students who request them, and another to increase base teacher salaries to $50,000 per year. The future of the proposed laws is uncertain with Republican supermajorities controlling both the Ohio House and Ohio Senate.

Top White House officials are urging schools to double down on tutoring, extra learning time, and efforts to boost attendance as the spending deadline for pandemic aid nears.

House Republicans are looking for a permanent fix, ‘not a Band-Aid,’ a leading lawmaker says

Cruz’s remarks fit into a larger trend of Republicans trashing schools and teachers.

The Minnesota Parents Alliance and its conservative allies spent thousands on school board races this year, predicting that their candidates who promoted “parental rights” would win big among suburbanites.  But voters last week rejected the majority of the group’s candidates, electing 11 out of the 44 that MPA endorsed. Despite the losses, MPA did score […]

Americans don’t want to get rid of the Department of Education, but that hasn’t stopped GOP presidential candidates from talking about it.

Congressional Republicans have tried to scapegoat teachers for school closures during the COVID-19 emergency, the AFT says.

A GOP state senator says her bill requiring schools to notify parents about 'sexually explicit' content in library books was not intended to lead to book bans.

Conservative attacks on education are doing real harm, advocates say.

This debt relief has occurred despite ongoing opposition from congressional Republicans and a Supreme Court ruling against the administration’s plans for debt forgiveness.

The Biden administration's plan will help low-income borrowers as student loan repayments restart.

A school in suburban Chicago has been subjected to three bomb threats after the social media account Libs of TikTok shared images of a pride flag in one of the school’s classrooms.

The 2023-2024 state budget also provides free lunches to all students previously eligible for reduced-cost lunches.

A high school student painted the mural last year after winning an art contest.

Teacher shortages are a problem everywhere, but Michigan has introduced several initiatives to address them.

PragerU is not actually a university, but a conservative nonprofit that bills itself as an alternative to 'left-wing ideology.'

A new poll shows a majority of Americans view teachers’ unions favorably.

Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the funding increase into law in August, but Republicans in the Legislature are blocking bills required to authorize payments.

'Teachers have never been paid enough. And they're definitely not paid enough right now,' a Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction spokesperson said.

Blue states aren’t immune from conservative culture wars. Here's what happened after three far-right candidates were elected to the Temecula school board.

New polling data shows the GOP’s education policies are out of touch with most Americans' views.

Texas was sued over its restrictions on drag performances, an Oregon clinic was shut down by a bomb threat, and Florida reversed its ban on high school AP psychology curriculum.

The U.S. Department of Education will not fund public schools that conduct firearms training, in compliance with a bipartisan gun safety law.

Meanwhile, Democratic governors and legislatures are expanding free and reduced-price school meal programs.

Republican-led states are banning diversity programs that increase participation and engagement among historically marginalized populations.

President Joe Biden's designation of the monument takes place as the GOP moves to stifle Black history.

Lawyers seek to stop Kentucky’s ban on gender-affirming care, Sen. J.D. Vance introduces a bill to ban all gender-affirming care, and more.

Democrats said the Schools Not Shelters Act would do ‘nothing to protect resources for students and schools or address physical safety.’