Key points: During a school emergency, every minute that passes is crucial, but in those moments, a reliable connection can mean the difference between confusion and coordinated response. Yet,…
Read more When seconds matter: Why in-building coverage is a lifeline for school safetyKey points: As a former admissions officer and now an independent education consultant, I’ve read thousands of college essays. The ones that earn students admission to their dream…
Read more The three P’s of writing a memorable college essayThe first time Patrick Thaw saw his University of Michigan friends together since sophomore year ended was bittersweet. They were starting a new semester in Ann Arbor, while…
Read more He left the US for an internship. Trump’s travel ban made it impossible to returnLittleton Public Schools agreed Thursday to pay $3.85 million to the families of three children who are autistic and were abused by a school bus monitor. The school…
Read more Littleton Public Schools to pay $3.85 million to families of kids abused on bus ridesMayor Cherelle Parker on Friday declared a snow emergency, which will go into effect at 9 p.m. Saturday. The city’s Streets Department plans to use 1,000 workers, 600…
Read more State and local officials issue emergency orders ahead of weekend snowstormBOHEMIA, N.Y. — A New York school district is “erasing its Native American heritage” and violating civil rights law by changing its team name from the “Thunderbirds” to…
Read more School violated civil rights law in ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds’ name change, US saysKey points: Walk into any data meeting at a K-12 school today, and you’ll likely see a familiar scene: educators huddled around printed reports, highlighters in hand, trying…
Read more Beyond the dashboard: Why K-12 educators need data literacy, not just dataWest Charlotte High School’s marching band performs during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday parade in Charlotte on Saturday at the intersection of Tryon and Third streets.…
Read more How do Black high school and college students in Charlotte view MLK? We asked 8.MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to enforce his…
Read more Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to end protestsKey points: Teacher preparation programs have long emphasized curriculum, instruction, and assessment. However, they often fall short in one critical area: social-emotional and mental health needs of students.…
Read more Reimagining teacher preparation to include student mental health supportsKey points: For the last two years, conversations about AI in education have tended to fall into two camps: excitement about efficiency or fear of replacement. Teachers worry…
Read more AI for empathy: Using generative tools to deepen, not replace, human connection in schoolsPhoto: Battle Ground Public School District Battle Ground, Wash. — After two recent failed bond levy’s, Battle Ground Public Schools will ask voters again to say yes to…
Read more Battle Ground Public Schools Goes for Another Levy – KXLNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Austin Peay State University has reinstated a professor who was fired for his social media post after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The…
Read more Tennessee university reinstates professor fired for Charlie Kirk post and settles for $500kKey points: Special education is at a breaking point. Across the country, more children than ever are being referred for evaluations to determine whether they qualify for special…
Read more The rise of remote psychoeducational testing: What school leaders need to knowKey Points: When a school building fails, everything it supports comes to a halt. Learning stops. Families scramble. Community stability is shaken. And while fire drills and lockdown…
Read more What K-20 leaders should know about building resilient campusesAs K-12 schools prepare for 2026, edtech and innovation are no longer driven by novelty–it’s driven by necessity. District leaders are navigating tighter budgets, shifting enrollment, rising cybersecurity…
Read more 48 predictions about edtech, innovation, and–yes–AI in 2026eSchool News is counting down the 10 most-read stories of 2025. Story #1 focuses on the Trump Administration’s goal of dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Key points:…
Read more What happens after the U.S. Department of Education is dissolved?Schools are facing a growing problem of students using artificial intelligence to transform innocent images of classmates into sexually explicit deepfakes. The fallout from the spread of the…
Read more The rise of deepfake cyberbullying poses a growing problem for schoolsBENTONVILLE, Ark. — As the number of skilled tradespeople dwindles in the United States, Walmart is trying to build up its own workforce to keep conveyor belts moving,…
Read more Walmart and other US companies want to build a pipeline of skilled tradespeopleNEW YORK — Mega billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, former news anchor Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are awarding $5 million to the founder of a neurodivergent…
Read more Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are awarding $5 million to a leader in neurodiversity education