Which States Are Challenging Undocumented Students’ Right to Free Education?
States are reviving efforts to challenge the 1982 Plyler v. Doe ruling that guarantees undocumented students a free, public education.| Education Week
States are reviving efforts to challenge the 1982 Plyler v. Doe ruling that guarantees undocumented students a free, public education.| Education Week
The administration issued notices saying undocumented immigrants don't qualify for Head Start and some Education Department programs.| Education Week
Illinois lawmakers passed a bill locally codifying the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Plyler v. Doe.| Education Week
2015's Every Student Succeeds Act rolls back much of the federal government's big footprint in education policy.| Education Week
A provision in the Every Student Succeeds Act allows the secretary of education to waive certain state requirements.| Education Week
A program in Connecticut sent school employees to families' homes to address absenteeism's root causes.| Education Week
Two popular programs that offered classroom resources for math and science teachers have lost their federal funding.| Education Week
The current U.S. push to preserve global edge echoes the Cold War drive to counter Soviet threat.| Education Week
More than $5 billion in previously-frozen federal funds will start flowing next week.| Education Week
The cost of compliance is so high, the lawsuit argues, some Head Start programs could be forced to close.| Education Week
Florida is proposing a ban on gender identity and sexual orientation education in K-12, and punishing educators harshly for violations.| Education Week
The bill will stress a major funding stream schools rely on, leading to ripple effects that make it harder for schools to offer free meals.| Education Week
The administration is holding back nearly $7 billion for English learners, after-school programs, professional development, and more.| Education Week
The measure would create a national program funding private school tuition through tax credits, though states would have to opt in.| Education Week
Including tax-credit scholarships in Trump's tax cut package violates Senate rules.| Education Week
Funding for migrant education, English-learner services, professional development, and after-school programming is at risk.| Education Week
Trump is directing several federal agencies to look into expanding school choice offerings—a push that continues from his first term.| Education Week
An executive order from the president marks an effort from the White House to influence what schools teach.| Education Week
The promised action comes as Republicans have increasingly focused on limiting transgender rights.| Education Week
The Education Department's interim final rule is a qualified victory for those who've fought to keep more COVID aid for public schools. But it could complicate life for some districts.| Education Week
The Trump administration abruptly terminated dozens of contracts financed by the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education.| Education Week
Members of Congress are demanding basic details on aggressive cost-cutting efforts carried out by billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team.| Education Week
Title I and IDEA funding could be caught up in the battle between the White House and the largest state, which is led by Democrats.| Education Week
A sweeping new letter from the Education Department says schools and universities should stop using race as a factor in programming.| Education Week
Education news, analysis, and opinion about state education policy, officials, and advocacy.| Education Week
Education Week tracked state responses to an April 2025 Education Department request for states and schools to certify they don't use DEI.| Education Week
State lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills aiming to make school attendance a priority.| Education Week
The White House has no authority over curriculum, and no ability to unilaterally pull back federal dollars, but Trump is toeing the line.| Education Week
No one political party enjoys a monopoly on truth, good intentions, or rightness| Education Week
The Trump administration disbanded a board that advises agencies on school safety strategies. Members include parents of school shooting victims.| Education Week
The Florida board of education voted to extend the state's ban on instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation to all grades.| Education Week
Biden focused much of his annual speech on the mental health and well-being of children and youth.| Education Week
Details of a bipartisan Senate agreement on guns outline additional funding to support student mental health programs.| Education Week
Two controversial bills involving instruction on issues including race and sexuality have been widely publicized and often mischaracterized.| Education Week
This Education Week explainer answers frequently asked questions about charter schools.| Education Week
How much did your district get in pandemic emergency aid? When must the money be spent? Is there more on the way? EdWeek has the answers.| Education Week
The suit argues that the Catholic virtual school violates a state constitutional requirement that public schools not be "sectarian."| Education Week
Education Week summarizes where state policymakers are attempting to censor the way teachers talk about racism and gender.| Education Week
A surgeon general's warning label would alert users that “social media is associated with significant mental health harms in adolescents.”| Education Week
Federal and state lawmakers are proposing limits on kids' access to social media—in the name of improving mental health.| Education Week
Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a former high school teacher and football coach, for the No. 2 slot on the Democratic ticket.| Education Week
We break down what the GOP's 2024 policy platform says about education.| Education Week
Vice President Kamala Harris will speak to the nation's second-largest teachers' union at its convention in Houston.| Education Week
Some of the contenders for the No. 2 spot on the Democratic ticket have extensive K-12 records.| Education Week
Education savings accounts, voucher, and tax-credit scholarships are growing. This tracker keeps tabs on them so you don't have to.| Education Week
Education news, analysis, and opinion about the legislation, policies, governance, research, advocacy, and institutions around school choice and charters.| Education Week
New research shows private schools increase tuition when states send public funds for parents to spend on private education.| Education Week
Harris is the frontrunner for the top of the ticket. A look at her record on K-12, along with those of other Democratic contenders.| Education Week
The comprehensive policy agenda proposes eliminating the U.S. Department of Education under a conservative president.| Education Week
The president's endorsement of Harris makes the vice president the most likely nominee for the Democrats.| Education Week
The union head's call to support Kamala Harris is one sign of Democratic support coalescing around the vice president.| Education Week
A key federal funding source for schools would disappear under the conservative policy agenda.| Education Week
Education news, analysis, and opinion about federal education policies and federal officials.| Education Week
Harris called for student loan forgiveness and union member protections in her speech at the American Federation of Teachers' convention.| Education Week
After two decades of the What Works Clearinghouse, research experts look to the future.| Education Week
A conservative policy agenda could offer the clearest view yet of K-12 education in a second Trump term.| Education Week
Jay-Z's backing of school vouchers in Pennsylvania has public education advocates worried it will divert funds.| Education Week
More than 200 school districts are now suing the major social media companies over the youth mental health crisis.| Education Week
A primer on the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Its successor, the Every Student Succeeds Act, replaced NCLB in Dec. 2015.| Education Week
Four states this year have passed laws allowing any parent to spend public dollars on private school tuition or other education expenses.| Education Week
