Current News in Education

Schools are already seeing rising prices due to the universal tariffs. This is going to significantly effect what schools are able to provide to their students in the coming year.

A recent report from the White House contained fake citations before the report was revised. Even the revised report still contains some incorrect citations and misconstrued conclusions. This is a reminder that correct citations do matter!

A 1st Circuit Judge upholds previous rulings regarding DOE staff cuts.

Trumps nominee for Deputy Secretary of the Department of Education has drawn bipartisan praise for her long career in education.

This article gives a break down of the proposed DOE Budget.

A brief recap of Kimberly Richey's, nominee for the Office of Civil Rights in the Department of Education, senate confirmation hearing.

School are still figuring out how to deal with AI and its use in school work. This is largely a problem of how to assess mastery. Is it okay to use AI to enhance your work? There is no consensus on that question or other more difficult questions.

Tips on how teachers can improve their use of AI in the classroom.

A look at historical Atlantic articles debating what children should read.

A reflection on the increase of school spirit days and how stressful they can be for parents.

An inmate in Massachusetts makes the case for social emotional learning.

Maryland is offering grants to universities to create programs for fired federal workers to earn teacher licenses.

Tangentially related to schools, but worth considering how educators can support families that do not want their kids hooked on smartphones/devices for everything.

This short video makes the pitch for using graphic novels to enhance lessons.

After the failure of cell phone pouches, a school opted for holding phones for the day with swift and consistent consequences for breaking the no-screens rule. The effects have included less bullying, better instruction, and more conversation between students.

Following in Louisiana's footsteps, Texas will mandate public schools display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.

Rockingham county is talking with graduation speakers about avoiding remarks that could be seen as antisemitic. This article also reports on more book bans.