Vol 4, Issue 8

Top House education official Dan Huberty has said private school choice is dead in the House. Representatives showed they overwhelmingly support that sentiment, in a 103-44 budget amendment vote.

A state that wants to grow by freeing growing economic engines from regulations and taxes is throttling its cities and school districts with regulations and taxes.

The Texas Senate Education Committee heard Tuesday from supporters, and a few critics, of a bill that would make permanent a 2015 law that allows students to graduate even if they haven't passed their required exams by going before a graduation committee.

In this week’s Q&A, we interview Candace Walkington, an assistant professor in teaching and learning at Southern Methodist University.

In this week’s Bookshelf, our content partner Kirkus Reviews highlights We're 34th in Education.

Parents have flooded a school district in Tampa, Florida, with negative emails after officials requested feedback about proposed changes to school hours.

A controversial bill in West Virginia that would get rid of current common core standards and the standardized test system has passed the state's senate.

Massachusetts may have outperformed the rest of the U.S. with its public school students’ mathematics scores, but the state is aiming for better.

Five years ago, a district in Harrisburg, Missouri, switched to a four-day school week to save costs and retain staff members.

Several educational software companies have developed learning platforms that use performance data from students to create custom recommendations for each day’s learning.

In Idaho, every student between seventh and 12th grade receives $4,125 in an online account to use for approved dual-credit and other education-related costs.