While most mayors in the U.S. don’t directly oversee their local school districts, they still have an important role to play in helping students succeed through direct support, supporting strategic partnerships and public advocacy. New guidance from the National League of Cities details how city […]
Hundreds of bills aimed at ensuring that students, families and policymakers have access to the secure, timely information needed to navigate and understand education systems and the workforce were introduced across the country in 2025, according to Data Quality Campaign’s (DQC) latest report, Education and […]
A July report from Bellwether and the Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), The Pandemic Learning Project: Lessons From Learning Loss Interventions and What Leaders Should Do Next, examines the scale and magnitude of learning loss in U.S. K-12 public schools […]
In the country’s 500 largest school districts, one-third of superintendents were women as of July, according to the 2025 update of the ILO Group’s Superintendent Research Project.
Members of the Instructional Quality Commission (IQC) met on Sept. 17 to take action regarding the 2025 Mathematics Instructional Materials for K-8 and Personal Finance Curriculum Guide.
During the 2024–25 academic year, Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD) expanded its students’ access to higher education through a partnership with the Small Town and Rural Students (STARS) College Network.
Originally scheduled to end at midnight on Friday, Sept. 12, the Legislature waived the rules to allow it to continue deliberations into Sept. 13, not adjourning until mid-afternoon. This year featured a number of contentious education-related measures ranging from nonclassroom-based charter school reform to efforts […]
On Sept. 10, a judge for the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island issued a preliminary injunction pausing the federal government’s attempt to restrict access to certain public programs based on immigration status. The injunction arises out of a legal challenge by 20 states, including […]
A RAND analysis of 2024–25 school year data from the American School District Panel and the American Youth Panel show rates of chronic absenteeism remain above pre-pandemic levels and are negatively impacting efforts to close achievement gaps exacerbated by COVID-19. “Persistent high levels of absenteeism […]
National Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, is a catalyst for school districts and county offices of education to reflect on local trends and practices and employ strategies to best support students and their families.
