A WBEZ analysis finds student attendance briefly plummeted following intense moments of immigration enforcement, but overall rates are comparable to last year. Some credit “magic school buses” and oth...

The CEO of ASPIRA says the charter school network won’t make payroll next week. It’s the latest charter operator to face financial challenges.

The finalists, whose names were shared by sources close to the search, are scheduled to be interviewed next week.

The board chose the finalists in a closed session last week. Those candidates will be put through a series of interviews on Monday with a community panel and Mayor Brandon Johnson.

They are sitting out this week's homecoming events and protesting after they say their concerns have been dismissed. The leader of the heavily Latino Morton High School District says it is there to su...

CPS confirms a landscaper detained this week was on district property. It appears to be the first time a CPS vendor or employee was picked up during the federal immigration enforcement campaign.

For Bridget and Marta, ELLIS Prep often felt like the only public institution with its arms open in a city and country that seemed not to want them.

The Trump administration is spending $14 million on teacher training in connection with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The money was pulled from a Biden-era g...

A recent Supreme Court ruling supports parents’ religious right to opt their child out of LGBTQ+ inclusive curriculum. That decision could add momentum to some parents’ concerns about a Texas reading ...

A rule change treats the federally funded preschool program like a welfare program and bars undocumented children from enrolling. Head Start providers condemned the departure from longstanding practic...

The legislation backed by Trump and passed by Republicans in Congress could significantly restrict how much help schools get from Medicaid, and how many children receive free school meals. It also inc...

Researchers and educators worry the sweeping cuts to education research at the National Science Foundation will limit opportunities for girls and students of color to pursue STEM careers.

The Trump administration told many school districts, states, and colleges that they would no longer receive grant funding to hire or train mental health staff for schools. Proponents of the program wo...

As conversations around the future of the U.S. Department of Education intensify, join us for a critical conversation exploring what's at stake for students, educators, and communities. This timely we...

When devout Muslim parents heard their son would be reading a story in school about a knight and a prince who fall in love, they asked to opt him out. The resulting Supreme Court case could impact how...

After a trans athlete in Maine won a state title, the Trump administration launched investigations and moved to withhold the state’s K-12 funding. Will the president’s strategy pressure others to comp...

The Trump Education Department says changes to the Office for English Language Acquisition will not affect funding or federal programs for students. But experts and others worry that the quality of th...

President Trump said he would move oversight of services for students with disabilities to Health and Human Services. Advocates worry the agency doesn’t have the staff or expertise to handle the chang...

President Donald Trump said closing the Education Department would help students and save money. Legally, only Congress can close the department. But the Trump administration recently cut the Educatio...

The layoffs, combined with recent staff buyouts, mean that the number of Education Department staff has dropped by nearly 50% in the last two weeks. President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to cl...

The layoffs, combined with recent staff buyouts, mean that the number of Education Department staff has dropped by nearly 50% in the last two weeks. President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to cl...

Officially abolishing the agency requires an act of Congress. But a directive from the president could still play havoc with schools and federal programs.

Now confirmed as education secretary, McMahon has promised not to make drastic cuts to education funding. But DOGE and President Donald Trump’s stated intention to gut the department could give the fo...

A Dear Colleague letter threatened the federal funding of schools with a wide range of DEI practices.

A federally funded research program helped students with disabilities prepare for life after high school. DOGE’s sweeping Education Department cuts brought this and dozens of other studies to an abrup...

Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and ...

Families and educators across New York City have held conversations with their kids in recent weeks about what to do if they encounter immigration agents outside of school.

Linda McMahon said at her confirmation hearing that an Education Department overhaul won’t hurt school funding. One Democratic senator wondered if the committee was being subject to an “elegant gaslig...

Linda McMahon said at her confirmation hearing that an Education Department overhaul won’t hurt school funding. One Democratic senator wondered if the committee was being subject to an “elegant gaslig...

The lawsuit was filed a week after raids on apartment buildings in Denver and Aurora caused fear among students and families.

The lawsuit was filed a week after raids on apartment buildings in Denver and Aurora caused fear among students and families.

The Trump administration canceled dozens of contracts held by the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education. The president is looking to significantly scale back the size and work of the Educat...

President Trump’s pick to head the Education Department holds dozens of municipal bonds funding public school construction and other projects across the U.S. It’s likely she earns at least $900,000 a ...

In Plyler v. Doe, the Supreme Court ruled children have a right to attend public schools for free regardless of their immigration status. But GOP legislators in at least five states have introduced bi...

The incident comes amid a threatened Trump administration crackdown and sent ripples of fear through the K-8 school.

Trump's actions could reshape immigration and education, affecting millions of students and thousands of schools.

President Donald Trump has ended a decades-old policy that led federal agents to avoid making immigration arrests at schools. Some districts have vowed to shield their immigrant students and families ...

President-elect Donald Trump will reportedly end a longstanding policy limiting immigration arrests at or near schools soon after he takes office. Immigrant advocates are urging schools to have polici...

Years after COVID-19 disrupted American schools, nearly every state is still struggling with attendance.

COVID’s impacts and a fraught history with educational institutions contribute to high absenteeism among Native students. Tribes and schools are working together to solve the problem.