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The agency is investigating the Montgomery, Prince George’s and Frederick County school districts and Maryland’s education agency in the Trump administration’s latest challenge of the region’s school policies regarding transgender students. The post US Education Dept. probes 3 Maryland school districts and state over transgender student policies appeared first on District Administration .
At least 135 public schools have closed or have been approved to close all across Texas since late 2023, as districts face budget crises amid state funding shortfalls. The post School closures are escalating across Texas. ‘It’s not a local failure.’ appeared first on District Administration .
Moving special education oversight out of the Department of Education will reduce red tape and open opportunities, the education secretary wrote in an op-ed. The post Linda McMahon says she heard parents. Parents say special education changes show she didn’t listen. appeared first on District Administration .
Some appreciate the legal backup for teachers’ cellphone policies and say students are socializing more. Others think the ban goes too far. The post A year into Missouri’s ban on cellphones in school, opinions are divided appeared first on District Administration .
One of the ‘worst offenders,’ Tennessee is home to schools that have become more segregated over the past three decades. The post Report: Tennessee schools rank high in racial and economic segregation appeared first on District Administration .
The State Board of Education will vote on incorporating more Christian stories into public classrooms as well as on deemphasizing race and cultural diversity in history lessons. The post More Bible stories in public schools, changes to history lessons before Texas education board appeared first on District Administration .
Top Tennessee Republicans have heralded Houston’s intervention as a model they want to replicate in the Memphis-Shelby County district. In the first two years of the takeover, more Houston students achieved proficiency on state reading and math tests, and no school received an “F” rating in the state accountability system. The post What’s in store for the Memphis school takeover? Houston’s timeline offers clues. appeared first on District Administration .
For months, and sometimes longer, parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited for the Education Department to make progress on their complaints of bullying or other discrimination. The post Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system appeared first on District Administration .
CoSN covers the policies and research currently driving the conversations around screen time in schools and offers a review of emerging legislation. The post This edtech podcast examines screen time in K12 appeared first on District Administration .
My kid was coming home, taking pictures of his math homework, feeding them into an AI engine, and writing a single prompt: Solve. The post My teenage son is using AI to do his math homework. I’m now helping his school write its first AI policy appeared first on District Administration .
Alienated by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims about autism, advocates for disabled students are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration's shifting special education programs to his department. The post Disability groups fear RFK Jr.’s new special education role appeared first on District Administration .