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Jeffco voters weigh $133 million tax increases for schools
The Jefferson County, Colorado school board voted unanimously to refer two mill levy overrides totaling $133 million to the November 3 ballot.
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NYC Mayor Mamdani sues City Council over paraprofessional bonus law
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration filed suit against the City Council over a new law giving public school paraprofessionals a $10,000 bonus, arguing it bypasses collective bargaining.
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teacher support improves trans student belonging and grades study finds
The Trevor Project and Glisten released a joint research brief finding that transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive students who have supportive educators report higher grades, greater belonging, and fuller class participation.
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Colorado releases 2026 CMAS math and literacy scores
The Colorado Department of Education publicly released the 2026 CMAS state assessment results, showing math proficiency rose across grades while literacy results were mixed for students in grades 3 through 8.
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Common Sense survey finds AI eroding student learning habits
Common Sense Media released a nationally representative survey finding that 70 percent of U.S. teens use AI for schoolwork and that most who do so offload critical thinking, while few receive AI safety instruction from teachers.
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NYC revamps school survey revealing student vaping and inclusion patterns
New York City Public Schools released results of its redesigned 2026 annual school survey, which shortened and reworded questions and added new items on student vaping, bathroom access by gender identity, and inclusion.
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Graduate 313 launches Detroit neighborhood college access hubs
The Detroit College Access Network and the Jamie and Denise Jacob Family Foundation opened the first Graduate 313 college and career hub on Detroit's west side, part of a $3.5 million neighborhood college access initiative.
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Chicago school board weighs ballot questions on new district revenue
The Chicago Board of Education voted at a special meeting to place two nonbinding advisory referendums on the November 2026 ballot, one asking voters about a statewide millionaires tax for education and one asking about a financial penalty on owners of vacant city land to fund Chicago Public Schools.
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Indiana third grade reading scores surpass pre-pandemic levels
Indiana's third grade IREAD reading proficiency rose to 88.7 percent for 2025-26, surpassing the pre-pandemic 2019 rate for the first time in a fifth consecutive year of gains.
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Indiana releases revised ILEARN scores showing flat proficiency rates
Indiana released 2026 ILEARN results showing about 42% of students proficient in English and about 43% in math, and the State Board of Education approved new ILEARN passing scores.
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Your District Should Not Buy an AI Writing Detector
AI writing detectors fail asymmetrically and at scale, so districts should redesign assessment instead of purchasing a tool that manufactures wrongful accusations.
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IPS board candidate lacks required Democratic primary voting history
Marion County voting records show IPS District 4 board candidate Lindsey Cornett voted in only one Indiana Democratic primary, short of the two required to list herself as a Democrat on the November ballot.