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New Mexico judge orders Meta to fund youth harm abatement
A New Mexico court ordered Meta to pay $567 million into a fund to abate harms its platforms caused to the state's youth.
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NYC reading proficiency falls sharply amid literacy curriculum shift
New York's preliminary 2025-26 state exams show grades 3-8 reading proficiency fell to 48 percent statewide, with New York City reading scores dropping sharply, including a nearly 14 point decline among third graders.
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Districts Should Stop Treating AI Detectors as Evidence of Cheating
AI-writing detectors misfire in patterned ways and offer no reasoning a student can contest, so districts should bar their output as proof in academic-integrity cases.
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Philadelphia board scrutinizes Renaissance charter enrollment amid school closures
At its July 23, 2026 meeting the Philadelphia Board of Education renewed Universal Audenried Charter High School's charter and voted to begin nonrenewal of Philadelphia Montessori Charter School, as board members called for greater scrutiny of Renaissance charter school enrollment.
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The Four-Day School Week Is a Bad Trade Unless Your District Protects the Hours
Adopting a four-day week to save money or recruit teachers trades measurable student learning for benefits the evidence says will not arrive.
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IPEC hires charter school policy veteran as executive director
The Indianapolis Public Education Corporation board unanimously approved Karega Rausch as its executive director, following a recommendation from Mayor Joe Hogsett.
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CTU teachers urge Chicago board to reject budget cuts
Teachers and the Chicago Teachers Union urged the Chicago Board of Education to reject the district's $9.88 billion budget proposal, which includes all-staff furloughs and a mid-year spending freeze, at a required budget hearing.
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IPEC names six finalists for executive director role
The Indianapolis Public Education Corporation board announced six finalists for its executive director position.
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CPS $9.88 billion budget mixes staff cuts with one-year furlough savings
Chicago Public Schools proposed permanent staff savings, temporary furloughs, and a larger city tax request as it works through a $732.5 million deficit.
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NYC Council approves $10,000 payment to school paraprofessionals
The New York City Council voted 49 to 0 to approve a one-time $10,000 workforce stabilization payment to most public school paraprofessionals.
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NYC mayor expands preschool special education with $67.5 million investment
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels announced a $67.5 million investment to expand the Nest, Horizon, AIMS, Path and ACES special education programs into pre-K across 14 of the city's 32 school districts.
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Gallup poll shows US college confidence drops to 38 percent
Gallup and the Lumina Foundation released a poll finding that 38 percent of U.S. adults have a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in higher education, down from 42 percent in 2025.