Closely watched constitutional amendment in the US state threatens to deepen political divisions over education policy.

Director of Outreach for Parents Defending Education, Erika Sanzi, discusses woke indoctrination in education.

* Illinois State Board of EducationThe Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) today released early results from a $45 million state investment that show improved recruitment and retention in the state’s most understaffed school districts. The Teacher Vacancy Grant Pilot Program, which was launched in the [...]

A Senate panel investigating the bankruptcy of hospital chain Steward Health Care voted on Thursday to hold the company's CEO in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena and refusing to appear at a hearing. The Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee overwhelmingly adopted two contempt resolutions: one for civil enforcement and another that...

If approved by voters, the ballot measure would allow the state to borrow $10 billion to build and repair thousands of K-12 public schools, community colleges and career technical education campuses.

A record high 38% of graduate student workers belong to a union, according to a report that finds collective bargaining in higher education bucking national labor trends.

Governments are struggling to keep up with an educational arms race

The separation of church and state appears nowhere in the Declaration of Independence or Constitution," a top Oklahoma education official said in defense of the state's Ten Commandments decree.

Destruction of school buildings and entire education systems in Gaza, Ukraine and other war-torn countries have created a perilous situation for students trying to receive the instruction they need to build their nations a better future. In 2022 and 2023, there were 6,000 physical attacks on education, according to a report this year from the...

New data from John Hopkins Institute for Education Policys Homeschool Research Lab found that 90 percent of states that report homeschooling enrollment found increases for the 2023-2024 academic year despite assumptions many made that home instruction would fizzle out after the pandemic. Out of the 21 states that have reported homeschooling data from last academic...

The UN monitoring body says the Russian air attacks pose risks to Ukraine's public health, education and wider economy.

From yesterday's opinion by Judge Paula Xinis (D. Md.) in Foldi v. Bd. of Ed. for Montgomery County: Foldi and Mandel live in Montgomery County, Maryland. Foldi writes for a news magazine, The Spectator, and Mandel is a columnist for several national publications and has written extensively on education and parental rights. Id. In October…

Black and Latino voting organizations have teamed up for a new campaign touting the Biden-Harris administrations efforts to support the two communities over the last three years. The Voto Latino Foundationand Vote To Live Foundation announced a new six-figure digital education campaign in partnership with Building Back Together for Black and Latino communities. The campaign,...

The Knesset will discuss a bill to establish Oct. 7 as a national remembrance day with ceremonies, educational events, and a new authority to commemorate victims, survivors, and soldiers.

The embattled head of Steward Health Care told lawmakers he is invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and will not comply with a congressional subpoena. In a letter sent Wednesday to the Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee and shared first with The Hill, the attorney for Steward CEO Ralph de la Torre...

Ranking system is confusing, flawed: 'I have a Ph.D. in education policy and I can barely navigate these sites.'