2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (502+ words) Nearly $300 million is unspent, according to letters to the Education Department. The agency says it will meet its statutory obligations for funding. IES, the Education Department's research arm, collects and analyzes K-12 and college data and distributes grants for research programs…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (25+ words) The U. S. Department of Education points to an earlier form release date and streamlined user process for the increase in federal financial aid applications....

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (174+ words) K-12 Dive Don't miss tomorrow's K-12 industry news Test yourself on the past week's K-12 news From Miami-Dade County's school consolidation proposal to another state's federal waiver for K-12 funding requirements, what did you learn from our recent stories? How well did you keep…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (529+ words) The advisory was accompanied by a toolkit calling for schools to "limit screen use by assigning work in books or on paper whenever possible." Harmful screen use by children and teens has become a "public health concern," according to a…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (590+ words) The inclusion of "the founders" religious beliefs" in discretionary grant priorities comes amid a focus on "promoting patriotic education." That definition will inform the agency"s preferences in funding for certain projects. Along with the influence of Judeo-Christianity and "the…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (637+ words) Cost, transportation and availability are barriers to these programs despite strong interest from families, an Afterschool Alliance report finds. Parents want their children to spend their summers outdoors, away from screens and connected to learning and social activities, according to…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (558+ words) In addition to restoring state-level 12th grade reading and math tests in 2032, it will also make more data available for states in certain subjects and grades. The National Assessment Governing Board is restoring part of its original schedule for the National…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (792+ words) While many of the agreements were already out of the monitoring phase, their rescission'is the department sending a message," one legal expert said. Last month, the U. S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights announced it was rescinding parts of a…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (365+ words) High-quality curricula and professional learning are among factors driving results, a Center for Public Research and Leadership report says. CPRL used the acronym "REACH" to ground the report, focusing on five elements of the strategies generally used across these successful…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (755+ words) To boost students" artificial intelligence literacy, experts suggest using a curricular rather than technological lens, integrating the tech into the classroom offline with younger children, ensuring everyone knows how it works, and making sure students in particular know that chatbots…...