Being effective means being aware. Follow trending topics and headlines so you can lead with insight.
Transparency matters. Keeping up with what’s happening in education helps you serve your community well.
Your role is to ensure students receive an academically challenging education. Monitoring current issues keeps you ready.
Stay informed and act with purpose. As a board member you represent your community — stay up to date on the headlines that shape your district.
A mom is fighting a Rhode Island district’s reported charge of $117,000 for her public records request after a high school teacher described the late Charlie Kirk as a “piece of garbage.”
A survey aimed at middle school children asks kids about gender identity, climate change anxiety and even suicidal thoughts — and warns parents to “not share the survey with anyone else.”
Wisconsin school districts will be eligible for $2,000 per student extra in funding for the first year if a series of bills in the state are passed into law.
In a case of potential election interference, a school board candidate in Basalt, Colorado, said her volunteers tracked stolen campaign signs to a public school employee’s home.
A ballooning budget deficit, coupled with lower-than-projected enrollment, is forcing New Orleans’ sole “traditional” public school to reconsider its operational model.
An upscale Dallas suburb is shuttering three of its elementary schools as families reportedly are getting priced out of its housing market – and the trend is happening in neighboring towns.
The newest state report cards are highlighting the disconnect between education funding and academic achievement.
A federal appeals court in Ohio ruled Thursday that students cannot be forced to use preferred pronouns in school.
Despite some districts’ dismal academic outcomes, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has delayed changing any accreditation scores until 2027 – although this may be too late for schoolchildren still enrolled statewide. “A generation of students will graduate from Missouri schools before the state takes action on low performing districts — even […]
Education is constantly evolving. Staying up-to-date means you won’t just react—you can plan strategically for the long-term success of your students and district.
Informed leadership transforms policy into opportunity: tracking news lets you shape an education system that honors your community's values.