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1 month ago | 
edweek.org | Lauren Santucci |Olina Banerji
Through grants provided by the USDA, the rural Trenton school district in Tennessee was able to provide fresh fruits and meats from local farmers for students’ school meals. But the Trump administration’s March cancellation of those grants, which went to school districts across the country, mean the district’s nutrition director is swapping fresh fruits for fruit cups, and local farmers are in limbo.
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1 month ago | 
edweek.org | Sarah Sparks |Lauren Santucci
John B. King, who served as education secretary under former President Barack Obama and today is the chancellor of the State University of New York, has countless connections to education. His mother was a guidance counselor in New York City, and his father was a teacher, the first Black principal in Brooklyn, and the city’s first Black deputy schools chief. But the most foundational connection he forged to the field was as a student.
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1 month ago | 
edweek.org | Lauren Santucci |Sarah Sparks
Every Friday afternoon, a group of teachers in the Brooklyn borough of New York walk out of school feeling energized and ready for the weekend. While the daily stress of the classroom and the fatigue of busy days and long commutes can make it hard to find the time or energy to exercise, these teachers are able to simply walk down the hall to get a workout in.
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Feb 27, 2025 | 
edweek.org | Vanessa Solis |Lauren Santucci
Student Achievement K-12 Essentials Forum Learning Interventions That Work Join this free virtual event to explore best practices in academic interventions and how to know whether they are making a difference. Teacher Jobs Search over ten thousand teaching jobs nationwide — elementary, middle, high school and more.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
edweek.org | Stephen Sawchuk |Lauren Santucci
Email Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Copy URL The latest results of the federally administered National Assessment of Educational Progress show continuing declines in students’ reading scores and some modest progress in math. Listen as Education Week breaks down the findings—and how to interpret them.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
edweek.org | Mark Lieberman |Lauren Santucci
President Joe Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act into law on Jan. 5, prompting hundreds of thousands of educators across the country to wonder whether they’d benefit from the new policy. Advocates for teachers and retirees have been pressing for years for the federal government to get rid of Social Security policy provisions that limit benefits for certain groups of public-sector workers, including many educators.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
edweek.org | Lauren Santucci
Email Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Copy URL For some students, school breaks aren’t something they look forward to. The school building is the place where their needs—food, stability, connection—are consistently met. Here, a Michigan teacher shares his methods for fostering relationships with all students, including the ones who need it most.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
edweek.org | Evie Blad |Lauren Santucci
President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans to nominate former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education. McMahon was the head of the Small Business Administration in Trump’s first term, later taking on roles in support of his political campaign, policy agenda, and presidential transition.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
edweek.org | Evie Blad |Lauren Santucci
President-elect Donald Trump ran on a pledge to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. After his election victory, a flood of educators and activists have asked the same question: Can he really do that? The short answer: It’s possible, but he couldn’t do it alone. Members of Congress would have to approve a plan to reorganize federal agencies, and Trump would face a lot of hurdles in winning their support.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
edweek.org | Ileana Najarro |Lauren Santucci |Kaylee Domzalski
It’s one thing to study the electoral process in class. It’s another experience entirely to witness the process live and in person with classmates over pizza. Students in Noah Lipman’s Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics class from Highlands High School in San Antonio, Texas, continued a tradition Tuesday night that Lipman started in 2016. They partook in an election night watch party at a local restaurant, watching returns come in live with classmates and alongside local residents.
