Donald Trump and possible rivals, like Gov. Ron DeSantis, are making appeals to conservative voters on race and gender issues, but such messages had a mixed record in November’s midterm elections. By ...

December 29, 2025 - Betty Reid Soskin was the nation’s oldest national park ranger. She passed away on Dec. 21 at 104 years old. To honor her, we bring you an episode from 2021, about how a California ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado sued the 2,700-student Elizabeth School District over the book removals in Dec ...

Book bans, budget cuts and the potential of school vouchers have already made the 2024-2025 school year a busy one. Here's a look at some of the hot-button issues Houstonians need to keep an eye on in ...

The Georgia General Assembly wrapped up its 2025 legislative session last week by passing bills that largely focused on enhancing school safety in response to September’s mass shooting at Apalachee ...

This special report from the EPE Research Center examines teaching quality and student learning. It summarizes the state of research on teaching quality, the links to student learning, and the ...

Critical race theory, LGBTQ issues, and “political indoctrination”—hot topics in the national media over the past year—did not rank as the most pressing issues for voters in the 2022 midterm elections ...

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For too long, Michigan has trailed leading education states, and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated our inequities in education. Yet 2023 brought hope for the future as policymakers increasingly ...

Democrats and Republicans went head-to-head on education policy in state legislatures this year, with each side pulling out both wins and losses as many statehouses close their legislative sessions.

Maribel Maldonado was the first person in her family to receive a college education. This was a world away from the young girl who did not speak English for the first several years of her life. Now, ...

The 113th Tennessee General Assembly began its legislative session on Tuesday. Lawmakers are expected to tackle a host of issues in the coming months. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.