Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee voted to include a federal school voucher program, worth $20 billion over four years, in the broader reconciliation bill that would also extend President Trump's 2017 tax cuts.

More states are letting community colleges offer bachelor's degrees, expanding access for rural students. This shift aims to fill workforce gaps and provide affordable education options.

After weeks of protests, Tennessee Republicans paused a bill to let public schools deny enrollment to undocumented children—but supporters say it will return.

The conservative majority of the Supreme Court appears inclined to mandate that public school districts permit parents to exempt their children from certain classes when the content conflicts with the parents' religious beliefs.

As more special education students join general classrooms, teacher training programs are adapting with inclusive strategies and dual-licensure degrees. The goal: to prepare all educators to support every learner from the start.

More than 7,000 federal contracts have been canceled, though details beyond projected savings are scarce. One terminated program, Charting My Path for Future Success, had helped students with disabilities transition from high school to college or the workforce.

The Trump administration promised to preserve legally protected formula funding for schools, but is cutting nearly all the data experts who determine which schools qualify—raising doubts about how the grants will be properly distributed.

Alabama is the only state where 4th-grade math scores have improved since 2019. A district credits its success to reimagined math instruction and investing COVID relief funds in hands-on learning tools.