Children who immigrate to the U.S. study more math and science in high school and college, which leads to a greater presence in STEM careers, according to new research. While about 20 percent of U.S.-born college students major in STEM subjects, 36 percent of those who arrive in the U.S. after age 10, and who come from countries whose native languages are unlike English, focus on STEM subjects.

The state is launching a three-year plan aimed at improving oversight and expertise in the troubled Louisiana School for the Deaf and others in the Special School District, which oversees the schools. The initial goal is to revamp the district and improve its staff so that high-qualify services can be delivered to students.

Parents of children with disabilities filed a class action lawsuit against the Oregon Department of Education, accusing the state of denying their children the opportunity to attend school for a full day. According to the lawsuit, some Oregon public schools are shortening the school day for children whose disabilities lead to challenging classroom behaviors.

A new Missouri lawmaker wants to drop the state's mandatory school age by two years. The state House bill would require parents to enroll children by age 5. Currently, the rule is age 7.

McGraw-Hill Education will offer an exclusive IM Certified customized version of Illustrative Mathematics' grades 6-12 curriculum on McGraw-Hill's digital learning platform. It adds interactive tutorials, assessment tools, a customized version of professional learning for teachers and print materials.

Teachers overwhelmingly approved a new contract and planned to return to the classroom after a six-day strike over funding and staffing in the nation's second-largest school district. Preliminary figures showed that a "vast supermajority" of some 30,000 educators voted in favor of the tentative deal.

The Atlanta school board will devote a full day to fleshing out a districtwide plan to improve schools, an ambitious goal that starts with rating all of its schools. The rating system would be unique to Atlanta and include data that isn't reflected in the state's report card.

The Virginia Board of Education recommended Mirrors and Windows from Carnegie Learning's EMC School for the 2019 language arts state adoption for grades 6-12. It will give middle and high school educators statewide the opportunity to review the program for implementation starting in the 2019-20 school year.