As Illinois faces a $2 billion budget shortfall, Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposes a statewide fee on social media companies, with monthly charges tied to their number of active users in the state and larger companies paying more.

The new school performance scoring system will take into account students' SOL test results, learning growth in reading and math, measures on readiness such as chronic absenteeism and participation in advanced coursework, and high school graduation rates.

U.S. District Judge Orlando L. Garcia wrote that "displaying the Ten Commandments on the wall of a public-school classroom as set forth in S.B. 10 violates the Establishment Clause."

Immigrant student enrollment is falling nationwide as fewer families arrive and others leave amid stricter immigration enforcement. Schools say the drop is straining budgets and shrinking vital newcomer programs.

It's called Alpha School for grades K8, and it's the most expensive private school in Texas. Alpha School leaders claim their model fixes faults in traditional education and the technology does things humans can't.

More than 1,000 of Maryland's 1,361 public schools require repairs, renovation or replacement, according to the Maryland Comptroller's office. Meanwhile, construction costs have surged since 2019, with each new classroom averaging $1 million.

The game involves graduating seniors "assassinating" classmates within a set time by squirting them with water guns. It spread to high schools nationwide in the 2010s, fueled by TV shows, and has since grown more popular on social media.

The president framed the move as part of his administration's broader effort to defend religious liberty and push back against what he called anti-religious bias in schools.