One of the oldest districts in the nation recently completed its first construction project in 15 years by rebuilding a school to accommodate STEM learning for grades 6 through 12.

Educators in the second-largest school district in the nation say they're making a last stand against more than two generations of state defunding of public schools, understaffing of nurses and janitors and an onslaught of what they call the privatization of public education — charter schools.

The number of Ohio students who are eligible to pay for private schools with state-funded vouchers will almost double next school year because of a change in the Ohio voucher system, according to Ohio Department of Education data.

Denver Public Schools Superintendent Susana Cordova said the district is offering approximately 10 percent raises to teachers this year, putting educators on a track to make as much as $100,000 annually.

As lawmakers return this week to Des Moines, the state's school districts are banking on the Iowa Legislature to extend a sales tax they rely on to pay for building projects — and hope changes to the tax code don't dampen other sources of K-12 funding.

Chancellor Richard Carranza's shakeup of services for more than 150,000 kids who are learning English in New York City public schools is running into trouble, concerned staffers charge.

In his inaugural address, Gov. Tim Walz was exactly right in stating that "disparities in our educational system based on geography, race or economic status hold back not only our students, but our entire state from reaching its full potential."

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