The department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued new federal guidance warning school leaders that they should not consider a student's race in discipline matters or they would risk being investigated.

The real test of America's 250th is whether we can build classrooms where students and educators feel empowered to have the hard conversations.

Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain.

Date &amp; Time: Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 2 p.m. <br><br> In this second installment of Mission: Attendance, you'll learn how to uncover meaningful trends in your attendance data, including grade-level spikes, day-of-week dips, and seasonal patterns. We'll also explore how to use early warning signs to address absenteeism before it becomes entrenched. Katina Keener, the Associate Director of Student Services &amp; Title IX Coordinator at Gloucester County Public Schools in Virginia, will join to share how her district analyzes attendance data to target their response to absenteeism.