One Black Texan sees education savings accounts as an escape from a burning house. Another fears they threaten a robust public school system.

The MEGA (Make Education Great Again) grants are a $2 billion consolidated fund designed to replace most of the U.S. Department of Education's elementary and secondary grant programs.

A federal judge ended 11 years of special education oversight in New Orleans schools, saying the system had addressed the failures behind the lawsuit. The ruling closes long-running court monitoring even as concerns remain about some students’ access to services.

The future of work won't ask our graduates whether they mastered the right content. It will ask whether they can decide wisely when no one has pre-cleared the path.