Anna Merod

Cybersecurity incidents like the one that hit Instructure threaten the faith placed in schools to protect children and their data, says a leading expert.

Cybersecurity incidents like the one that hit Instructure threaten the faith placed in schools to protect children and their data, says a leading expert.

Randi Weingarten, president of the nation’s second-largest teachers union, said such limits are needed as students are “drowning in tech.”

Education advocates are worried about the negative impact a new federal student loan cap will have on staffing for many roles in schools.

Education advocates are worried about the negative impact a new federal student loan cap will have on staffing for many roles in schools.

The share of “extreme” chronic absenteeism has fallen from 41% in 2021-22 to 23% in 2024-25, according to a 31-state analysis.

From underinvestment to staffing concerns, Wes Moore says the state’s K-12 woes cannot be pinned on the pandemic alone.

As district budget cuts become more common, school nurses are more likely to face layoffs, said the board president of the National Association of School Nurses.

Among four indicators tracked by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, education saw the sharpest decline between 2019 and 2024.

In addition to highlighting educators’ concerns on student AI use, a poll by NPR and Ipsos found that 3 in 5 teachers use AI on the job.