LA school district faces insolvency within a year, officials say

LA Unified School District faces 'severe' signs of insolvency; county warns it could take control of budget

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District faces “severe” indications that it will be insolvent by November 2027 — falling 231 million into the red and unable to make payroll — county analysts have concluded, setting up a 45-...

LAUSD faces 'severe' signs of insolvency; county warns it could take control of budget

L.A. County education officials say union contracts LAUSD couldn't afford have pushed the district toward insolvency. They threaten to appoint an overseer who can block the school board's spending.

Chicago Teachers Union-style political agenda may come to your school district

Teacher contracts expire this year in at least 60 districts represented by the Illinois Federation of Teachers — run by CTU President Stacy Davis Gates. The post Chicago Teachers Union-style political agenda may come to your school district appeared first on Illinois Policy.

CPS proposes cuts after adding positions that enrollment, finances couldn’t justify – Illinois Policy

The proposed assistant principal cuts show what happens when Chicago Public Schools adopts the Chicago Teachers Union’s staffing-first approach, prioritizing that over fiscal discipline and student results.

As Thousands Gather at the National Charter Schools Conference, CER Previews Forthcoming 2026 National Charter School Law Rankings & Scorecard

After more than three decades of charter school growth, the laws behind that growth matter more than ever. NEW ORLEANS, June 22, 2026 — As thousands of charter school educators, school leaders, policymakers, and advocates gather this week for the National Charter Schools Conference, the Center for Education Reform (CER) announced today that its 2026 []

Bor County education conference adopts bold public school reforms

The education department in Jonglei State’s Bor County, in partnership with education partners, on Tuesday The post Bor County education conference adopts bold public school reforms appeared first on Radio Tamazuj.

Plans move forward to dismantle Dept. of Education, attacking civil rights, special ed

In a move widely criticized by as well as teachers’ unions, disability rights organizations, feminists and others, the Dept. of Education announced June 16 the plan to relocate several important education programs to other federal agencies without Congressional approval.

The Education Hunger Games: Who Survives?

The warning signs are no longer theoretical. Schools are closing. Colleges are preparing layoffs. Faculty buyouts are spreading. Academic programs are disappearing. Dorm beds are sitting empty. Classrooms are thinning out. Tax revenue is weakening. State appropriations are uncertain. Consultants are being hired and paid millions to identify “efficiencies.” Boards are quietly discussing mergers and []

Jan Resseger: Privatization Causes Catastrophic Damage to Public Schools

Jan Resseger, stalwart champion of public schools, is alarmed by the damage that privatization inflicts on public schools, attended by the vast majority of children. She describes the erosion of public schools as “a national wave of educational injustice that has reached crisis proportions.” Resseger writes: On Monday, the Network for Public Education (NPE) released []

Deficit? Surplus? OUSD passed a very confusing budget

Deficit? Surplus? OUSD passed a very confusing budget The school board approved a teacher contract, without deciding how to pay for it. And it approved a budget with a projected surplus — assuming 30 million in new cuts.

New Report Finds Five-Year Drop in Preschool Enrollment, but COVID’s Effects Loom

The percentage of 3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in school dropped during the most recently available five-year lookback window of federal data, though that picture is likely clouded by COVID-era school closures. The decline was cited in the Kids Count Index, an annual report released by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, which uses federal data sets []

Parents pay $10,000 a year to send their children to this Sydney private school. But it doesn’t pay its teachers wages

Teacher salaries account for about two-thirds of every school’s expenditure. But not at Redeemer Baptist School.

Emergency meeting: 3 Wake schools facing urgent repairs before class begins

Wake County Public School System leaders will discuss what’s next for three schools with significant structural problems that could delay the start of the school year.

Education Department cuts loan eligibility for college degree programs yielding 'low-earning' jobs

The Education Department has approved a plan to cut federal loans to college programs that result in low-earning jobs – a move the Trump administration sees as an opportunity to rein in runaway borrowing, while critics argue it is a blow to students seeking degrees in such fields as music, public service and religious studies. The department announced the so-called rule Monday for its new Student Tuition and Transparency System and Earnings Accountability initiative – after saying in April, when the rule-drafting process started, that the federal student loan portfolio was approaching 1.7 trillion as more students are left financially worse off than if they had never attended college....

Joey McGuire admits Texas Tech misjudged Brendan Sorsby fallout, would have taken a different path

In retrospect, the Texas Tech coach says the school would have done things differently

Amicus Brief: Stovall v. Jefferson County Board of Education

Amicus Brief: Stovall v. Jefferson County Board of Education

Budget pinch at beloved Lander pool a symptom of Wyoming school funding challenges

Districts statewide worry about impacts of the Legislature’s recent “recalibration” on school sports and activities. Lawmakers convene Wednesday to revisit school funding. The post Budget pinch at beloved Lander pool a symptom of Wyoming school funding challenges appeared first on WyoFile .

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A new white paper from NWEA, and its accompanying op-ed in The Hill, claim that districts are more likely to permanently shutter schools with a high proportion of poor and/or Black students, even after controlling for enrollment patterns. Which made me think: Here we go again. As with previous analyses from other scholars, it plays the greatest hits: document that Black and poor students are overrepresented in some unfortunate circumstance (in this case, school closures), control for one or two Read More

Karabakh's education network continues to grow under Great Return State Program

As part of the Great Return State Program, 12 preschool institutions and 25 general education schools operated in the liberated territories during the 2025/2026 academic year, representing another important milestone in restoring community life and supporting the region's development, AzerNEWS reports.

New Mexico AG Calls for Reform After Report Finds “Substantial Racial Disparities” in One School District

The post New Mexico AG Calls for Reform After Report Finds “Substantial Racial Disparities” in One School District appeared first on ProPublica.

Education Dept. Issues Final Rule Tying Federal Student Aid to Graduates’ Earnings

“If a program cannot show that it leaves its graduates financially better off than if they had never enrolled, it should not be underwritten by federal taxpayers” The post Education Dept. Issues Final Rule Tying Federal Student Aid to Graduates’ Earnings first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

Here we go again; JoCo districts prepare another school funding lawsuit rather than educating students

When the Kansas Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that school funding met its definition of constitutionally adequate, we wrote that it was only a matter of time before the next school funding lawsuit. Seven years later, four Johnson County school districts (Blue Valley, De Soto, Olathe, and Shawnee Mission) announced they are preparing to do []

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काठमाडौँ । सामुदायिक विद्यालयका शिक्षकहरूको तलब भत्ता भुक्तानीमा देखिएको बजेट अभाव व्यवस्थापन गर्न शिक्षा तथा मानव स्रोत विकास केन्द्रले सम्बन्धित सबै स्थानीय तहलाई आवश्यक निर्देशन दिएको छ। केन्द्रको योजना तथा अनुगमन शाखाले जारी गरेको पत्रमा आर्थिक वर्ष २०८२/८३ मा शिक्षकहरूको तलब भत्ताका लागि स्थानीय तहमा वित्तीय हस्तान्तरण गरिएको बजेट अपुग भएको भन्दै कतिपय स्थानीय तहबाट []

Independent review finds years of strain led to pediatric crisis at Kelowna’s hospital

The review found that reduced trust and deteriorating relations between physicians and Interior Health contributed to a wave of pediatrician resignations, seven in 2023 alone.

PSOE and Cambiemos Warn of Education Planning Failures in Orihuela

Opposition groups say uncertainty over nursery schools, school maintenance and the future of CEIP Virgen de la Puerta remains unresolved ahead of the 2026–2027 academic year. PSOE and Cambiemos Orihuela have accused the municipal government of failing to plan adequately for a series of urgent education issues following an extraordinary meeting of the Citizens’ Services [] The post PSOE and Cambiemos Warn of Education Planning Failures in Orihuela appeared first on The Leader - The No. 1 Spanish Newspaper - Spain News, Sport, Spanish Property for Sale, Business Directory, Classifieds, and Advertising.

Technology in schools disconnects kids from teachers, parent says

There's a big discrepancy between the leadership in the district and the actual teachers, Lower Merion parent Yair Lev said.

When uneducated minds change the education system, by Owei Lakemfa

The Federal Government has announced it is replacing the 6-3-3-4 education system with a linear 12-year one. This is without wide consultations with the citizenry or the major stakeholders like parents, intellectuals, teachers, students, employers and labour. Just nine months ago, government had, with immediate effect, imposed major changes in the education system. That was on [] The post When uneducated minds change the education system, by Owei Lakemfa appeared first on Vanguard News.

Poor kids left behind in schools. Erica Stanford is looking at ECE to fix it

Poor kids left behind in schools. Erica Stanford is looking at ECE to fix it

Fed Showdown: 15 States Sue To Block Feds From Killing School Mental Health Funds Over DEI

A coalition of 15 states has taken the U.S. Department of Education back to court, filing a protective lawsuit to prevent federal officials from pulling millions of dollars in school-based youth mental health grants. The complaint, filed July 10, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, targets the Department of [] Fed Showdown: 15 States Sue To Block Feds From Killing School Mental Health Funds Over DEI

Givan says school funding reforms will boost parental choice - but UUP raise fears about rural schools

The Department of Education's latest announcement on school funding risks accelerating the decline of rural schools, which serve as the heart of their communities, the UUP leader has said.

A Victory for Transparency

The Richmonder wins FOIA lawsuit against School Board over redacted documents. From The Richmonder: The Richmond School Board improperly redacted documents related to an investigation into alleged misconduct by a school division employee, a Richmond Circuit Court judge ruled Wednesday. The documents are related to the departure earlier this year of Ronald “Bobby” Hathaway, the []

Lyrical Error In Odisha: 'Nimbuda Nimbuda' Song In Class 5 English Textbook

It is suspected that the blunder occurred due to a major oversight. The gaffe has raised serious questions about the state's education system

‘I was one of those children’: Utah revokes license of the boarding school where Paris Hilton says she was abused

State cites years of noncompliance, including inadequate staffing and neglect; school must terminate services by Aug. 6.

A Tale Of Two Governors

California vs. Florida: An eight-year experiment in liberal vs. conservative policies.

School Choice on the Brink: PA Democrats Put State Before Students

As many as 30,000 students could lose their scholarships.

USDA: California owes $1.4 billion because of SNAP errors

California saw 1.4 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program errors for Fiscal Year 2025. That accounts for 3.8 million every single day. That’s part of a trend of Southwestern states having to repay the federal government for SNAP benefits. A payment error rate refers to instances of overpayment or underpayment to households. It is not []...Click to read more

Can Public Schools Reduce the Number of Fat Kids in America?

Public schools have been drafted again and again to fight national problems (e.,g., racial segregation, teenage pregnancy, cigarette smoking, drinking alcohol, and drug use). Americans believe that schools must be part of any solution to social problems. This idea is Continue reading

A Teacher Is Left Confused And Hurt After Three Families Suddenly Remove Their Children From Her Class

One kid wanting to leave is normal, but this many might indicate a problem. The post A Teacher Is Left Confused And Hurt After Three Families Suddenly Remove Their Children From Her Class appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Louisiana Teacher Stipend Vote: What Lafayette Needs to Know

Louisiana Teacher Stipend Vote: What Lafayette Needs to Know

The Systemic Racism of California's Public Schools

The Systemic Racism of California's Public Schools