Schools Recovering from COVID Shutdowns, but Millions of Students Are Still Behind

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Throughout the first quarter of the 21st century, schools built up capacity to accommodate growing student populations, adding classroom space, teacher positions, and the many resources that go into educating a child. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the build-up through the injection of giant sums of federal money to supplement state and local budgets. In 2025, more students graduated from high school than in any other year in American history. Today, however, the population of young people Read More

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

Technology Task Force Restores Connectivity to Hundreds of Schools

Hundreds of schools affected by Hurricane Melissa have been reconnected and provided with technological support through ongoing recovery initiatives being coordinated under the Office of the Prime Minister. Chairman of []

Flood-hit pupils absent from school

The Zambezi education directorate says dozens of pupils from three flood-affected schools have not returned to class since the start of the current term. The schools are Muzii Combined School, Nankuntwe Combined School, and Mpukano Primary School. They were among the more than nine schools relocated to higher grounds due to annual floods experienced in [] The post Flood-hit pupils absent from school appeared first on The Namibian.

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 []