Education
Signs of a school district under strain as Minneapolis elementary school uses PTA money to hire teacher
Minneapolis School District is facing a potential teacher strike and a $75 million budget shortfall. But Minnesota’s second largest school district, serving 26,076 students in 2024, is showing additional signs of strain: last week, the school board…
Recent Education Hearing Explores Student Pipeline to…
On October 8, 2025, Louisiana’s House Education Committee held a hearing at the LSU Health Sciences…
Stanford’s Anna Lembke, MD, on Dopamine Nation…
The Learning Curve Dr. Anna Lembke Alisha Searcy: Welcome back to the Learning Curve podcast. I’m…
Anna Julia Cooper, the former slave who brought…
Public education is a hard-fought American right, and one that hasn’t always existed. Throughout…
Goldwater Launches Civics Initiative to Add the 10th…
America’s founders wisely recognized it from the beginning—the best chance for a sprawling young…
Will the government shutdown affect Minnesota’s schools?
The recent government shutdown, which began twenty days ago on October 1st, has not yet significantly impacted Minnesota’s educational system and is unlikely to do so, assuming that the shutdown length does not stretch for several months. The longest…
What countries restrict cell phone use?
Restricting cell phone use in American schools is a growing phenomenon, as concerns about student…
The Future of Federal Education Policy with Christy…
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Christy Wolfe, director of K–12 policy at the Bipartisan Policy…
Virginia raises bar for students while Illinois hides…
Low student proficiency is being hidden in Illinois. Virginia raised its expectations for…
are school boards fulfilling their purpose?
School boards — an elected group of community members that sets policy, approves the yearly budget,…
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