Education
Illinois to eliminate poor attendance from school ratings
High chronic absenteeism will no longer hurt a school’s state rating. Illinois plans to eliminate poor attendance from school ratings at a time when a fourth of the state’s students miss a significant chunk of the academic year. In an…
Why Minnesota should opt into expanded national tests
Minnesota should take the recent offer of the National Assessment Governing Board and opt into newly…
At least 5 Democratic states are opting into the FSTC.…
At least 31 states have said they plan to opt into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit…
Peoria school board wisely returning to basics in…
Peoria Public Schools is adopting evidence-based practices. Peoria Public Schools is…
What 20 years of school choice data tell us about…
Critics of private school choice have long contended that such policies drain public school budgets.…
Counties urge Pritzker to say yes to donor funds for students
Twelve county boards to date have adopted resolutions pushing for the governor to opt into a donor-funded federal program for academic needs. The message is clear: Illinoisans want access to donated money for students’ academic needs.…
New Education Scorecard release shows that Minnesota is…
Here’s the bad news: Minnesota is still nowhere close to pre-COVID student achievement in either…
Southern Poverty Law Center’s influence on Minnesota…
Last month, a federal grand jury in Montgomery, Ala. indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)…
Minnesota Democrats recycle tired myths to block…
As governors from both parties announce they intend to participate in the new federal Education…
What Minnesota principals have to say about their jobs
The newest iteration of the Minnesota Principals Survey, conducted in November 2025 and newly…
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