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March 5

Education policy Mar 5 Kentucky University Faces Funding Cuts That Could Impact Student Support The University of Kentucky is facing proposed state budget cuts of 4% next year and 3% the following year—funding that directly supports student aid, academic programs, and the faculty who… Education policy Mar 5 Alabama’s School Choice Expansion: What Parents Need to Know Alabama's school voucher program is about to become available to every family—but the budget math doesn't add up the way you'd hope. Arizona's experience shows costs can spiral from $65… Education policy Mar 5 Alabama Proposes Sweeping Changes to School Grading System Amid Educator Concerns Alabama is proposing sweeping changes to how schools are graded—but educators are questioning whether the new system fairly represents student progress. Here's what parents need to know about HB 396. Education policy Mar 5 Alabama Proposes Sweeping Changes to School Grading System Amid Educator Concerns Alabama is proposing sweeping changes to how schools are graded—but educators are questioning whether the new system fairly represents student progress. Here's what parents need to know about HB 396. Education policy Mar 5 Alabama Lawmakers Weigh Major Education Bills on Prayer, Grading, and Career Tech This Week With 13 legislative days left in Alabama's session, lawmakers are moving forward with education bills on school prayer, Ten Commandments displays, grading changes, and career tech expansion. Here's what parents… Education policy Mar 5 Supreme Court Blocks California Policy Keeping Parents in the Dark About Their Children’s Gender Expression The Supreme Court just ruled that California cannot keep parents in the dark about their children's gender expression at school. This landmark decision affirms what parent advocates have long argued:… Education policy Mar 5 Supreme Court Blocks California Policy Keeping Parents in the Dark About Their Children’s Gender Expression The Supreme Court just ruled that California cannot keep parents in the dark about their children's gender expression at school. This landmark decision affirms what parent advocates have long argued:… Education policy Mar 5 New Hampshire Bill Empowers Parents to Lead Home Education For more than 30 years, New Hampshire home-schooling families have faced notification requirements, record-keeping mandates, and yearly evaluations. A new bill would change that—and it's sparking debate about who knows…

March 3

Education policy Mar 3 Federal Education Research Gets Reboot: States Take the Lead A new federal report admits what parents have long felt: education research has become too slow and disconnected from classrooms. The proposal could change how research gets done—and whether it…

March 2

Education policy Mar 2 Ohio and Missouri Families Can Now Enroll in Free Virtual Public Schools for 2026-27 Families in Ohio and Missouri now have access to tuition-free virtual public schools for the 2026-27 school year. State-certified teachers deliver live instruction, and parents don't need to become teachers—they…