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June 28

Education policy Jun 28 Texas Dropped the Reading Diagnostic That Caught Struggling 7th Graders Texas eliminated the law requiring reading diagnostics for 7th graders already shown to be behind in reading. Spring 2026 STAAR results show 4 in 10 eighth graders still fail to…

June 27

Education policy Jun 27 The Special Ed Surge Is the Price of Wait-to-Fail Education Special education enrollment crossed 8.2 million children nationally, with some districts reporting 87 percent growth over a decade. A San Diego superintendent named what every waiting parent needs to hear:… Education policy Jun 27 What Broke Reading Instruction Is Breaking Math. New York Noticed. New York's 'math wars' look like a new argument. They're not — they're the reading science debate applied to arithmetic, and the districts already shifting toward explicit foundational instruction are… Education policy Jun 27 Oklahoma Bans the Reading Strategy That Trained Kids to Guess, Not Decode Oklahoma’s SB 1778 bans balanced literacy and whole-language methods from teacher preparation programs. Cognitive scientists called this approach wrong decades before any state moved against it. Here’s what the law…

June 24

Education policy Jun 24 Virginia Budget Adds $148 Million for Special Education Students Virginia lawmakers advanced a $205 billion budget that adds $148.4 million for special education students, a $1.4 billion K-12 increase, and a 4 percent teacher raise each year. It now…

April 22

Education policy Apr 22 Patrick County School Board Approves Special Education Plan The Patrick County School Board has approved its annual federal special education plan, which allocates $613,350 for special education services. Education policy Apr 22 Minnesota Lawmakers Seek Reversal of Special Education Cuts A bill introduced by Rep. Ben Bakeberg aims to repeal a 2025 law that mandates $250 million in automatic special education cuts by October 2026. Education policy Apr 22 Iowa School District Sues State for $18 Million in Funding The Cedar Rapids Community School District's lawsuit against the Iowa Department of Education highlights the challenges faced by educational institutions in securing necessary funding. Education policy Apr 22 McKinney ISD Leaders Vote on Teacher Pay Increases The McKinney ISD board's vote on teacher pay increases could set a precedent for education policy in the region. Education policy Apr 22 Nevada Teachers to Receive $5,000 Bonuses for Hard-to-Fill Roles Nevada teachers in hard-to-fill positions will receive a $5,000 bonus to address staffing shortages and improve education quality.