More From the World of K–12 Education

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This Brooklyn teacher connects chemistry to the real world — and just won $25,000 for it

Rayhan Ahmed (far right), a science teacher at Brooklyn's Gotham Professional Arts Academy High School, recently won a FLAG Award for Teaching Excellence.

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Chicago’s school board is supposed to have a noncitizen advisory board. It still doesn’t exist.

Students listen in class at a dual-language elementary school in Chicago. Mayor Brandon Johnson still hasn't created a noncitizen advisory board for Chicago's school board, which is required by state law.

Education Dive
Virginia and Ohio join effort to design 3-year bachelor’s degrees

While some say such degrees could increase college affordability, two groups blasted them as “stripped-down curriculum that prioritizes speed.”

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Alaska Districts Close 12 Schools This Year, Amid Severe Budget Cuts

Alaska saw an unprecedented wave of school closures this year. District officials grappling with severe budget shortfalls have opted to close 12 elementary and middle schools across the state — in Anchorage, Wasilla,...

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Incumbent VP, Top State Union Leaders Among Candidates for NEA President

While the U.S. celebrates over the Fourth of July weekend, four candidates will be vying for the top post of the nation’s largest teachers union. The National Education Association’s leadership election will decide the...

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NYC Delays School AI Guidance After Backlash

New York City education officials are hitting pause on releasing comprehensive artificial intelligence guidelines after their draft policy from March sparked fierce backlash. Officials initially said their final...