#education-policy

#education-policy

Last September, David Banks closed his final state-of-our-schools address as chancellor by embracing a once-taboo topic in public education. "AI can analyze in real time all the work our children are doing in school," Banks said. Less than a year later, AI is all over the place, and keeping it out of classrooms is unrealistic, if not impossible. That's why schools like United Charter High School for the Humanities II in the Bronx have decided that embracing the technology is the only way to safely corral it.

Residents in Brentwood are expressing concerns about a proposed 3,700-home development, stating that their properties require better protection against potential impacts from the project.

School districts across the country have filed different lawsuits to try to get the U.S. Department of Education to release funds frozen by the Trump administration.

Governor Hochul's Distraction Free Schools Initiative mandates that 2 million students and 200,000 teachers in New York's K-12 classrooms will no longer carry smartphones.

Oklahoma's education department announced that aspiring teachers from 'woke' states must pass an ideology test by right-wing group PragerU, focusing on U.S. Constitution and 'biological differences'.

Renewable electricity has the lowest cost of all generation methods. The big reason for high electricity rates is the cost of new transmission lines, not clean energy mandates.

Kathy Hochul announced a new cell phone policy aimed at creating distraction-free environments in New York public schools, effective from the first day of school.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act extends Pell Grants to low-income students enrolled in eligible short-term programs, expected to support hundreds of thousands of students annually.

Many schools have banned smartphones on site, but Monmouthshire plans a countywide policy advising against giving children smartphones until they're at least 14, due to overuse and related issues.

The federal government sets aside millions of dollars in grants annually for colleges it classifies as Hispanic-Serving Institutions, a designation earned by having an undergraduate student body that is at least 25% Latino.

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson stated that the "Best Start" family hubs would "give a lifeline" to families, aiming to support 500,000 more children in disadvantaged areas.

Walter Willett, a professor of epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, says the recent actions by the Trump administration have been "simply un-American." He emphasizes that even a reversal in policies wouldn't restore trust in the U.S. for international students, indicating a long-term impact on student enrollment and the academic environment."

The ruling from the U.S. Department of Education states that California's trans-inclusive athletic policies violate Title IX, implicating concerns over fairness for cisgender female athletes.