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Funding challenges reshape Texas K–12 vendor landscape
Texas’ K–12 education market is undergoing significant disruption as declining enrollment, constrained funding, and shifting state policies reshape school district priorities and vendor opportunities. Across the state, student numbers are falling, directly cutting into district funding, which is closely tied to attendance. A 2025 Texas Association of School Business Officials survey found that 48% of…
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THE HOT STORYOpposition grows to FCC proposal to centralize E-Rate bidding system
More than 80 organizations representing schools, libraries, and technology stakeholders, led by the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition and including the Association of School Business Officials International, have called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to abandon its proposal to introduce a centralized online bidding portal for the E-Rate program, arguing that the change…
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Teachers seek additional support and training for English learner instruction
According to a survey conducted by the EdWeek Research Center, teachers working with English language learners (ELLs) express a strong need for enhanced training in language instruction and engagement with multilingual families. The survey, which included 1,100 educators nationwide, highlighted that many general education teachers lack the necessary tools to effectively teach language through academic…
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Arkansas panel moves forward plan to let rural schools break away from districts
An Arkansas legislative committee has advanced an amendment to House Bill 1007 that would clarify and facilitate the process for certain “isolated” schools to detach from their parent districts, including provisions on funding transfers and asset division, with the aim of keeping four rural schools open. The proposal, which builds on a 2025 law but…
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California schools get shady makeover
California has invested $156m since 2022 to replace heat-trapping asphalt with trees and plants at 215 schools, as announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Through Cal Fire’s Green Schoolyards program, approximately 6,000 new trees will create safer and cooler environments for about 94,000 students. Newsom said: “Kids shouldn’t have to choose between going outside and staying…
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Milwaukee Public Schools chief outlines challenges and priorities after first year in role
Milwaukee Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius has described her first year in the role as “challenging,” grading her performance a B or B+, as she navigated financial mismanagement, a $46m budget overspend, infrastructure issues including lead paint removal, and ongoing tensions with the teachers’ union. Cassellius has begun implementing cost-cutting measures and reallocating resources toward…
