At a recent rally in downtown San Diego, educators and classified professionals voiced their concerns regarding potential cuts to the U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration. During their union’s convention, they warned of the detrimental effects these cuts could have on schools and students. The rally highlighted the urgency of preserving educational funding…

A Swedish government inquiry has recommended that Sweden bring in a national ban on mobile phones in schools, with schools required to collect pupils’ phones at the start of the school day at all primary and lower secondary schools in the country. Inquiry chair Björn Hansson noted that around 80% of primary and lower secondary…

Children going without mental health supports, schools laying off nurses, and increased taxes on local communities are some of the outcomes feared by K-12 school districts, should Congress proceed with cuts to federal Medicaid funding. Eighty percent of respondents to a nationwide survey of 1,440 K-12 district leaders and administrators, carried out by organizations including…

The Trump administration’s abrupt termination of $400m in federal funding to Columbia University has raised concerns among K-12 schools about potential similar actions. Derek Black, a law professor at the University of South Carolina, commented: “If you are going to be subject to arbitrary, unilateral punishment…there’s nothing you can do to avoid being punished.” This…

The Trump Administration’s attempt to eliminate $250m in teacher-training grants has been halted by U.S. District Court Judge Myong J. Joun, who issued a temporary restraining order. Joun described the cancellation as “arbitrary and capricious and an abuse of discretion,” emphasizing it was not lawful. The U.S. Department of Education had canceled these grants, claiming…

The Agriculture Department has announced the cancellation of two programs that provided over $1bn in federal funding for schools to purchase food from local farms. This decision affects approximately $660m that schools and child care facilities were expecting to receive through the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program in 2025, as reported by the…