K-12

Why playdates are key to preparing young kids for school

Three little children playing around a water table in a garden.

Districts nationwide continue to face school bus driver shortages

A school bus with a hanging display of drivers needed during a driver shortage in Windsor, New York, USA.

Microschools are seeing an enrollment surge this year

Lisa Swinson and her students at Creative Minds microschool in Wendell, North Carolina, welcomed seven new students in January.

Newsom expanded free preschool. Now private daycares can’t afford to stay open

In the background, Amanda Smith, a behavioral specialist, holds up a child outside the Moore Learning Preschool & Childcare Center in Elk Grove on February 6, 2026.

The schools where even young children change classes

Jacquelyn Anthony teaches second grade students math at Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts on December 9, 2025, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

New report: National group cites 4 pillars to math education for young kids

A group of children working to solve math problems on a whiteboard.

The rising impact of character-focused education on academic performance

A 7th and 8th grade social studies teacher overseeing her class.

The nation’s report card has a hard time grading private schools

Primary school students during a class at school.

Two new reports urge ‘human-centered’ school AI adoption

A male teacher guiding students in a classroom in using AI.

Trump aims to shrink the Education Department, while Washington tightens its grip on schools

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC.