Walking into Texas' Windsor Park elementary, it’s hard to miss a mass of bright, colorful paper balloons displaying dozens of children who have read at least 1 million words. The school made the @the74.bsky.social's Bright Spots list for its reading proficiency. www.the74million.org/article/this...

Nebraska battles largest-ever wildfire and other blazes as more than 600,000 acres burn reut.rs/3P9pr4w

The Morrill Fire in Nebraska has killed 1 and consumed 549,000 acres with 0% containment. This is more than 10% of the entire area burned by U.S. wildfires in 2025, and makes it one of the 20 largest fires in U.S. history. Sunday forecast is grim: High Wind Warning, 25-35 mph winds, gusting to 50.

Oakland Unified teachers avert strike, Alum Rock district leaders approve cuts

Board member Wanda Novales "said she recognized the complex challenges the board and district face, but 'the standard cannot simply be operational efficiency. I am struggling to see the heart ... that sees the lived realities of our neighborhoods.'" www.inquirer.com/education/ph... #SaveOurSchools

At least three states are trying to repeal early grade suspension bans as districts say the practice is needed to control behavior, reach parents. @laurenwreports.bsky.social reports

Nebraska is one of multiple states that have sought to repeal a K-2 suspension ban this past year. Lawmakers & advocates are divided as teachers are physically harmed but students of color & children with disabilities are suspended at disproportionate rates. www.the74million.org/zero2eight/k...

California State University maintenance workers on strike, demand pay increase edsource.org?page_id=751362 @teamsterslocal2010.bsky.social @teamsters.bsky.social @calstate.bsky.social #strike

Union leadership said the district should reaffirm its support for immigrant students and families as bargaining is set to begin soon.

I was able to chat with Roosevelt Nivens from Lamar Consolidated ISD after he received the Superintendent of the Year award at the @aasa.org conference in Nashville. Read more about how he got here, what he's proud of & what challenges he's faced in Texas: www.the74million.org/article/the-...

The union also won demands around special education staff working conditions such as caseload reductions & overage pay. www.the74million.org/article/san-...

United Educators of San Francisco just announced they have reached a tentative agreement with SFUSD after striking all week. Schools will reopen next Wednesday after two previously scheduled holiday off days.

Here's @laurenwreports.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social with a rundown of what's at stake in San Francisco, where educators are striking for the first time in 47 years.

The United Educators of San Francisco strike continues today after no deal was reached last night. Pickets are happening at each school followed by a rally and march this afternoon. More: www.the74million.org/article/san-...

We're at Mission High School this morning as SF educators stand up for fully staffed schools and the supports students deserve. Our members are fighting for the schools their communities deserve, and to get back to their classrooms with a fair contract. ✊ @cftunion.bsky.social

SFUSD schools are closed today as United Educators of San Francisco report to the picket line. It's the union's first strike in nearly 50 years. Last night, union leaders said the district's proposals on special ed, health care & raises don't go far enough. www.the74million.org/article/los-...

My latest: What's it like to be a teacher in the Twin Cities? Two educators on the very different experience in their classrooms — and the awful realities that are the common thread.

My latest: Minnesota school districts, @educationmn.bsky.social go to court seeking reinstatement of the 'sensitive locations' rule, which would keep immigration enforcement actions away from schools, bus stops, churches, healthcare facilities, etc. Was the rule of the land for 30+ years 1/

A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world

United Educators of San Francisco could call walkout within 10 days — its first in 50 years. San Diego union plans 1-day strike, others at an impasse. @laurenwreports.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/los-...

Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants “let them pray” and “Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE”

Teachers unions in St. Paul & Minneapolis have called for a general strike Jan. 23 to protest ICE activity & some students have said they plan to join. @uft.org in New York has planned an emergency demonstration the same day. Update from @bethhawkins.bsky.social: www.the74million.org/article/as-i...

From Head Start to civil rights, here are eight ways Trump reshaped education in just one year

Study: Switching to charter school improves performance for special education students. @laurenwreports.bsky.social reports

Aldeman: At these 255 schools, literacy rates are far higher than their poverty levels would suggest. Is your school a Bright Spot? www.the74million.org/article/top-...

Also in July, concerns mounted about how the staffing cuts at ED would impact students with special needs www.the74million.org/article/for-... @laurenwreports.bsky.social & @bethhawkins.bsky.social

What are the top reasons early career teachers leave? @laurenwreports.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social talked to Center for American Progress researchers about their new survey.

50 years ago, IDEA said no child could be declared ineducable. "Advocates celebrated the end of the school-to-asylum pipeline. Today, however, people with disabilities see flashing warning lights." Powerful & crucial story from @bethhawkins.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/befo...

Scribbled in green marker, Reagan Fletcher's Christmas list began with selfless requests: for her friend to move back and a classmate to recover from a broken wrist. Then, the usuals: an iPad and boots. But her last wish was for Santa to keep her school open. www.the74million.org/article/afte...

More than two-dozen teachers in Colorado Springs District 11 received warnings or were disciplined because of actions related to the one-day teachers strike in October, according to union officials.

3,000 teachers and school staff are at the picket line today in Richmond, California. Seven other teachers unions across the state are at a negotiations impasse with their districts. For most, it's a fight between pay raises and budget deficits. www.the74million.org/article/3000...

I hate it here

"Jackson was told by Nebraska school officials at one point her daughter wasn’t able to read because her biological mother was incarcerated and she had lived with her grandmother." www.the74million.org/article/for-...

The Trump administration took a giant step toward breaking up the U.S. Department of Education and spreading key K-12 functions across other agencies, moves that many consider a violation of federal law, reports @lrj417.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/whit...

The Tribune spoke to more than a dozen transgender and nonbinary Texas students about how their lives on campuses have changed in recent years. Many said state and federal policies have emboldened their peers to disregard their gender identities, and administrators to slash campus support services.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates will lead the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the IFT announced Saturday after its election, positioning the progressive power player to have an even greater role in negotiations over state education funding.

An increasing number of school districts are building low-cost teacher housing as a unique perk to improve retention and recruitment. www.the74million.org/article/200-...

This @the74.bsky.social @laurenwreports.bsky.social recap of an @nctq.bsky.social report highlights something you hear All. The. Time. from burned out special educators: Principals often know very little about special ed and, instead of fostering inclusion, regard it as place to send certain kids.

The judge said it’s ‘far from normal’ for an administration to fire staff ‘as a way to punish the opposing political party.’ @lrj417.bsky.social reports

Budget shortfalls + teacher union contracts have been challenging for multiple districts this year. Philadelphia had to OK borrowing up to $1.5 billion while Fairfax County & Baltimore County returned to the bargaining table after approving promised raises. www.the74million.org/article/stra...

Oklahoma schools chief Ryan Walters steps down to lead anti-union group www.the74million.org/article/okla...

The Trump administration’s First Amendment crackdown in the wake of the activist’s violent death leaves student free speech on even shakier ground

Lots of quotes from lots of folks on dispiriting NAEP results: www.the74million.org/article/covi...

Nebraska Supreme Court rules in favor of mother of La Vista boy who went missing in 2021

The first day of school for Evergreen Public Schools was supposed to be Aug. 26, but buildings are still closed as 1,400 paras, security guards and bus drivers are on strike. And teachers have joined them: www.the74million.org/article/supp...

A Fairfax County union is negotiating its first contract as one of four recently formed school administrators unions in Virginia, following the lifting of a nearly 50yr collective bargaining ban. But Virginia is not alone in union growth for school leaders: www.the74million.org/article/scho...

BREAKING: Minnesota's governor said a shooting has occurred at a Minneapolis school, calling it a "horrific act of violence."

“It’s not going to be my fault that her dream dies." @MichaelElsenRoo spent months with an undocumented NYC student and the school fighting to keep her education hopes alive www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Two years after police staged a chilling raid on the Marion County Record, the newspaper’s owner-editor remains committed to the hard-hitting journalism that made him a target. via @kansasreflector.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/qa-t...

This @the74.bsky.social @laurenwreports.bsky.social piece, new today, recaps some alarming findings about AI and classroom applications. My observation: We shouldn't be surprised, given that material the AIs take in — which we as a society generate — reflects ableism, sexism, racial bias, etc.