Local News Matters

Newsom’s effort to expand free preschool leaves some private centers at risk of closing

THERE WERE ONCE SO MANY CHILDREN at Frisha Moore’s Elk Grove preschool that families filled up the waitlist. Now, one of her playgrounds and two ...

Easton Area School District reports academic progress in some grades levels, declines in others

District leaders presented a mid-year academic review, showing where students are making progress and where there's room for ...

Cold plunges, running food trucks? Scottsdale AI school focuses on life skills

At Alpha Schools, students spend only two hours learning core curriculum through a digital learning platform powered by artificial intelligence.

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

California’s expanded transitional kindergarten is giving many families free pre-kindergarten, but it is also pushing some private preschools toward closure. Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state ...

Parents are opting kids out of school laptops, returning them to pen and paper

Parents are forming a loose network teaching one another how to get their children off school-issued Chromebooks and iPads.
Georgia Recorder

Lawmakers push plan to lift Georgia’s lagging literacy rates

State lawmakers say 2026 is the year they will pass major legislation to assist teachers in helping the youngest Georgians ...

One Utah school district is outpacing the rest of the state when it comes to reading scores. Here’s how.

Utah wants 70% of students in kindergarten through 3rd grade to read at their age level, but only about half do. Students in ...