The FAFSA Overhaul Is Done. The Cleanup Is Not

The redesigned federal aid form survived its disastrous first cycle — but aid-award timing and small-college enrollment effects are still working through the system.

How to Earn a Teaching Credential While Working Full Time

Alternative certification routes exist in every state, run in a year to two, and — unlike the traditional path — are built around evening and online coursework.

How School Funding Actually Works: Title I and State Formulas

How Alternative Teacher Certification Works for Career Changers

About 18% of U.S. public school teachers entered the classroom through an alternative route, per NCES — here is how the licensure pathway actually works, who uses it, and what it pays.

How State Cellphone Ban Laws Actually Work in K-12 Schools

More than half the states now require districts to restrict student phone use, but the rules on storage, discipline, and exemptions vary widely from state to state.

Alternative Certification Now Trains 18 Percent of US Teachers

FCC's New E-Rate Bidding Portal Sparks Pushback From School Groups

A rule meant to curb fraud in the $5.2 billion school-internet program is drawing warnings that small and rural districts will carry the heaviest new paperwork load.

Substitute Teaching Pays a $37,380 Median as State Rules Diverge

Requirements to become a substitute teacher range from a bachelor's degree in California to no degree at all in New York, and several states have loosened the rules since 2022 amid staffing shortages.

FCC Review Puts $3 Billion in School Internet Funding on the Table