Education News
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.
Evidence desk
View all reportingLatest discoveries
Education News
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.
Guides
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.
Education
How School Funding Actually Works: Title I and State Formulas
Public schools run on three revenue streams — local property taxes, state formulas, and federal programs — and which stream pays decides almost everything about equity.
Guides
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.
Education News
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.
Education
Alternative Certification Now Trains 18 Percent of US Teachers
Federal data shows how the alternative route into the classroom differs from a traditional teaching degree, and who is choosing it.
EdTech
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.
Careers
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.
Business News
FCC Review Puts $3 Billion in School Internet Funding on the Table
A screen-time-focused inquiry into the E-Rate program has district technology officers watching whether their broadband discounts survive the process.