Cellphones have become public enemy No. 1 in many schools. They distract students from lessons, fuel bullying and fights, and give constant access to social media, which many educators worry is ...

Trump’s secretary will likely support slimming down if not dismantling the Education Department; expanding school choice; slashing K-12 spending; and attacking school districts’ diversity, equity, and ...

A 9th grader places her cellphone into a holder as she enters class at Delta High School in Delta, Utah, in February. The ...

A federal judge has blocked a Louisiana law that was soon to require a display of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom in the state, ruling that it is likely unconstitutional and is ...

Plans to abolish the U.S. Department of Education—a key part of President-elect Donald Trump’s platform and a priority for ...

As a former high school math teacher, Tracie Anderson Swilley knows the importance of building a foundation: “Math builds upon itself,” she said. “If you don’t have a good, strong foundation, you’re ...

Trump has spent little time discussing education, but schools could feel the impact of his administration's policymaking and ...

DeVos is eager to see a second Trump administration finish what she helped start on school choice and rolling back the ...

The former president has pledged major changes to education policy, but much of his agenda for schools is a political ...

Kentucky’s politics can be mercurial—the state has two conservative U.S. senators and a staunch Democratic governor. Even as ...

Trump’s decisive victory doused accelerant over his plans to dismantle the Education Department and expand school choice.

The policy, announced by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Nov. 1 , aims to lower costs for those who make roughly ...