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The potential for AI to boost student learning depends on a lot more than building quality products, a Stanford researcher said.

Research on AI tutoring hit a roadblock: Students barely used it

Education Secretary Linda McMahon told parents in a video announcing seismic shifts to special education and civil rights enforcement that “I’ve heard you.” Parents say that might be true, but that she didn’t listen.

Parents oppose plan to shift special education oversight: ‘We didn't want this to happen'

The programs and staffing DPSCD says are helping improve attendance and academic performance are safe for the 2026-27 school year. But can they continue the year after?

Detroit school board approves $1.1 billion budget that maintains extra security, raises pay for all employees The tease for your story on social media: The programs and staffing DPSCD says are helping improve attendance and academic performance are safe for the 2026-27 school year. But can they continue the year after?

Advocates for students with disabilities fear that moving special education out of the U.S. Department of Education will undermine support for vulnerable students.

Civil rights enforcement, special education oversight will move out of education department

A new report calls on schools to make career navigation a core part of their mission. Students need to be thinking realistically about their options long before they head to college, the FutureEd report says.

More teens want to be influencers than wind turbine technicians. Here’s how schools could change that.

The vandalism last weekend at Cooley High comes days after a pair of community meetings were held by the district to answer questions and gather feedback from residents and alumni.

Detroit district beefs up security at historic Cooley High after vandals cause damage

Many Democratic governors have been waiting to see the rules before opting into a major federal school choice expansion. Will they like what they see?

McMahon said states would shape tax credit scholarship. Treasury said no.

Some alums who spoke at meetings organized by the Detroit school district say they want to see more of the historic building preserved.

Demolition of Detroit’s Cooley High School building sparks emotion in some alums

Low pay and transportation are two challenges affecting early childhood education in Michigan. Can these two programs fix it?

In Battle Creek and Grand Rapids, two new programs aim to address two big early childhood challenges

Girls’ scores have fallen faster than boys’ on major tests, and the gap has not gone away. The latest NAEP results make the pattern harder to dismiss.

A puzzling gender gap has emerged in America’s learning loss crisis