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Closing arguments have begun in a trial over whether Connecticut adequately funds its public schools.A coalition of municipalities, education groups,…
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In December U.S. Education Secretary John King proposed new regulations for Common Core testing in order to increase test participation. The Education…
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Senator Chris Murphy, D-Conn., has introduced a bill that he says will help stop the growing segregation of public schools in America.Murphy says a recent…
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It’s summer vacation for schoolchildren, but leaders of New York’s rural schools are worrying about the new school year, and say they are squeezed by a…
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It’s been 10 years since New York’s highest court ordered that more state money be paid to schools with the poorest children, but advocates say in the…
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A new law, years in the making, mandates that all public schools in New York State test for lead in their drinking water.Lead is a neurotoxin that has…
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New York lawmakers wrapped up the 2016 legislative session at around 5 a.m. Saturday morning, agreeing to take steps to cancel the pensions of convicted…
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In New York almost 98 percent of school budgets were approved in statewide voting Tuesday, including the majority of school districts asking for overrides…