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The number of public school students could fall by more than 8% in a decade

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What does the declining birthrate mean for elementary, middle and high schools across the country? percent fewer public school students a decade from now. Its most recent projections, released May 2018 , show that student enrollment should increase 3 percent between 2015 and 2027. “Nobody is talking about this.”

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Are Schools and Edtech Companies Ready for the Digital Accessibility Deadline?

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It updated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the law that requires state and local governments to supply equal opportunity — including in services like public schools, community colleges and public universities — for people with disabilities. While not new, the obligations in the rule have become pressing.

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OPINION: Let’s use the pandemic as a dress-rehearsal for much-needed digital transformation

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Investment in AI in education greatly increased from 2019 to 202 0, and I expect most education technology products will incorporate some form of artificial intelligence by 2027; ideally this will lead to better user-centered products. He is the former chief executive of Chicago Public Schools.

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Mississippi’s graduation rate gaps are among lowest in the country, report finds

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A little bad news: Mississippi is projected to lose students by 2027: Mississippi is one of 10 states, and the only one in the south, projected to see an enrollment decrease of 5 percentage points or more by 2027. Between 2000 and 2015, Mississippi’s enrollment decreased by 2 percent. . You can read the full report here.

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Trust issues

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State trust lands, on and off Indian reservations, make up millions of acres across the Western United States and generate revenue for public schools, universities, jails, hospitals and other public institutions by leasing them for oil and gas extraction, grazing, rights of way, timber, and more. Sign up for our newsletter here.

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STUDENT VOICE: What losing the Department of Education would mean for special education

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They were confident I could make the most of any school, but Rohan would need more support than schools near our Missouri apartment could provide. Our parents were advised to look across the state line to Kansas, which had a public school district known for its special education programs for students from preschool to age 21.

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Former Trump commissioner blasts DOGE education data cuts

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The National Center for Education Statistics is a relatively obscure federal agency, but its mission to collect data on the state of education affects every public school in the country. Now, this work is under threat because of cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency or DOGE. He called her departure a disturbing development.

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