K-12 education

School districts across the United States are deploying educational technology to improve reading skills among K-12 students. Reporting by EdTech Magazine describes how districts are using digital tools to support literacy instruction, a topic gaining attention as schools respond to concerns over declining reading achievement nationwide.

Minnesota has adopted statewide health education standards covering kindergarten through grade 12 for the first time, according to MPR News. Until now, the state lacked formal health standards for its public schools, meaning what students were taught about health varied by district. The move gives schools a common framework for health instruction, and attention is now on what the new requirements will mean for classrooms across the state.

EdTech company Instructure has released its first EdTech Top 40 ranking for higher education, extending a quality-focused ranking effort that previously covered the K-12 sector. The list is meant to highlight tools colleges and universities actually use and trust, giving higher education its own benchmark for edtech quality. Observers see it as a sign the sector is maturing and that edtech evaluation standards are spreading beyond K-12.

The Texas Education Agency has requested roughly $97 billion to fund K-12 education initiatives for the 2028-29 biennium. The request, reported by Community Impact, will now go to state lawmakers as they craft the next budget. Education funding is expected to be a major topic in the upcoming Texas legislative session.