At a special Kingston City School District Board meeting, the superintendent described steep revenue declines and proposed staff reductions, including cuts in the reading/literacy ranks; trustees pushed for more detailed timelines and transparency and a public budget presentation at the next regular meeting.

The district plans to implement Zearn in K–8 math, expand literacy and career pathway programs, open a 3K early learning center in January 2027 and detailed third‑grade Read to Succeed data (52% meets/exceeds; 13 mandatory retentions after appeals).

Staff and council members agreed to pursue two near-term actions: (1) direct the department to develop early-warning indicators for linguistic stagnation, and (2) issue guidance integrating WIDA scores and language development goals into literacy performance plan templates. Staff said those items likely do not require BDRs.

Superintendent Corey McIntyre and Chief Financial Officer Michelle Vargas presented Phase 3 options to close an $8 million general‑fund gap, including sunsetting some ESSER/strategic investments, reorganizing k‑12 coaching and interventions, multilingual staffing reductions and central‑office savings (including ending a leased mall site). The board

The Oklahoma Senate Education Committee on Feb. 11 passed a slate of bills affecting teacher training, adjunct limits, teacher benefits, literacy and math programs, and benchmark-data transparency. Several measures passed with strong bipartisan support; two bills were added to other business for later consideration.

Student advisory presenters asked the Virginia Board of Education for practical policy changes: use teacher professional development to expand STEM access, incentivize reading-intervention certifications and allow clearer graduation pathways and credit for internships/dual enrollment.