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Alberto Carvalho

LA Fires in Photos: How the Crisis Destroyed Schools, Uprooted Students' Lives

The haunting images show what’s left of Los Angeles schools and what’s lost forever

Meghan Gallagher
Author: Meghan Gallagher
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Many Schools Used COVID Aid on Curriculum and Buildings, Feds Say

A new federal report finds many school districts used pandemic aid to adopt new curriculum and buy learning materials.

Kayln Belsha
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Why Students Need A Civic Education to Navigate Today’s World

Trivers and Duroseau: Amid shifting politics and policies, students need to know how to thrive in a world that doesn’t always prioritize their needs.

Natasha Trivers & Rashid Duroseau
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For Students Who Struggle, Boston High School Offers ‘Space to Grow Emotionally’

Boston Day and Evening Academy gives non-traditional students a nearly obsessive level of attention, from small classes to free city bus passes.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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The New Social Security ‘Fairness’ Act Is Neither Fair Nor Just

Aldeman: Giving some retirees extra funds will undermine the program's progressive nature, cost taxpayers billions, force painful cuts down the road.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
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Shrinking Indianapolis Schools Could Be Dissolved, Turned Into Charters

Threat comes as state officials debate additional funding for charters as students abandon schools in five districts.

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
Los Angeles
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LA Schools Struggle To Reopen As Fires Still Rage

At least seven LAUSD schools that were destroyed, damaged or threatened by flames will remain closed, along with campuses in other districts.

Balin Schneider & Ben Chapman
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4Fams
4Fams

How Keeping 8th Graders from Taking Algebra Can Derail Their Futures in STEM

Adams: My math-and-physics-teacher husband knew that if our daughter didn't take geometry in 9th grade, she'd never get to calculus. He was right.

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams

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Best of 2024

The Year in Education: Our Top 24 Stories About Schools, Students and Learning

Learning recovery. Christianity in public schools. The impact of AI. The 74 takes a look back at some of our biggest education stories of the year.

Nicole Ridgway
Author: Nicole Ridgway

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School (In)Security

PowerSchool Got Hacked. Now What?

There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
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School (In)Security

7 School Security Storylines That Topped 2024 — and Will Evolve in 2025

There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know

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School (In)Security

Trump’s School Improvement Plan: Deport American Students

There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know

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Author: Mark Keierleber
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School (In)Security

FTC: AI ‘Weapons Detection’ Co. Evolv Misled Schools About its Safety Abilities

Evolv Technology claimed its school security scanners harnessed artificial intelligence to detect “all the guns, all the bombs’ at unrivaled speed.

Mark Keierleber
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Why Natural Disasters Hit Harder in Rural School Districts

Natural disasters and health crises have lasting effects on rural schools, where physical, financial and organizational resources are limited.

Lee Ann Rawlins Williams
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Why Students Need A Civic Education to Navigate Today’s World

Trivers and Duroseau: Amid shifting politics and policies, students need to know how to thrive in a world that doesn’t always prioritize their needs.

Natasha Trivers & Rashid Duroseau
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What to Expect on Child Care from Trump’s Second Presidency

Elliot Haspel weighs in on what child care issues might be prioritized under the incoming Trump administration.

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
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Private Schools Can Give Students With Disabilities the Flexibility They Need

Peshek: School choice programs provide students and families with new opportunities while taking no existing options away.

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How To Teach STEM? Make It Explosive

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
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Arts education

The Student-Led Music Group that Led Zeppelin Loves

The Louisville Leopard Percussionists performed for Ozzy Osbourne, and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin promoted their YouTube cover of ‘Kashmir.’

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
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WATCH: When Noma Makes School Lunch for New York City Students

Denmark’s Noma Projects, by the World’s Best Restaurant, made lunch for nearly 600 K-8 students. Here’s what happened.

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
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Which School Districts Do the Best Job of Teaching Math?

Aldeman: In some 600 districts, 8th graders significantly outperform expectations. See which school systems in your state get exceptional results.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

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Utah Teachers, Stretched by Stress and Student Behavior, Ask for More Funding

Alixel Cabrera, Utah News Dispatch
New Jersey

Unreleased Report Details Racism Faced By Teens, Teachers at New Jersey School

Catherine Carrera, Chalkbeat
South Dakota

As Noem’s School Choice Bill Divides Educators, Some Districts Cooperate with Homeschool Families

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight
California

California Rural Schools Battle for Funding Congress Cut

Carolyn Jones
california wildfires

LA Schools Reopen, But Recovery Will Be Long and Painful

Balin Schneider & Ben Chapman
immigrant education

Trump’s Deportation Plans Threaten Millions of Families. Who Is Protecting Them?

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
California

After Altadena School Burns to the Ground, Community Wonders What’s Next

Gabrielle Birkner, Chalkbeat
New York

Hochul Unveils Universal Free School Meals Program Across New York

Bianca Fortis
Donald Trump

9 Education Storylines to Watch as Trump Returns to the White House

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Lunchables in Schools: Are They Bad for Kids or for Business?

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Oklahoma Plan to Check Parents’ Citizenship Could Keep Kids from Going to School

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
childhood health

RFK Jr. Could Pull Many Levers to Hinder Childhood Immunization as HHS Head

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
teachers union

NEA Membership Continued to Drop in 2024 as Revenue from Dues Hit $381 Million

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Opinion

The Great Connector: Why Data Literacy is Vital to Students’ Future Success

Jon Deane
Author: Jon Deane
North Carolina

North Carolina Review Board Renews Several Charter Schools Despite Concerns About Academic Performance

Ahmed Elgammal
The Big Picture

New Research: Done Right, Virtual Tutoring Nearly Rivals In-Person Version

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
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With Looming TikTok Ban Teens Move to Red Note

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Funding Public Schools Based on Last Year’s Enrollment Could Help Stabilize Budgets

Angie Nga Le & Phuong Nguyen-Hoang
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School Closings in LA: LAUSD’s Plan to Reopen

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Fixing the FAFSA With Data, Testing and Transparency

Jeremy Singer
Author: Jeremy Singer
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