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Donald Trump

‘A True Game Changer:’ Unprecedented School Choice Tax Credit Part of GOP Bill

The $5B measure could expand private school choice to all 50 states and stands a better chance of passing than earlier federal attempts.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
rural education
Indiana

The Important Lessons We Can Learn from Rural Schools

McKenzie and Walsh: Rural schools are finding ways to reflect a diversity of viewpoints even in homogenous communities.

William McKenzie & Chris Walsh
math instruction
algebra

Untangling Who Should Take Algebra — And When

A new study looks into the research about access, readiness and placement in Algebra I and offers recommendations for states and districts.

Lauren Camera
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School Closures
Brookings Institution

Exclusive Data Highlights Paradox: As Enrollment Falls, Fewer Schools Close

Districts with plans to close schools often meet stiff community resistance. School leaders, in the words of one expert, are ‘so bad at this.’

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Artificial Intelligence
AI

An Antidote to Plagiarism: New App Uses AI to Help Students Think Critically

‘Level Up,’ developed by Eliott Hedman, wants to flip a bleak script around artificial intelligence and its negative effects on student motivation.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
California
budget cuts

How Head Start Dodged Trump’s Budget Cuts

Head Start staff and advocates launched a nationwide campaign to save the program, which Trump eliminated in his budget draft.

Carolyn Jones
immigration
Center for Migration Studies

As Deportation Target Widens, College-Educated Undocumented Grow More Fearful

While Trump’s focus has fallen on immigrant laborers, there are 1.7M undocumented with a bachelor’s degree or higher and 408K enrolled in college.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
school (in)security
data breach

PowerSchool Paid Off Hackers After Huge Breach — Now They’re Extorting Districts

Millions of students’ and educators’ sensitive records, including Social Security numbers, face new risks as cybergang reneges on ransomware deal.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber

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District Finances

Interactive: School Spending vs. Teacher Pay — See Trends in 8,900 Districts

Aldeman: Teacher salaries have been flat for a long time, lagging behind not only per-pupil spending, but earnings of other college-educated workers

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

Pandemic

Pandemic
education
Pandemic

Five Years Later: How COVID Triggered a School Choice Renaissance

Dissatisfaction with schools, and a supercharged conservative movement, allowed ESAs to take a leap since the pandemic.

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Child Nutrition
child hunger
Pandemic

New Food Security Threats 5 Years After COVID-Era Effort to Feed All Kids

Pandemic emergency aid drove food insecurity to an all-time low, but many say a string of federal cuts will now leave millions more kids hungry.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Pandemic
pandemic
Pandemic

Remote Learning Was Supposed to Make Snow Days Obsolete. But Did It Really?

Five years after classes went virtual during COVID, some districts shift online when weather strikes. But others still can't quite make it work.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Pandemic
covid
Pandemic

KIPP’s Night Kindergarten in Newark: A Rare ‘Bright Spot’ in COVID’s Dark Days

The program is a unique example of a school that moved quickly to keep children from missing out on their first year of school.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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commentary

As Federal Policies Threaten Special Ed, State & Local Leadership Are a Lifeline

Sandelius: 5 key steps schools and districts can take to protect students with disabilities and enhance learning for all children.

Sarah Sandelius
Author: Sarah Sandelius
mental health
commentary

With Washington Cutting Programs, States Must Step Up on Child Mental Health

Okolo: Five ways for states to take the lead with clarity, courage and strategic precision as federal departments face unprecedented change.

Zainab Okolo
Author: Zainab Okolo
commentary
apprenticeships

Teach For America Should Embrace Apprenticeship Model Amid AmeriCorps Cuts

Donaldson: An apprenticeship model would provide the funding and the training needed to bring more teachers into the classroom.

David Donaldson
Author: David Donaldson
commentary
commentary

America’s Investment in Education Is Lagging — and the Workforce Pays the Price

Brown: America once led the world, but the global economy is evolving and other nations are surging ahead. We must recommit to innovation & training.

Courtney Brown
Author: Courtney Brown
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Altadena Girls

Teens Provide Sense of Normalcy in the Face of the L.A. Fires

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STEM
education

How To Teach STEM? Make It Explosive

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
Arts education
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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school (in)security

school (in)security
Chronic Absenteeism
Pandemic

Student Absences Have Surged Since COVID. Some Say Parents Should be Jailed

Dozens of bills nationwide seek to address chronic absenteeism. While some focus on supports and incentives, others look to leverage punishments.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber

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Cleveland

Kindergarten’s Overlooked Absenteeism Problem

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
commentary

Wisconsin is Cutting State Funding for Child Care. Providers are Taking a Stand.

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
american idol

‘American Idol’ Finalist Jamal Roberts, a Mississippi P.E. Teacher, Could Win It All

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school voucher

New Hampshire House Again Votes to Expand School Voucher Program

Garry Rayno, InDepthNH
special education

Trump Official’s Autism Schools Secluded and Restrained Students at High Rates

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
charter schools

A ‘Precarious’ Moment for Charter Schools in Trump’s Second Term

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
The 74 Interview

Head Start Teacher and Civil Rights Lawyer Turns Her Social Justice Lens to Math

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
STEM

Boys Outperform Girls in Middle School STEM, Reversing Gender Gap, Study Finds

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
New Jersey

Newark High School Students Learn About AI Through Career Exploration

Jessie Gómez, Chalkbeat
Trump Administration

How Kids with Disabilities Will Be Impacted by Medicaid, Education Department Cuts

Barbara Rodriguez & Nadra Nittle
Trump Administration

America’s Undocumented Educators Unsure of What’s Next Under Trump

Nadra Nittle, The 19th
commentary

Five Ways High-Performing Schools Use Data to Help Students Succeed

Rianna Saslow
Author: Rianna Saslow
School (In)Security

Trump’s Deportation Database Puts Students at Risk

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Oklahoma

Oklahoma Governor Signs Mandatory One-Year School Cellphone Ban Into Law

Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice
Hawaii

Progress Report: Hawaiʻi’s Working Families Need More Support

Megan Tagami, CalMatters
Maryland

Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Take Back Pandemic-Era Relief Funds for Schools

William J. Ford, Maryland Matters
Trump Administration

Trump Executive Order Seeks to End Undocumented In-State Tuition Programs

Jason Gonzales, Chalkbeat
Indiana

‘A Giant Leap Backwards’: Indiana Opts Out of Summer Program for Hungry Schoolchildren

Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle
Early Childhood

Community Health Workers Can Play a Key Role in Keeping Families Healthy

Mark Swartz
Author: Mark Swartz
commentary

The Power of ‘Precovery’: Building Safer, More Resilient Schools

Marleen Wong
Author: Marleen Wong
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