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school choice

Big Tax Bill Passes Senate With Less ‘Beautiful’ Plan for National School Choice

House members must now wrestle with scaled-back proposal, which no longer requires states to participate.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Supreme Court
Supreme Court

Supreme Court to Address Legality of Barring Trans Athletes From School Sports

The decision to hear cases from Idaho and West Virginia comes as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on trans participation.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Texas
Texas

Camp Mystic, a Haven for Generations of Texas Girls, Becomes a Center of Tragedy

Girls remain missing from the camp, which has hosted the daughters of governors and one president.

Colleen DeGuzman, Kaiser Health News
michigan
michigan

Michigan’s State Superintendent Demands Release of $160 Million in Federal Funding

“These federal dollars support some of our most economically disadvantaged and vulnerable students,” Michigan State Superintendent Michael Rice said.

Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat
Internships
Internships
Future of High School

‘This Isn’t School’: Teaching Work Etiquette to Summer Interns

Kansas City teens learn 'soft skills' — communication, punctuality, teamwork — along with how to do jobs as ProX summer interns.

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
Artificial Intelligence

Survey: 60% of Teachers Used AI This Year and Saved up to 6 Hours of Work a Week

Lauren Wagner
United Teachers Los Angeles

Teachers Union, Activists Dissatisfied With Los Angeles Unified Budget

Jacob Matthews & Ben Chapman
Early Care and Education

Early Childhood Innovation Center Shores Up Delaware’s Early Learning Workforce

Mark Swartz
Innovative High Schools

To Bullied and Bored Teens, North Star Offers ‘Unschooling’ — and a Cup of Ramen

Greg Toppo
Department of Education

Trump Education Department Delays Return of Laid-Off Workers Over Logistics

Erica Meltzer
Hawaii

Students Learn To Farm Fish, Seaweed. But Where Are The Jobs?

Thomas Heaton
North Carolina

Guilford County Schools Sees Increase in Dual Enrollment

Alli Lindenberg
reading instruction

California Retires RICA; New Teacher Test to Focus on Phonics

Diana Lambert
health care

‘Expensive and Complicated’: Most Rural Hospitals No Longer Deliver Babies

Anna Claire Vollers

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h.a.g.s.

Signed With Memories: The Enduring Tradition of the Student Yearbook

Trinity Alicia
special education

Kansas Sees 12,000-Student Increase in Special Education Over the Past Decade

Blaise Mesa
U.S. Department of Education

Nearly $7 Billion for Schools in Jeopardy as Ed Dept. Holds Up Federal Funds

Linda Jacobson
immigration

Schools, Groups Serving Undocumented Kids Take Their Activities Underground

Jo Napolitano
Early Care and Education

Absent Federal Support, States Become Innovators in Early Care and Education

Rebecca Gale
California

Pandemic Grads Had No Prom, No Pomp and Circumstance, & Started College on Zoom

Deborah Brennan
California

Transitional Kindergarten Participation Declines Despite Expansion, Report Finds

Vani Sanganeria
school (in)security

These States Suspend Disabled Kids the Most

Mark Keierleber
immigration

SCOTUS: Lower Courts Overstepped in Nationwide Injunction on Birthright Order

Jo Napolitano
education

Supreme Court Requires Schools to Allow Students to Opt Out of LGBTQ Lessons

Linda Jacobson
immigration

Texas Directs Public Universities to Identify Undocumented Students

Sneha Dey
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