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school choice
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
Department of Education
Department of Education

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

Why hasn’t the Education Department brought back laid-off workers? They don’t have parking.

Erica Meltzer
Hawaii
Hawaii

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

Aquaculture is projected to become Hawaiʻi’s strongest food industry, but state may not be doing enough to ensure there are good jobs in the future.

Thomas Heaton, Honolulu Civil Beat
North Carolina
North Carolina

Guilford County Schools Sees Increase in Dual Enrollment

From the 2021-22 school year to the 2023-24 school year, the number of students in dual enrollment classes increased by 25% in Guilford County.

Alli Lindenberg, EducationNC
reading instruction
reading instruction

California Retires RICA; New Teacher Test to Focus on Phonics

The Reading Instruction Competence Assessment test has been a major hurdle for teacher candidates for years.

Diana Lambert, EdSource
California

College Athletes Can Now Make Millions Off Sponsorship Deals

Adam Echelman & Erica Yee
South Carolina

Report: Hundreds Waitlisted for Pre-K in South Carolina Despite Thousands of Open Seats

Skylar Laird
plyler v. doe

Undocumented Immigrant Students Protected by Plyler v. Doe Ruling

Mary Sanchez
Montana

Foreign Students in Montana Ask Federal Court to Protect Them from Deportation

Daily Montanan Staff
Early Childhood

Wave of Washington Head Starts Shut Down as Chaos Engulfs Federal Program

Amanda Geduld
Texas

In Historic First, Texas House Approves Private School Voucher Program

Jaden Edison & Jasper Scherer
Indiana

Teachers, Parents, Students Demand ‘Fully Funded Public Schools’ at Indiana Statehouse Rally

Casey Smith
Future of High School

Live Event: AI & The Changing Skills Landscape for Learners and Workers

The 74
New York

Survey: Why Are Families Leaving NYC Public Schools?

Alex Zimmerman
The 74 Interview

David Zweig Calls COVID School Closures ‘a False Story about Medical Consensus’

Greg Toppo
Los Angeles

Five Years On, COVID-Era Enrollment Declines Decimate L.A. Schools

Ben Chapman
lausd

From Blacktop to Green Space: LAUSD Brings Outdoor Classrooms to Life

Enzo Luna
Assessment

Trump Education Plan Raises Fears Over Future of Testing and Accountability

Linda Jacobson
Wisconsin

Survey: Wisconsin Child Care Providers Forecasts Closures, Tuition Hikes Without State Support

Erik Gunn
Maine

USDA Ordered to Unfreeze Federal Funding to Maine

Eesha Pendharkar
Missouri

Amid National Voucher Push, Missouri Once Again Turns to Open Enrollment

Kevin Mahnken
covid

State Officials Sue Trump Administration for Halting COVID School Aid

Amy Zimmer
class size

NYC Kicks Off Class Size Hiring Spree with 3,700 New Teachers

Alex Zimmerman
Tennessee

‘Economically Reckless’ Businesses Slam Bill to Bar Immigrant Kids From School

Anita Wadhwani
Maine

Trump Administration Moves to Strip Federal Education Funding from Maine

Andrew Ujifusa
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