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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
special education
special education

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

Districts are struggling to find qualified special education teachers.

Blaise Mesa, The Beacon
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education

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

The department is reviewing whether funding for migrant students and afterschool programs fits Trump’s priorities.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
immigration
immigration

Schools, Groups Serving Undocumented Kids Take Their Activities Underground

Fearing Trump’s immigration dragnet, educators and advocates are policing their speech, scrubbing their websites and encrypting their conversations.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
California
California

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

Today’s college students describe a difficult transition to adulthood, marked by fear, loss and a lack of preparation.

Deborah Brennan, CalMatters
Texas

Texas Students Make Gains in Reading but Struggle with Math, STAAR Scores Show

Sneha Dey
Kansas City

Horizon Academy Serves Kansas City-Area Kids with Dyslexia

Maria Benevento
California

Students Showed Resilience as Schools Recovered from L.A. Fires

Mallika Seshadri
Trump Administration

Why Trump Admin Grounded These Middle Schoolers’ Drones — & Other STEM Research

Kalyn Belsha
Missouri

Missouri Lawmakers Create Pathway for Free Career-Tech Education

Annelise Hanshaw
Melissa Hortman

Rep. Melissa Hortman, Killed in Targeted Attack, Was a Champion for Minnesotan Families

Grace Panetta
Texas

Undocumented Students Rethink College in Texas

Jessica Priest
The 74 Interview

Florida Teacher: Juneteenth Explores the Oft-Avoided Side of U.S. History

Trinity Alicia
Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee Prohibition on Gender Affirming Care for Minors

Sam Stockard
The Big Picture

Most Students Say They’re Not ‘Math People,’ RAND Survey Finds

Kevin Mahnken
school choice

Maine Case Opens New Battleground for School Choice: The Right to Discriminate

Linda Jacobson
The 74 Interview

Vaccine Expert and Former CDC Advisory Committee Member on RFK Jr.’s Firings

Amanda Geduld
Early Care and Education

New Mexico’s Investments in Early Care and Education Begin to Show Progress

Rebecca Gale
core topics

New Report: States Need to Up Their Game on Preparing Elementary Math Teachers

Jo Napolitano
school choice

Indiana Microschool Network Aims to Bring Choice to Rural Families

Patrick O’Donnell
federal budget

Three Districts Took the Long View with Federal Relief Funds. Their Bets Are Paying Off

Kathleen Hayes
Pre-K

Pre-K Teachers Are Stressed and Say They Want to Quit

Bryce Covert
Trump Administration

Trump Wants to Cut Funding for California Schools Over One Trans Athlete. It’s Not So Easy

Adam Echelman
North Carolina

How to Expand Family Child Care in NC from CCR&R Team

Liz Bell
school (in)security

The Feds Are Coming for Immigrant Kids

Mark Keierleber
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