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The 74 Interview
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The 74 Interview

NAEP ‘Absolutely’ Needs to Stay, Linda McMahon Says. The Department? Not So Much

Following a speech at ASU+GSV, the education secretary spoke briefly with The 74 about civil rights, dismantling the department and NAEP’s future.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
New Jersey
AI

Newark High School Students Learn About AI Through Career Exploration

Newark students learn the basics of AI as they weigh its use in their future careers.

Jessie Gómez, Chalkbeat
Trump Administration
disabilities

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

‘She’ll fall through the cracks’: Parents of kids with disabilities brace for new reality.

Barbara Rodriguez & Nadra Nittle
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
Trump Administration
immigration

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

There are 15,000 immigrant educators who rely on temporary permission to live and work in the U.S. But they fear for their futures under Trump.

Nadra Nittle, The 19th
School (In)Security

‘Spy High:’ Amazon Documentary Probes Dangers of Online Student Surveillance

Mark Keierleber
California

As More High Schoolers Earn College Credit, Some Miss Out

Delilah Brumer
Department of Education

Federal Education Cuts and Trump DEI Demands Leave States, Teachers in Limbo

Robbie Sequeira & Robbie Sequeira
New York

Immigrants Keep Lining Up to Learn English as City Hall Cuts Support

Haidee Chu
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
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