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The 74 Interview
education
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
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
Texas

Does Texas Have a Teacher Retention Crisis?

Jacob Carpenter
Autism

Head of New RFK Jr. Vaccine Study Practiced Unlicensed Medicine on Autistic Kids

Beth Hawkins
New Jersey

‘I’m Just So Worried’: Newark Educators Fear Federal Funding Cuts Will Have Devastating Consequences

Jessie Gómez
Louisiana

As EPA Pulls Back, Louisiana Schoolchildren Could Face the Steepest Risks

Terry L. Jones
lausd

LA Unified Unveils Competitive Video Game Esports Championship

Matthew Royer
immigration

Federal Agents Turn Up at Two LA Schools Seeking ‘Access’ to Young Children

Ben Chapman
Early Learning Nation

What the Looming Child Tax Credit Expiration Means for Your Family

Rebecca Gale & Dianne Kirsch
Secretary of Health and Human Services

Parents Are Receiving Mixed Messages About Measles from RFK Jr.

Barbara Rodriguez
special education

Isolation & Neglect: Disability Advocates Fear Return to a Bleak Past Under HHS

Beth Hawkins
Curriculum

Gallup Poll: Half of School Leaders Say Finding a Good Math Teacher is Tough

Jo Napolitano
Department of Education

The Education Department Asked for Reports of DEI. It Might Get Something Else

Linda Jacobson
digital divide

COVID Internet Connectivity Crisis Has Eased For Most Families, But Risks Remain

Patrick O’Donnell
Hawaii

Hawaiʻi Is Failing Special Education Students. Federal Cuts Could Make It Worse

Megan Tagami
Pandemic

Five Years Later: How COVID Triggered a School Choice Renaissance

Kevin Mahnken
STEM

From Water Quality to Cancer, Meet 6 STEM Students Solving Real-World Problems

Lauren Wagner
Texas

Second Texas Child Dies from Measles; RFK Jr. Visits

Pooja Salhotra & Jayme Lozano
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