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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
The 74 Interview
Just Equations
The 74 Interview

Head Start Teacher and Civil Rights Lawyer Turns Her Social Justice Lens to Math

Andrea McChristian, a Yale and Columbia Law School grad, takes on a new role with nonprofit Just Equations, seeing math equity as her next mission.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
STEM
Engineering

Boys Outperform Girls in Middle School STEM, Reversing Gender Gap, Study Finds

Disparity between boys' and girls' middle school math & science scores disappeared in 2019. New research finds the gap returned four years post-COVID.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
immigration
Center for Migration Studies

As Deportation Target Widens, College-Educated Undocumented Grow More Fearful

While Trump’s focus has fallen on immigrant laborers, there are 1.7M undocumented with a bachelor’s degree or higher and 408K enrolled in college.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
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
Immigrants

From TB Tests to Leases, PA District Delays Enrolling Scores of Immigrant Kids

Jo Napolitano
school choice

GOP’s Push for School Choice Sees Pushback from Unlikely Crowd: Homeschoolers

Linda Jacobson
Supreme Court

Mysterious Recusal Could Upend Pivotal Supreme Court Charter School Case

Linda Jacobson
Arizona

‘Jesus is Better than a Psychologist’: Arizona Republicans Want Chaplains to be in Public Schools

Caitlin Sievers
New York

New York Senate Pushes Back on Hochul’s ‘Bell-to-Bell’ School Cellphone Ban

Julian Shen-Berro
California

UC Riverside Hopes Early Exposure to College Boosts IE Grad Rates

Deborah Brennans
school meals

How a Republican Plan to Cut Universal Free School Meals Could Affect 12 Million Students

Kayln Belsha
michigan

Michigan’s Education Board Passes Resolution Condemning Trump Orders to ‘Defund’ Public Education

Jon King
immigration

Early Educators and Child Care Providers Seek Legal Advice on Immigration

Mark Swartz
The 74 Interview

Why Hate Math?: Brooklyn Sisters’ Tutoring Co. Helps Kids Build STEM Identity

Jo Napolitano
Illinois

New Study: Teacher Working Conditions Worsened After COVID — and Still Are

Lauren Wagner
Teacher Pipeline

Would-Be Rural Teachers See Their College Dreams Dashed by Trump Funding Cuts

Amanda Geduld
Department of Education

‘Going for Blood’: After Mass Firing, Many Wonder How Ed Dept. Will Function

Linda Jacobson, Mark Keierleber, Greg Toppo & Amanda Geduld
podcast

OpenAI’s Education Leader on AI’s ‘Massive Productivity Boost’ for Schools, Teachers

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn
Texas

In Texas, a Years-Long ESA Push Nears the Finish Line

Kevin Mahnken
school (in)security

Wisconsin District Sues Ed Tech Giant PowerSchool After Massive Data Breach

Mark Keierleber
native american students

Tribes, Native Students Sue Feds over Education Cuts

Alex Brown
West Virginia

‘We’re Drowning’: Teacher Pay vs. Cost of Living Approaches Crisis Level in WV’s Eastern Panhandle

Mike Chalmers
New York City

NYC Mayoral Candidates Will Have to Teach for a Day to Get Union Endorsement

Lauren Wagner
california wildfires

Los Angeles Wildfires Destroy an Armenian School — and a Lifeline to Families’ Homeland 

Araz Madatian
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