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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
Nevada

Nevada Teachers, Students Push to Restrict Late Work Hours for Teens on School Nights

April Corbin Girnus
California

Fraud in California Community Colleges Triggers Call for Trump Investigation

Adam Echelman
special education

Arizona Autism Charter School Founder Tapped as Ed Dept. Special Education Chief

Beth Hawkins
school (in)security

Ed Dept. Axes $1B Mental Health Program Designed to Thwart School Shootings

Mark Keierleber
math

Math Study Shows Difficulty in Motivating Teachers to Change Behaviors

Lauren Camera
Supreme Court

In Case the Choice World ‘Dreaded,’ Justices Appear Open to Religious Charters

Linda Jacobson
lausd

Q&A: LAUSD Board Member Nick Melvoin on the Wildfires, Trump and Smartphones

Ben Chapman
Indiana

A National ‘Blueprint’?: Indiana Shifts Millions in Taxes To Charters From Districts

Patrick O’Donnell
Supreme Court

Big Education Issues at Stake as Supreme Court Hears Religious Charter Case

Linda Jacobson
special education

Not One Generation Removed, Disability Advocates Fear Return to a Dark Era

Beth Hawkins
Autism

Advocates Still Alarmed Even as HHS Walks Back Autism Registry Announcement

Beth Hawkins
Virginia

Virginia Middle School Hopes to Teach New Generations of Health Workers in New Classroom

Charlotte Rene Woods
Teacher Well-being

Ed Tech Startup Boosts Teacher Well-Being With Feelings Check-ins and Care Packs

Lauren Wagner
commentary

Tackling the Youth Mental Health Crisis: Why Every Child Needs a Trusted Adult

Claudia-Santi F. Fernandes
school lunch

Whole, Skim, or Soy? The Congressional Battle Over Milk in School Lunches

Frida Garza, Grist
New Mexico

Landmark New Mexico Education Equity Case Heads Back to Court Next Week

Leah Romero
New Jersey

Lawyers in New Jersey School Segregation Case Want Appellate Court to Weigh in

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
School (In)Security

The ‘Spy High’ Digital Dystopia: Amazon Doc Probes Student Surveillance Harms

Mark Keierleber
Texas

Texas School Voucher Bill: How it Could Impact Schools Nationwide

Nadra Nittle
California

A New Tool Shows How California Students Really Fare After High School

Adam Echelman
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