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Experts Question ‘School Safety Clearinghouse’ Mandated by New Gun Reform Law

School Discipline

In a Year of ‘Abysmal’ Student Behavior, Ed Dept. Seeks Discipline Overhaul

Weaving a Stronger Society

Living and Learning Among Refugees in the ‘Ellis Island of the South’

Paymon Rouhanifard on Boston, Tribalism and the Dangers of COVID ‘Groupthink’

Charter Schools

Attorneys Consider Asking SCOTUS to Weigh in on Public Status of Charter Schools

Survey: Pandemic Learning Loss is Teachers’ Top Source of Job-Related Stress

Ed Dept. Launches ‘Unprecedented’ Parent Council

March for Our Lives

‘I Was the Lucky One’: School Shooting Survivor Shares Story at L.A. March

3 Months In, LA’s Carvalho Earns High Marks, But Tough Tests Lie Ahead

Teachers Leaving Jobs During Pandemic Find ‘Fertile’ Ground in New School Models

Uvalde Shooting

Uvalde Survivor: ‘I Don’t Want it To Happen Again’

Oklahoma Bets on School Counseling Corps to Address ‘Mental Health Deserts’

Survey: 1 in 4 High School Seniors Changed Post-Graduation Plans Due to COVID

As Tragedy Unfolded, TX House Discussed Troubling State of Student Mental Health

Amid Literacy Crisis, CA Ed Chief Rejects Phonics-Driven Approach to Reading

Biden administration

68 Years After Brown, Schools Still ‘Highly’ Segregated: 4 Takeaways from Study

School Resource Coordinator Overcomes Tragedy to Serve Children in Need

Head Start, in Limbo Over Mask and Vaccine Mandates, Looks to Congress for Help

Grade Inflation ‘Persistent, Systemic’ Even Prior to Pandemic, ACT Study Finds

As Chronic Absenteeism Persists, Schools Launch New Efforts to Reduce It

Charter Schools Program

3 Democrats Join Opposition to Ed Department’s Charter Schools Proposal

Freshmen, Held Back During Pandemic, Fuel ‘Bulge’ in 9th Grade Enrollment

Assistant Secretary Catherine Lhamon

Ed Dept. to Update Section 504 on Protecting Children With Disabilities

GOP-Led States, Ed Dept. Headed for ‘Showdown’ Over Transgender Students’ Rights

Alarming New Numbers: COVID ‘Erased’ Decade of Growth in US Preschool Enrollment

SCOTUS Justices Appear to Favor Coach Fired for Post-Game Prayers

Council of Chief State School Officers

Teacher of the Year and Black Educator Kurt Russell to Emphasize Diversity

Embracing the ‘Tough Conversation’: Teacher of the Year Finalists Speak Out On ‘Divisive’ History, Students’ Mental Health and Why Educators Are Not Superheroes

Charter School Program

Charter Supporters Push Back Against Federal Proposal That Could Limit Growth

Exclusive: Large Districts Losing Students; Boom Towns, Virtual Schools Growing

NCES Chief ‘Nervous’ about Student Test Results as Nation’s Report Card Resumes

Affirmative action

SCOTUS Nominee Plans to Recuse Herself from Harvard Admissions Case

More Productivity or ‘Zombied Out’ Students? Congress Ponders Permanent Daylight Saving Time, But Sleep Experts Say They’ve Got it Backwards

American Psychological Association

1 in 3 Educators Report Facing Abuse Over Past Year, 15% Were Victim of Violence

The Big Picture

Academic Mismatch: GPAs Hit All-Time High as National Test Scores Lag

Advocates Fear Biden May Have Missed Best Chance for School Funding Windfall

AZ’s Beth Lehr on a ‘Vilified’ Teachers and Other Pandemic Fallout

One Year After States Received $122B for K-12, Districts Struggle to Spend It

'Beyond Our Control': What the Pandemic Taught a College Freshman About Empathy

Parent Liaison Toni Baker on Pandemic Loneliness, Cherishing ‘the Little Things’

Nashville Parent Advocate Sonya Thomas Asks ‘What Has Changed?’

Biden State of the Union Puts Focus on Students' Education 'Turned Upside-Down'

The 74 Interview

LA's New School Chief on COVID Learning Recovery & Reversing Plunging Enrollment

Affirmative action

Biden Supreme Court Nominee Could Face Conflict on Harvard Admissions Case

Expanding of Full-Day Pre-K Boosts Enrollment, Attendance

TN Apprenticeship Could Be a ‘Game Changer’ in Solving Teacher Shortages

The 74 Interview

Q&A: School Chief Talks 700 Days of COVID Disruptions, Decries Failed Leadership

COVID Learning Loss—New Data Reveals Pandemic Has Pushed Young Readers Off Track

Atlanta Public Schools

Georgia Republicans Spoil Atlanta Neighborhood’s Effort to Secede

700 Days Since Lockdown: COVID’s ‘Seismic Interruption to Education’

The 74 Interview

School Chief Recalls Pandemic Fights with Texas Governor and Chicago Union

The 74 Interview

Interview: Robin Lake on Preparing for a ‘Decade of Work Ahead’ Post-Pandemic

The 74 Interview

Roza on the ‘Awakening’ in Parents and Struggles of Being a ‘Data Person’

Alberto Carvalho

New L.A. Chief Faces Immediate Challenge: Drop in Students’ College Readiness

GOP-backed Groups Target Student Surveys as Parents’ Rights Movement Spreads

Wealthy Neighborhood Seeks Split from Atlanta, Leaving Parents in Limbo

Rising Segregation for Latino Students Hinders COVID Recovery Efforts

The 74 Interview

Aaliyah Samuel on Getting ‘Back to the Middle’ on Social-Emotional Learning

Ed Secretary Cardona Outlines Vision to ‘Level Up’ the Nation’s Schools

Masks in Child Care Reduced Center Closures, Year-Long Yale Study Finds

Citing New Brain Research, Senators Push for Expanding Child Tax Credit

Americans United for the Separation of Church and State

SCOTUS to Hear Case of Football Coach Fired Over Post-Game Prayers

American Enterprise Institute

Cardona Rebuilds Washington's Rapport with Educators, But Challenges Remain

Amid Testing Shortage, White House Ramps Up Supply to Schools

As Chicago Schools Reopen, Conflict Deepens Rift Between Mayor, Teachers Union

Strike Update: Chicago Parents Feel ‘Caught in the Middle of a Custody War’

American Enterprise Institute

Supreme Court Blocks Biden Workplace Vaccine Mandate: 'Significant Encroachment'

Chicago Teachers Vote Against In-Person Learning. Mayor: Defies ‘Common Sense’

In Push to Renew School Accountability, Feds Urge States to Keep Eye on Pandemic

‘Our Parents Have Done Enough’: Cardona Urges Schools to Stay Open

CDC Endorses Test-to-Stay to Keep Students in School

Louisiana Black Fathers Group Looks to Expand ‘Dads on Duty’

Los Angeles Unified Weighs Delaying Vaccine Mandate Deadline Until Fall

Alberto Carvalho

Miami’s Carvalho Brings Rock Star Status to Top L.A. Schools Job

Annenberg Institute

Districts Have Billions for Learning Recovery, But Some Students Can’t Find Help

Supreme Court Appears Ready to Allow Public Funding of Religious Education

New Report Names Best and Worst Metro Areas for Education

Charter Day School

In Dress Code Case, 4th Circuit Could Decide Public Status of Charter Schools

Districts Launch New Efforts to Get Absent 9th Graders Back in Class

Districts Face Special Ed ‘Staffing Crisis’ As Congress Delays Action on Budget

Bloomberg Philanthropies

Bloomberg Announces $750M Effort to Grow Charter Sector in 20 U.S. Cities

States Passed Retention Laws to Combat Learning Loss, But Most Parents Said No

Less Than Two-Thirds of Parents Give Schools an A or B on Meeting Students’ Need

States Still Waiting on Ed Department Guidance to Restart School Accountability

Antonio Villaraigosa

Ballot Measure Would Give California Parents ‘Legal Standing’ to Sue for Better

California Aims to Come From Behind in Making Sure Children Learn to Read

Biden Spending Bill Passes House, Faces Uncertain Future in Senate

New Report Gives Roadmap for Eliminating Internet Affordability Gap for Students

Atlanta Public Schools

Five Incumbents Lead in Atlanta School Board Election; Two Races go to Runoff

SCOTUS Considers Limits of Censure in Case With Implications for School Boards

Chicago Public Schools

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Three Post-Janus Cases Over Union Dues

Biden's Scaled-Down Spending Plan Cuts School Construction, Trims K-12 Workers

As Atlanta’s White Population Grows, School Board Election Focuses on Equity

Districts Struggle to Make Widespread COVID Testing Happen in Schools

White House Unveils Plans for Mass Vaccination Effort of 5- to 11-Year Olds

affordable housing

District Boundaries Leave Quality Schools Out of Reach for Low-Income Families

‘It May Even Get Worse.’ Supply Chain Crisis Forces Districts to Get Creative

At National Summit, Latino Educators Call for ‘A Seat at the Table’

$50 Billion in Title I, Special Ed Funds at Risk if U.S. Exceeds Debt Limit

Monthly Payments Are a ‘Shot in the Arm’ for Families, But Some Call for Results

Bellwether Education Partners

Pandemic Learning Pods in Year Two ‘Find Their Legs,’ But Face Limitations

Reconstruction Offers Students Black History, but Stays ‘Out of the Fray’

Advocates Push to Save Education Priorities in Biden ‘Build Back Better’ Plan

Students Facing Eviction: Advocates Warn Schools Not Part of Biden Rent Relief

Head Start Study Shows Surprising Results for Virtual Learners During Pandemic

charter schools

Maine Voucher Case to Test Supreme Court’s Shift Toward Religious Freedom

‘Game of Chicken’ Among Democrats Could Threaten Biden Vision for Schools

Charter Sector Sees Highest Growth since 2015, 42-State Analysis Shows

Acting on Questionable Evidence, More Districts Require Masks Outside

Pandemic Testing Gaps Make it Harder to Help Struggling Schools

Florida Governor’s Plan to Nix End-of-Year Tests Lacks Details

Chicago Public Schools

Ex-Union Teachers Argue Dues Collection Rules Violate 1st Amendment Rights

L.A. District Passes Student Vaccine Mandate As Biden Pushes More COVID Testing

Some View Newsom Recall as Disruptive, But Pace of Reopening Still an Issue

Quarantine Policies Leave Some Students Without Access to Learning

Ed Dept. Launches Civil Rights Probes Over Bans on Universal Masking

Florida Districts Hold Firm On Mask Mandates as COVID Cases Grow

Biden Threatens Ed Dept. ‘Enforcement Actions’ Against States Restricting Masks

Experts Urge Caution When Including Family Child Care in Universal Pre-K

Senate Advances Biden’s Historic, $3.5T Agenda for Education, Families

Biden Administration Defends FL Districts Defying State’s Ban on Mask Mandates

In a Summer of Recovery for Students, Some Programs Face Teacher Shortages

Districts Race to Apply For Funds to Improve Students’ At-Home Internet Access

American Enterprise Institute

Poised to Pass Infrastructure Bill, Dems Push Larger Plan For Schools, Families

data & research

Board in Charge of National Reading Tests Moves Past Equity Dispute

Biden Launches Large-Scale Effort to Get More Students Vaccinated

Tests Show Early Reading Skills Rebounding, But Racial Gaps Have Grown Wider

As Inflation Soars, Districts Face Shortages of Labor and Materials

Cardona: Schools Will Need to ‘Work Twice as Hard’ To Lure Some Families Back

‘No way to win’: School Leaders Face Unsettling Year of Public Outrage

Drop in FInancial Aid Apps Signals Pandemic’s Effect on College Entry

With Some Parents Mad Over Issues from School Closures to Critical Race Theory, Leaders Fear Impact on Fall Enrollment

A Year After Pre-K Went Virtual, Some Question Its Post-Pandemic Future

Parents Seek ‘A Seat at the Table’ in Spending $122 Billion in K-12 Relief Funds

New Federal Mask Guidance Puts School Districts in Tough Spot

CDC Guidance Promotes Full Reopening for Schools This Fall

Schools Were Open By Spring, But Many Students Remained at Home

Unions Promise Money and Support to Members Advancing Critical Race Theory

Chaos Theory: Amid Pandemic Recovery Efforts, School Leaders Fear Critical Race Furor Will ‘Paralyze’ Teachers

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Alberto Carvalho

Ed Dept. Preparing Guidance to Address Needs of Students with Disabilities

Advocates for Math Equity Question Whether Being Right is Sometimes Wrong

Blaine amendments

Supreme Court Justices Consider Whether to Take Up Another School Choice Case

As SCOTUS Rules For Catholic Adoption Agency, Implications For Religious Schools

Title IX Protects Gay and Transgender Students

Ed Department Posts State Plans for Using Relief Funds

Senate Leaders Want Answers on CDC-Union Interaction

National Equity Summit To Address ‘Deep Cracks’ in Student Services

Connecticut Data Shows Remote Learners Had the Worst Attendance This Year

Deja Vu as Ed Department Revisits Contentious School Sexual Misconduct Rules

Center for American Progress

Equity Plan Would Create ‘Powerful Incentive’ for States to Close Funding Gaps

Upcoming UFO Report Provides Fodder For Nation’s Science Classrooms

Many 2019-20 State Report Cards Lacked Chronic Absence, Graduation Data

Role of Equity in Reading Tests Divides Board Overseeing ‘Nation’s Report Card’

Early Look at Relief Funds Shows Districts Give Short Shrift to Learning Loss

Nation's Top Teacher is a Special Educator from Nevada

Study Backs Efforts to Focus on Preschoolers’ Mental Health

Seeking to Rebuild Trust, Ed Dept. Reaches Out to Parents

Top Teacher Finalists Describe Leading During ‘Worst Year Ever’

Relief Funds Fuel Efforts to Find Homeless Students

Biden’s $1.8T ‘Family Plan’ Spans Birth Through College

Tests Show Growth, But Not Enough To Close Pandemic-Related Gaps

Biden Gets Mostly High Marks from Educators on 100 Days Pledge

Pandemic Causes ‘Huge Setbacks’ in State Pre-K Programs

Biden Budget Plan Boosts Funding For Community Schools, Title I

Top-Ranked L.A. Arts School Puts Spotlight on Equity

Fewer Black Students are Learning Remotely, But Many are Absent

Social-Emotional Learning

A Racial Reckoning at Yale’s Center for Emotional Intelligence

First Phase of Biden Infrastructure Plan to Include Billions for Schools, Child Care Centers and Broadband

Report: Learning Loss Data Shows 40,000 Los Angeles High School Students Off Track to Graduate

Court Documents Reveal How L.A. Teachers Union Gained Upper Hand in Pandemic Negotiations, Limiting Instruction Time

Cardona Summit Shines Light on Districts With Successful Reopening Stories and ‘Real-World Evidence’ of Following CDC Guidelines

Biden’s Pick for Deputy Ed Secretary Faces Senate Panel Amid Unusual Scrutiny of her Tenure as San Diego Chief

Five Ways Biden’s $4 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Could Help Kids and Schools

States Target Learning Loss with Summer School and Extended Days, but Some Parents Want Option to Hold Kids Back

CDC’s About-Face on Social Distancing Likely to Pave Way for More Children to Return to Class, but Teachers Unions Express Skepticism

‘A Lot of Them Choose Work’: As Teens Pile on Jobs to Help Their Families, Schools Strive to Keep Tabs on Students They Haven’t Seen in a Year

12 Months After Pandemic Closed Schools, 12 Million Students Still Lack Reliable Internet

Collection of 130 COVID Studies Aims to Give Schools a ‘Solid Grounding’ to Reopen

Biden Signs Sweeping Pandemic Relief Package, with $126 Billion for Reopening Schools, Learning Loss

U.S. Education Department Makes First Move in Bid to Reverse DeVos-Era Title IX Rule on Sexual Assault

As White House Strikes Stronger Tone on Reopening Schools, First Lady and Ed Secretary Cardona Tour Districts Where Most Students Attend in Person

Senate Confirms Cardona 64-33 as Education Secretary; First Lady Heads to His Hometown Wednesday

Parents Expected to Opt Children Out of Spring Testing in Large Numbers, Especially in Places Where Schools Haven’t Reopened

One Year into Pandemic, Far Fewer Young Students are on Target to Learn How to Read, Tests Show

CDC Study Finds Teachers ‘Central’ To COVID Transmission When Distancing, Masks Not Enforced

Survey: Pandemic-Related Stress Tops Teachers’ Reasons for Quitting, But Vaccines, COVID Testing Could Lure Some of Them Back

The Big Picture

Leaders in California and South Carolina Find Learning Loss — Especially in the Early Grades — But Experts Say Data is Still ‘Imperfect’

Inside the New CDC Guidance on Reopening Classrooms: Masks and Social Distancing Key Safety Strategies, Vaccinations Not a Precondition for In-Person Learning

Houston Schools to Vote on Dissolving Relationship With Youth Advocacy Group After Survey Shows Majority of Students Oppose Reopening

Inside the $130 Billion Biden Schools Proposal: Big on Safety and Teacher Retention, But Experts Warn May Not Fully Address Student Learning Loss

Cardona, in Mostly Gentle Prodding From Senate, Offers Views on Testing, Transgender Students and Reopening Schools

With Former Top-Ranking Education Staff as Key Biden Advisers, Will White House and Ed Department Be on the ‘Same Page?’

Teachers Unions Say They Need More COVID Tests Before Reopening Classrooms. But Experts Are Warning About the Limitations, Expense and Tradeoffs in Focusing on Swabs

Charter School Advocates, San Diego NAACP Raise Objections to Biden’s Pick for Number Two Spot at Education Department

With an Eye Toward Equity, Biden Unveils Plan to Reopen Many Schools in First 100 Days

Biden Expected to Make Narrowing Digital Divide an ‘Early, Urgent Priority’ to Help Students During Pandemic

For the Second Time In Less Than Two Years, Miguel Cardona is Set to Prove Himself on a Much Larger Stage. Is He Ready for the ‘Political Headwinds’ He’d Face as U.S. Education Secretary?

Biden’s Rescue Plan Includes $130 Billion for K-12, But Some Members of Congress Might ‘Balk at the Size’

With Alexander’s Exit, Divided Senate Loses Quiet Champion of Bipartisan Approach to Ed Policy

Superintendents Call for ‘Faster Rollout’ of Vaccines; But Object to Delaying School Reopenings Until Children Get Shots

The Big Picture

Caught in a Financial ‘Triple Squeeze,’ Districts Could See Annual Costs of $2,500 Per Student to Address Pandemic-Related Learning Loss

Former Teachers and Ed Advocates to Join Biden’s White House Team

‘I Had No Other Option.’ Teens Balance Zoom Classes and Fast-Food Jobs — Sometimes at the Same Time — to Support Struggling Families

Following DeVos’s Surprise Resignation, School Advocates Say She Leaves Behind A Controversial Legacy — and Wonder Why She Didn’t Leave Sooner

With Senate in Democrats’ Hands, Attention Turns to Ed Committee Leadership, Cardona Confirmation

Georgia Senate Runoff Will Affect Reach of Biden’s Education Agenda and the ‘Larger Political Dynamic’ in Washington

Trump Issues School Choice Executive Order Allowing States to Repurpose Funds for ‘Emergency Learning Scholarships’; Critics See Biden Swiftly Revoking Pandemic Measure

Biden to Tap Miguel Cardona as Education Secretary — a ‘Big Picture Thinker’ Popular With Teachers Who Will Lead 2021 Push to Reopen Classrooms

The 74 Interview

74 Interview: Sen. Lamar Alexander on Finally Fixing College Financial Aid Form, Being Ready to Advise Biden’s Ed Secretary Pick and $900B Relief Bill

Nashville’s ‘Navigator’ Tries to Keep Students in Remote Learning From Getting Lost in the System

In Final Hours of Senate Negotiations, Congress Poised to Approve $82 Billion in New Assistance for Schools, Including Funds to Help Reopen Classrooms

COVID's Missing Students

New Homes, New Schools, Endless Delays. For Students in Foster Care, Pandemic Only Adds to the Chaos

‘No One Taught Us How to Do This’: As Families Face Evictions & Closed Classrooms, Data Shows ‘Dramatic’ Spike in Mid-Year School Moves

L.A. Pods: In Parks, Backyards and Old Storefronts, Small Groups Offer Children Some of What They’ve Lost in Months of Online Instruction

Former NEA Chief Eskelsen Garcia, Possible Education Secretary Pick, Under Scrutiny for Comments About Special-Needs Kids

Survey: Afterschool Participation Drops to Lowest Rate Since 2009, As Providers Seek Funding for Students During Pandemic

As First Lady, Jill Biden to ‘Bring a Lot More Power’ to Helping Students in Military Families

New Requirement to Publish Per-Pupil Spending Data Could Help Schools Direct Funding to the Neediest Students. But Even in the Face of Budget Cuts, State Implementation Lags

As California’s New Charter Law Takes Effect, Schools Bracing for Shutdowns Could Win a Reprieve from Pandemic

The Big Picture

Report: District-Charter Funding Gap Grows to 33 Percent Less Per Student; 12 Cities Provide ‘A Trivial Amount’ or ‘No Funding’ for Charters

Trump Mulls Parting Shot on Private Schools, but Experts Dismiss Possible Executive Order as ‘More Bluster for the Base’

With Defeat of California’s ‘Split Roll’ Tax, Advocates Wonder How to Increase Educational Equity

‘The Numbers are Ugly’: Chronic Absenteeism Among California Elementary Students Could Be Surging by More Than 200 Percent

Incumbent Sen. Thom Tillis Victorious in NC After Democratic Challenger Concedes

Makeup of Senate Means Biden Will Likely Lack Votes and ‘Big Buckets of Funding’ for Expansive Education Agenda

Biden Wins Election, but with a Likely Divided Congress, One Ed Expert Warns, ‘There’s No Mandate Momentum Here’

From School Board to the White House, Gwinnett County’s Vote Falls Under National Microscope

With Control of Senate Uncertain, Educators Look to Mitch McConnell, Who Calls Pandemic Relief Package ‘Job One’

California Ban on Affirmative Action in College Admissions Likely to Stay in Place

Church, State and Choice: Wednesday Supreme Court Hearing Could Affect Debate on Public Funding of Religious Schools and Inclusion of Gay Students

20 State and Local Ballot Measures That Could Help Shape Education, from Legalizing Marijuana to Allowing Race-Based Admissions

Survey Finds Most Teachers Assigned Busy Work in the Spring. Now, Experts Say, It’s Time to Give Students More Challenging Assignments — Remote or Not

DeVos on the Docket: With 455 Lawsuits Against Her Department and Counting, Education Secretary is Left to Defend Much of Her Agenda in Court

A Referendum on Race in Board Election for Gwinnett County, One of the Nation’s Largest and Most Stable School Districts

Report Estimates 1 to 3 Million Students Missing From School Since March, But Data on Disrupted Learning is ‘At Best a Moving Target’

Election to Bring Major Changes to Senate Education Committee, with Early Childhood Champion Patty Murray Likely to Lead if Democrats Prevail

New Civil Rights Data Shows Increase in Reports of Sexual Violence at School

‘Right Now, All Students are Mobile’: New Pandemic Data Confirms a ‘Massive Event’ Disrupting School Enrollment

The Big Picture

Study: In 28 Districts, Middle and High School Students Lose More Than a Year of Learning Due to Suspensions

Students Could Have Lost as Much as 183 Days of Learning Time in Reading, 232 Days in Math During First Four Months of Largely Virtual Schooling

Trump Calls Off Negotiations Over COVID-19 Relief Package, Leaving Educators Anxious Over State Budget Cuts in Faltering Economy

With Barrett Poised to Join Conservative SCOTUS Majority, Lower Courts Weigh Granting More Students Access to Private and Religious Schools

Barrett’s SCOTUS Confirmation Would Give Conservatives a Supermajority on Education Issues From Race-Based Admissions to School Choice but Could Create a ‘Desert for Equity,’ Experts Say

‘Where Are the Rest of You?’ With as Many as 600,000 Students Skipping Kindergarten During the Pandemic, Districts Plead With Parents Not to Delay

Survey: Nearly Half of High School Principals Have Helped Students Facing Homelessness During the Pandemic; 4 in 10 Have Aided Students Coping With Deaths in Their Family

At Reagan Summit, DeVos Rails Against Federal Schools ‘Footprint’ but Embraces White House Push for Patriotic Education

‘Confusion Reigns’ for Parents Seeking Child Care and Pre-K. But Some Experts Don’t See Biden’s Sprawling Early-Childhood Plan as a Fix

Third Annual Reagan Institute Event to Spotlight DeVos, State Chiefs at a Time of Strained Relations

The Big Picture

First-Ever Report Spotlights California, New Jersey, D.C. as Best in Nation for Creating Prenatal-to-3 Policies That Set Children Up to Excel in Early Education

The Big Picture

New Report Estimates School Closures’ Long-Term Impact on the U.S. Economy at More Than $14 Trillion

DeVos Waves White Flag on Private School Aid Fight, Pledging to ‘Respect the Rule of Law’ on Use of Pandemic Funds

As Congress Weighs Relief Funding, School Choice — and the Help of an Unlikely Democrat — May Play a Pivotal Role

The Big Picture

Charters Close Achievement Gap With District Schools, Study Finds, With Black and Low-Income Students Making the Greatest Gains

Biden Blasts Trump’s Handling of COVID-19, Saying the President ‘Has No Real Plan’ for Getting Students and Teachers Back to School Safely

U.S. Department of Education Announces Flexibility in Afterschool Funding to Accommodate Learning Hubs and Centers During Virtual School Days

Los Angeles Superintendent Calls $150M COVID-19 Testing Effort ‘Necessary and Appropriate,’ but What He Really Wants Is a National Plan

Agriculture Secretary Perdue Extends Free Meals for All Students Through the End of Year After Pleas from Advocates, Congress

The Big Picture

Charters Were Quicker to Provide Instruction, Regular Contact During Closures, Reports Say. But That’s Also How They ‘Keep the Kids,’ One Expert Explains

Trump Expected to Stick to Twin Themes of Reopening and Private School Choice at This Week’s Republican National Convention

17 Million Students Lack Home Internet. With No Relief From Congress in Sight, Schools Deploy an Awkward Mix of Buses, Mobile Hotspots to Get Them Online

Second Federal Judge Blocks DeVos Rule Over Sharing Pandemic Relief Funds WIth Private Schools

Florida Teachers Union, State Going to Mediation Over Gov. Ron DeSantis’s School Reopening Mandate

With Nation Focused on Reopening Schools, Biden’s Choice of Kamala Harris as Running Mate Could Renew Attention on Integration

As Distance Learning Pushes Parents Into Pods, Some Look for Ways to Make the Model More Inclusive

Trump’s Weekend Executive Actions Leave School Funding ‘On the Cutting Room Floor’

TikTok Helped Teachers and Students Stay Connected During the Pandemic. Now Trump Has Moved to Ban It

The Big Picture

Amid Pandemic Downturn, New Research Shows Great Recession Hurt Student Test Scores, Widened Achievement Gaps & Reduced College Attendance

Plans to Administer ‘Nation’s Report Card’ in 2021 to Proceed Despite Concerns Over Reliability and Funding During Pandemic

Biden Prioritizes School Funding, Early Education and Classroom Equity in Appearance at AFT Convention; Decries GOP’s ‘Out of Touch’ Recovery Plan

Parents (and Lawyers) Say Distance Learning Failed Too Many Special Education Students. As Fall Approaches, Families Wonder If Their Children Will Lose Another School Year

The Big Picture

New Study Reveals ‘Devastating Learning Loss’ for Youngest Children, Showing That Preschool Participation Has Fallen by Half During Pandemic — and May Not Improve in the Fall

Survey Provides ‘Moving Picture’ of Pandemic’s Turbulent Impact on Families With Young Children

As Congress Weighs Additional Funding, DeVos Suggests Schools That Stay Closed Don’t Need More Federal Relief

‘We Are Being Asked to Do the Impossible’: As Pandemic Spikes in Several States, Parents Brace for Historically Chaotic Return to School

Report: Deck Stacked Against Young Children of Color, but Leaders Can ‘Seize This Moment’ to Improve Equity

Battle Over Private School Choice Returns to States After Court Ruling, but Education Groups Pledge to ‘Protect’ Public Schools