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education research
education research

‘Back to the Dark Ages’: Education Research Staggered by Trump Cuts

With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years.

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
News
News

Antisemitism Row Shakes NEA and Reignites GOP Push to Revoke Its Charter

The nation’s largest teachers union voted to break with the Anti-Defamation League, then reversed course — spurring Republicans to push for sanctions.

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
school choice
school choice

School Choice: Nonprofits in Blue States See Opportunity in Federal Tax Credit

Observers say some Democratic leaders will only participate if they can “carefully regulate” the new program.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

AI Teacher Assistants Are Useful but Can Pose Risks in Classroom, Report Finds

Study of 4 artificial intelligence tools shows they can create misleading or biased materials for students — & do particular harm to special ed kids.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Trump Administration
Trump Administration

School Staff Fear Homeless Students Would Be Hurt by Trump Block Grant Plan

Trump wants to put money for homeless kids into a block grant. School staff are wary.

Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat
California

California Schools See 9% Surge in Homeless Students as Funds Decrease

Betty Márquez Rosales
higher education

Another Casualty of Trump Research Cuts? California Students Who Want To Be Scientists

Mikhail Zinshteyn
Future of High School

Many States Picked Diploma Pathways Over HS Exit Exams. Did Students Benefit?

Kalyn Belsha
School (In)Security

Fears Grow Over ICE’s Reach Into Schools

Mark Keierleber
immigration

Lawyers for Bronx HS Student Detained by ICE File Petition for Immediate Release

Michael Elsen-Rooney
North Carolina

Wilkesboro Church, Child Care Program Team Up in Model for Others

Liz Bell
Texas

Ten Commandments in Every Classroom: Texas Bill Nearing Law

Sameea Kamal
future of high school

Q&A: Los Angeles High School Counselor On What Students Want After Graduation

Jacob Matthews
childhood poverty

Babies and Young American Children Suffer as U.S. Lags in Family Support

Bryce Covert
out-of-school learning

Out-of-School Programs Play an Outsized Role in Child Development

Lauren Camera
Virginia

Virginia High School Admissions Policy Target of Trump Civil Rights Probe

Erica Meltzer
math

New Gallup Poll: Many American Adults Wish They Had More Math Skills

Jo Napolitano
Early Childhood

How Medicaid Cuts Could Impact Early Intervention for Young Children

Mark Swartz
science of reading

School Reform Program, Known for Science of Reading Approach, Looks to Grow

Patrick O’Donnell
childhood health

Some 300 W. Virginia School Vaccine Exemptions Granted Under New, Laxer Policy

Amanda Geduld
deportation

Deportation Fears Push Some New York Immigrant Students to Virtual Learning

Michael Elsen-Rooney
phonics

As Reading Scores Fall, States Turn to Phonics — but Not Without a Fight

Robbie Sequeira
Maine

‘It Broke Him, and it Broke Me’: Maine Parents, Educators Describe Trauma from Restraint and Seclusion

Eesha Pendharkar
Indiana

How an Indiana Teacher Prepares Students for College Success

Aleksandra Appleton
Missouri

Kansas City Parents Push for Dyslexia to be Taken Seriously

Maria Benevento
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