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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
Maryland
Blueprint for Maryland’s Future

Agencies That Oversee Maryland School Reform Agree to Clarify Roles

Superintendents said months ago that spelling out roles of Accountability and Implementation Board, Department of Education would be ‘very beneficial’

William J. Ford, Maryland Matters
California
California

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

Schools say the spike in homelessness is due both to families’ worsening financial troubles and improved identification efforts.

Betty Márquez Rosales, EdSource
higher education
California

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

At least 24 University of California and California State University campuses lost training grants that provided their students with annual stipends.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
Future of High School
exit exams
Future of High School

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

Just six states require an exit exam now, with New York and Massachusetts dropping their tests this school year.

Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat
U.S. Department of Education

Iowa Submits Plan to Combine Federal Education Funds, and Experts are Skeptical

Linda Jacobson
Artificial Intelligence

AI Skeptic Creates Chatbot to Help Teachers Design Courses

Greg Toppo
Department of Education

Lives Upended: 3 Ed Dept Staffers Worry for Themselves — And the Nation’s Kids

Amanda Geduld
school leadership

University of Virginia Leadership Program Helps Transform Struggling Schools

Lauren Wagner
Class Disrupted

Podcast: How AI Is Changing How Young People Connect

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Donald Trump

LA Schools Face Stiff Headwinds From Wildfires and Trump, Report Says

Ben Chapman
child care

Child Care Centers Embedded in Empty Classrooms Support Teachers, Schools

Mark Swartz
Texas

2 Texas Bills Tackle Long-Overdue Special Ed Reforms — & a $1.7B Funding Gap

Beth Hawkins
Department of Education

Trump Ed Department Decimates Office Serving 5 Million Students Learning English

Kalyn Belsha
caregivers

Program Looks to Support High-Schoolers Responsible for Caregiving at Home

Allen Siegler
Connecticut

A Connecticut Student’s Research Project Became a Casualty of Trump’s DEI Purge

John Moritz
The 74 Interview

Scholar Douglas Harris Debuts New ‘Wikipedia’ of K–12 Research

Kevin Mahnken
Kansas

Former Kansas City School Police Officer Fights for Student Safety Via Nonprofit

Grace Hills
South Carolina

5 Years After Reopening, South Carolina Agriculture School is Beyond Capacity

Skylar Laird
Texas

Texas Bill Would Limit Uncertified Teachers in Schools

Sneha Dey
school (in)security

The Education Department is Dead — or Is It?

Mark Keierleber
education department

In Bid to Close Ed Department, Trump Rehouses Student Loan, Special Ed Programs

Shauneen Miranda
unions

Pennsylvania Teachers Union Admits Cyberattack That Hit 500,000 People in July

Lauren Wagner
childhood health

Amid Deadly Measles Outbreak, West Virginia Moves to Loosen Vaccine Rules

Amanda Geduld
Los Angeles

‘Not In The Playbook:’ How a Palisades Principal is Saving a School That Burned

Shruthi Narayanan
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