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With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years.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

Flat Federal Funding Stymies Head Start as State Child Care Resources Diminish

With more from Congress, the group hopes it could close the gap left by slashed funding for state programming.

Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle
waymo
waymo

Waymo Offers Teen Accounts. Is it Safe?

The 74
Trump Administration
Trump Administration

Will Trump Try to Ban Immigrants from Public Schools?

Students without legal status have the right to attend public school. Will Trump try to change that?

Carolyn Jones
529 savings accounts
529 savings accounts

529 Savings Accounts: Now Not Just for College

The 74
Los Angeles

Top LAUSD Schools with Empty Seats Shut Out Needy Students, Report Says

Ben Chapman
School (In)Security

These School Cops in Florida Ordered to Help ICE Arrest Immigrants, Records Show

Mark Keierleber
Illinois

Illinois Considers Lowering Scores Students Need to be Considered Proficient on State Exams

Samantha Smylie
U.S. Department of Agriculture

USDA Canceled Funding to Help Source Produce for Schools

Meg Cunningham
Child Tax Credit

Millions of Immigrant Families Would Be Shut Out Under New Child Tax Credit Proposal

Marissa Martinez
California

San Jose Middle School Offers College Class to 13-Year-Olds

Adam Echelman
Illinois

Chicago Public Schools Once Again Puts 20 Closed Schools Up for Sale

Becky Vevea
child care funding

Officials Sound Alarm Over Delayed Federal Child Care Payments to States

Bryce Covert
extreme weather

Heat, Floods, Storms Limit Outdoor Play for Young Children, Surveys Show

K.C. Compton
Early Childhood

RAPID Celebrates Five Years of Surveys

K.C. Compton
U.S. Department of Education

Nonprofit Wants to Take on Civil Rights Cases Trump’s Ed Department Left Behind

Linda Jacobson
Cleveland

Kindergarten’s Overlooked Absenteeism Problem

Patrick O’Donnell
school choice

‘A True Game Changer’: Unprecedented School Choice Tax Credit Part of GOP Bill

Amanda Geduld
school voucher

New Hampshire House Again Votes to Expand School Voucher Program

Garry Rayno, InDepthNH
math instruction

Untangling Who Should Take Algebra — And When

Lauren Camera
special education

Trump Official’s Autism Schools Secluded and Restrained Students at High Rates

Beth Hawkins
charter schools

A ‘Precarious’ Moment for Charter Schools in Trump’s Second Term

Linda Jacobson
The 74 Interview

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

Jo Napolitano
STEM

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

Lauren Wagner
immigration

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

Jo Napolitano
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