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The 74 Interview
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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
California
California

It’s Expensive to Become a Teacher in California. This Bill Would Pay Those Who Try

Student teachers have to work for free in California, but that could change.

Carolyn Jones
michigan
michigan

Michigan Senate Democrats Won’t Consider a Trans Athlete Sports Ban. Will Trump Target the State?

Michigan won't ban trans girls from girls sports. Will Trump target it?

Hannah Dellinger, Chalkbeat
Texas
in-state tuition

Texas’ Undocumented College Students No Longer Qualify for In-State Tuition

In-state tuition for undocumented students ends in Texas.

Eleanor Klibanoff & Jessica Priest
California
California

Students Weigh Safety, Politics in College Plans as Trump Targets Immigration

'Continuing to pursue your dreams is one way to fight back.'

Lauren DeLaunay Miller, California Health Report
school calendar

Philadelphia Schools Could Start Before Labor Day for the Next 2 Years

Carly Sitrin
South Dakota

Lawmakers Advance Bill Requiring SD Schools to Teach Native American History, Culture

Seth Tupper
North Carolina

Greensboro School Is First Public Gaming and Robotics School in the Country

Alli Lindenberg
childhood health

Parents, Medical Providers, Vaccine Experts Brace for RFK Jr.’s HHS Takeover

Amanda Geduld
North Dakota

Trump Taps North Dakota’s Baesler for Spot in Department of Education

Michael Achterling
Colorado

Aurora Teachers Say Students Worried About Immigration Raids Near School

Yesenia Robles
Department of Education

Dems Assail ‘Elegant Gaslighting’ as McMahon Softens Calls to Close Ed Dept.

Linda Jacobson
education department

Stunned Education Researchers Say Cuts Go Beyond DEI, Hitting Math, Literacy

Greg Toppo
school choice

Despite Breakdowns in Two States, ESA Provider Student First Seeks to Expand

Linda Jacobson
U.S. Department of Education

‘Evict Elon’: Teachers Union, Others Sue to Stop DOGE’s Access to Ed Dept. Data

Amanda Geduld
Teachers unions

Utah Bill to Ban Teachers Unions From Collective Bargaining, Meeting in Schools

Lauren Wagner
math

Program That Gives $100K to Support Young Gifted Math Students Poised to Expand

Jo Napolitano
South Dakota

Bill Requiring Posting, Teaching of Ten Commandments Fails in SD House

Joshua Haiar
Student Privacy

Seattle-Area Schools Say Survey Saved Lives. Then They Released Student Data

Linda Jacobson
education department

Is Trump Gutting Ed Research a New Beginning or Just ‘Slashing & Burning’?

Greg Toppo
leadership

New Survey, Old Story: Women Education Leaders Told To Put Jobs Over Family

Linda Jacobson
The Big Picture

Research: Learning Recovery Has Stalled, Despite Billions in Pandemic Aid

Kevin Mahnken
Colorado

Families of Colorado Transgender Children Struggle with Lost Care in Wake of Trump Order

Lindsey Toomer
school (in)security

Kept in the Dark: Inside a Trio of Los Angeles School Cyberattacks

Mark Keierleber
youth mental health

‘Alarming’ National Data: Teens Use Cellphones for Quarter of School Day

Marianna McMurdock
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