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Amy Coney Barrett

Mysterious Recusal Could Upend Pivotal Supreme Court Charter School Case

Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s recusal from an upcoming Oklahoma charter case could tilt the scales in a cause her close friend spent a career defending.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
U.S. Department of Education
Donald Trump

As Trump Moves to Shutter Education Dept., GOP Clamors for Funding Flexibility

Any effort to change how major grants are distributed would face a legal challenge. “We literally have plaintiffs standing by,” one advocate said.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
education department
athletics

‘See You in Court’: Schools Face Whiplash in Trump Push Against Trans Athletes

Maine and the University of Pennsylvania could lose millions of dollars for allowing transgender students to compete on women’s teams.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Pandemic
pandemic
Pandemic

Remote Learning Was Supposed to Make Snow Days Obsolete. But Did It Really?

Five years after classes went virtual during COVID, some districts shift online when weather strikes. But others still can't quite make it work.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
National Park Service
Colorado

Students Among Those Hurt Most by Crippling National Park Service Cuts

Some 1,000 layoffs, lost funding expected to have a profound effect on the 433 national park sites sometimes called ‘America’s largest classroom.’

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
native american students

Tribes, Native Students Sue Feds over Education Cuts

Alex Brown
West Virginia

‘We’re Drowning’: Teacher Pay vs. Cost of Living Approaches Crisis Level in WV’s Eastern Panhandle

Mike Chalmers
New York City

NYC Mayoral Candidates Will Have to Teach for a Day to Get Union Endorsement

Lauren Wagner
california wildfires

Los Angeles Wildfires Destroy an Armenian School — and a Lifeline to Families’ Homeland 

Araz Madatian
teacher training

Training Teachers Like Doctors: Going From the Bare Minimum to Intensive Prep

Holly Korbey
kept in the dark

Kept in the Dark: Inside the Somerset, Mass., School Cyberattack

Mark Keierleber
Minnesota

Minnesota Bills Would Roll Back Bans on Seclusion and Expulsion for K-3 Students

Beth Hawkins
Indianapolis

Indiana Charter Schools & Parents Look for Help Busing Students

Patrick O’Donnell
DOGE

DOGE Education Cuts Hit Students with Disabilities, Literacy Research

Kayln Belsha & Erica Meltzer
Oklahoma

Oklahoma Education Officials Pass Pro-Bible Social Studies Standards

Nuria Martinez-Keel
deportation

TN Schools Could Exclude Immigrant Kids Without Legal Status in GOP-Backed Bill

Anita Wadhwani
school (in)security

Trump’s ICE Plan Sows ‘Chaos and Fear’ in Schools

Mark Keierleber
cyber attack

Renton School District Victim of Ransomware Attack

Mark Keierleber
Wyoming

Wyoming Gov. Calls Universal School Voucher Bill a ‘Remarkable Achievement’

Katie Klingsporn
Illinois

Illinois Bill Aims to Add More Oversight of Homeschooling

Molly Parker & Beth Hundsdorfer
Los Angeles

‘Priceless’: Palisades HS Student Choir Performed at Grammys After School Burned

Alex Gross
Nebraska

Students, Educators Tout Benefits of Funding Dual Enrollment Classes in High School

Paul Hammel
Idaho

Idaho Gov. Signs Bill Allowing State Funds for Private Education

Christina Lords
child care

Could New York Become the First Major City to Offer Universal Child Care?

Bryce Covert
California

AI Chatbots Can Cushion the High School Counselor Shortage — But Are They Bad for Students?

Tara García Mathewson
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