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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
banned books
banned books

Naval Academy Reinstates Hundreds of ‘DEI’ Books

Hundreds of ‘DEI’ books are back at the Naval Academy. An alum and a bookshop fought their removal.

Nadra Nittle & Mariel Padilla
Wyoming
k-12

Eulogy For A Wyoming School: Students, Staff Say Farewell to Laramie Lab School

As the state’s longest-running school prepares to shutter, students and staff will scatter to new classrooms and jobs. Many mourn the loss of an insti

Katie Klingsporn
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
Iowa

Iowa Science Teacher Uses the Prairie as a Classroom 

Cami Koons
Maryland

Maryland Eyes New Way to Count Students in Need

Jack Bowman
Q&A

Reading Crisis in LAUSD: ‘This Is… a Problem With a Responsibility That Falls on All of Us’

Shruthi Narayanan
math

In Maryland, a Multimillion-Dollar Push to Scale Up High Dosage Math Tutoring

Marianna McMurdock
Artificial Intelligence

AI Tools and Student Privacy: 9 Tips for Teachers

Wellington Soares
higher education

College Students ‘Cautiously Curious’ About AI, Despite Mixed Messages from Schools, Employers

Paige Gross
California

California Banned Bilingual Education for Almost 20 Years. It Still Hasn’t Recovered

Tara García Mathewson
school meals

Over 2 Billion Meals a Year: A Brief History of the School Breakfast Program

Ali Hickerson
Texas

Texas School Gives Adults Second Try at High School Diploma

Sneha Dey
adoption

LGBTQ+ Parents Are Rushing to Adopt Their Children Before Trump Is Sworn In

Chabeli Carrazana
Best of 2024

Fiscal Cliff, Learning Loss, Students to the Rescue: 15 Most-Read Essays of 2024

Bev Weintraub
Texas

Texas Weighs Social Media Bans for Minors as Schools and Police Face Challenges

Stephen Simpson
California

California School Dashboard Shows Some Student Improvements

Carolyn Jones
DACA

A Dream Deferred: The Uncertain Future Facing a Post-DACA Generation

José Ignacio Castañeda Perez
Selective Admissions

SCOTUS Passes on Hearing Affirmative Action Case Involving Elite Boston Schools

Amanda Geduld
Illinois

Chicago School Board Fires CEO Pedro Martinez

Reema Amin
Pennsylvania

30 Black Public School Teachers in Philadelphia Share Why So Many Are Leaving the Profession

Lynnette Mawhinney & Leana Cabral
literacy

Dolly Parton’s Literacy Legacy: Millions of Free Books for Kids Across America

Linda Jacobson
New York City

NYC Reformed High School Admissions 20 Years Ago. Did it Make Things Better?

Michael Elsen-Rooney
Illinois

Mayor Johnson Announces 10 of 11 Appointees for New Chicago Board of Education

Reema Amin & Becky Vevea
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