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With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years.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

Undocumented Kids Face Narrowed Pathways, Stifled Futures

There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
California
California

California Increased Paid Family Leave Payments. Now More Parents Are Taking Advantage

Family leave benefits in California became more generous beginning this past January.

Elly Yu, LAist
Indiana
Indiana

Indiana Middle Schoolers’ English Scores Have Fallen. These Schools are Bucking the Trend.

Schools turn to longer classes, checkpoint tests to boost English skills.

Samantha Camire, Chalkbeat
Trump Administration
Trump Administration

Decision to Unfreeze Migrant Education Money Comes too Late for Some Kids

The Trump administration had frozen more than $6B in education funding earlier this summer.

Nada Hassanein, Stateline
Head Start

Trump Illegally Withheld Head Start Payments, Government Watchdog Says

Jacob Fischler
Indiana

Indiana English Scores Flat for Fifth Straight Year, Math Scores Improve

Ann Schimke
Teaching

‘Cognitive Science,’ All the Rage in British Schools, Fails to Register in U.S.

Greg Toppo

From Classroom Drudgery to Joyful Enrichment: The Evolution of Summer School

Amanda Geduld
Los Angeles

LAUSD’s Carvalho: ‘We've Got More Resilience Than Taylor Swift’

Ben Chapman
California

White House Releases Part of Money Withheld from California School

Carolyn Jones
The 74 Interview

The Last Reformer: Houston Schools Chief Mike Miles on the Case for Going Bold

Kevin Mahnken
video

Barbie Is Now Living with Type 1 Diabetes

The 74
Colorado

She Teaches Math in a Diverse High School. This is Her Favorite Lesson.

Ann Schimke
The 74 Interview

Chelsea Clinton: Supporting Families Where They Are Matters for Early Childhood

Mark Swartz
STEM

5-Week Summer Science Boot Camp Draws Top STEM Teens from Around the Globe

Lauren Wagner
Texas

El Paso Community College Helps Design State Program for Adults Without High School Diplomas

Daniel Perez
MLB

Eli Willits, at Just 17, Drafted No. 1 Overall By Washington Nationals

The 74
Oklahoma

Caddo Nation Partners with Oklahoma University for Job Training Program

Ylleana Berryhill
child care

Some States Are Seeking to Deregulate Child Care. Advocates Are Fighting Back

Bryce Covert
California

Homeless Student Counts in California Are Up. Some Say That’s a Good Thing

Carolyn Jones
school (in)security

How a Christian Nationalist Group is Getting the Ten Commandments into Classrooms

Mark Keierleber
alabama

Alabama Schools to Implement State Approved Anti-Vaping Policies

Andrea Tinker
West Virginia

West Virginia School District Under State of Emergency Due to $2.5M Deficit

Amelia Ferrell Knisely
caregiving

The Child Tax Credit is Changing. Here’s What it Means for Your Family

Chabeli Carrazana
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