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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
Supreme Court
charter schools

Big Education Issues at Stake as Supreme Court Hears Religious Charter Case

Some worry that a victory for the Oklahoma school has the potential to upend the charter and religious school sectors.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
special education
children with disabilities

Not One Generation Removed, Disability Advocates Fear Return to a Dark Era

Three families share what it took to win the right for special ed students to learn with nondisabled kids — and what’s at risk under Trump & RFK Jr.

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Autism
Autism

Advocates Still Alarmed Even as HHS Walks Back Autism Registry Announcement

100s of researchers, advocates call on Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to abandon discredited beliefs about ‘cures,’ adhere to scientific standards.

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Virginia
career & technical education

Virginia Middle School Hopes to Teach New Generations of Health Workers in New Classroom

Petersburg superintendent Yolanda Brown said that the lab will be part of Vernon Johns Middle School’s 'career investigation' courses.

Charlotte Rene Woods, Virgina Mercury
Assessment

Trump Education Plan Raises Fears Over Future of Testing and Accountability

Linda Jacobson
Wisconsin

Survey: Wisconsin Child Care Providers Forecasts Closures, Tuition Hikes Without State Support

Erik Gunn
Maine

USDA Ordered to Unfreeze Federal Funding to Maine

Eesha Pendharkar
Missouri

Amid National Voucher Push, Missouri Once Again Turns to Open Enrollment

Kevin Mahnken
covid

State Officials Sue Trump Administration for Halting COVID School Aid

Amy Zimmer
class size

NYC Kicks Off Class Size Hiring Spree with 3,700 New Teachers

Alex Zimmerman
Tennessee

‘Economically Reckless’ Businesses Slam Bill to Bar Immigrant Kids From School

Anita Wadhwani
Texas

Does Texas Have a Teacher Retention Crisis?

Jacob Carpenter
Maine

Trump Administration Moves to Strip Federal Education Funding from Maine

Andrew Ujifusa
Autism

Head of New RFK Jr. Vaccine Study Practiced Unlicensed Medicine on Autistic Kids

Beth Hawkins
New Jersey

‘I’m Just So Worried’: Newark Educators Fear Federal Funding Cuts Will Have Devastating Consequences

Jessie Gómez
Louisiana

As EPA Pulls Back, Louisiana Schoolchildren Could Face the Steepest Risks

Terry L. Jones
lausd

LA Unified Unveils Competitive Video Game Esports Championship

Matthew Royer
immigration

Federal Agents Turn Up at Two LA Schools Seeking ‘Access’ to Young Children

Ben Chapman
Early Learning Nation

What the Looming Child Tax Credit Expiration Means for Your Family

Rebecca Gale & Dianne Kirsch
Secretary of Health and Human Services

Parents Are Receiving Mixed Messages About Measles from RFK Jr.

Barbara Rodriguez
special education

Isolation & Neglect: Disability Advocates Fear Return to a Bleak Past Under HHS

Beth Hawkins
Curriculum

Gallup Poll: Half of School Leaders Say Finding a Good Math Teacher is Tough

Jo Napolitano
Department of Education

The Education Department Asked for Reports of DEI. It Might Get Something Else

Linda Jacobson
digital divide

COVID Internet Connectivity Crisis Has Eased For Most Families, But Risks Remain

Patrick O’Donnell
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