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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
Trump Administration
California

Trump Wants to Cut Funding for California Schools Over One Trans Athlete. It’s Not So Easy

Why CA policy toward trans student athletes is likely to stay

Adam Echelman, CalMatters
North Carolina
Early Childhood

How to Expand Family Child Care in NC from CCR&R Team

Lessons from a team that helped 27 family child care programs get started in a year.

Liz Bell, EdNC.org
school (in)security
Alberto Carvalho
School (In)Security

The Feds Are Coming for Immigrant Kids

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
immigration
Alberto Carvalho

L.A. Schools Say They’ll Protect Graduates from ICE. But Will Families Show Up?

Some parents in the district — which includes an estimated 30,000 immigrant students — plan to sit out commencements.

Nadra Nittle, The 19th
Texas

Ten Commandments in Every Classroom: Texas Bill Nearing Law

Sameea Kamal
future of high school

Q&A: Los Angeles High School Counselor On What Students Want After Graduation

Jacob Matthews
childhood poverty

Babies and Young American Children Suffer as U.S. Lags in Family Support

Bryce Covert
out-of-school learning

Out-of-School Programs Play an Outsized Role in Child Development

Lauren Camera
Virginia

Virginia High School Admissions Policy Target of Trump Civil Rights Probe

Erica Meltzer
math

New Gallup Poll: Many American Adults Wish They Had More Math Skills

Jo Napolitano
Early Childhood

How Medicaid Cuts Could Impact Early Intervention for Young Children

Mark Swartz
science of reading

School Reform Program, Known for Science of Reading Approach, Looks to Grow

Patrick O’Donnell
childhood health

Some 300 W. Virginia School Vaccine Exemptions Granted Under New, Laxer Policy

Amanda Geduld
deportation

Deportation Fears Push Some New York Immigrant Students to Virtual Learning

Michael Elsen-Rooney
phonics

As Reading Scores Fall, States Turn to Phonics — but Not Without a Fight

Robbie Sequeira
Maine

‘It Broke Him, and it Broke Me’: Maine Parents, Educators Describe Trauma from Restraint and Seclusion

Eesha Pendharkar
Indiana

How an Indiana Teacher Prepares Students for College Success

Aleksandra Appleton
Missouri

Kansas City Parents Push for Dyslexia to be Taken Seriously

Maria Benevento
school voucher

Rapidly Expanding School Voucher Programs Pinch State Budgets

Kevin Hardy
New York City

NYC Schools Fail to Protect Students with Disabilities From Lengthy Suspensions

Alex Zimmerman
Trump Administration

How Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful’ Tax Bill Could Impact Programs for Women, Kids

Amanda Becker
burnout

As Teacher Burnout Deepens, States Scramble to Fill Job Vacancies

Robbie Sequeira
education department

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Bid to Kill Ed Dept., Orders Fired Workers Reinstated

Mark Keierleber
Supreme Court

‘A Day to Exhale’: Supreme Court Deadlocks on Religious Charter Schools — For Now

Linda Jacobson
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