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With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years.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

Can Abigail Spanberger Reset the Politics of Public Education in Virginia?

Republicans won big four years ago by casting doubt on the state’s public schools. Can this Virginia Democrat reset the politics of public education?

Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th
New York
New York

NYC State Test Scores Up in Reading, Math

NYC students post significant gains in reading and math, state test scores show.

Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York
Los Angeles
Los Angeles

‘So Many Threats to Kids’: ICE Fear Grips Los Angeles At Start of New School Year

Federal immigration raids in Los Angeles are scaring families away from school, and the new year hasn’t even started yet.

Ben Chapman
Hezly Rivera
Hezly Rivera

Hezly Rivera Wins 2025 U.S. Gymnastics Championships

The 74
Arkansas

LEARNS Act Positioned at Core of Central Arkansas Senate Race

Mary Hennigan
Washington

Washington Districts Received $2.6 Billion in Federal COVID Relief Funding. Here’s How They Spent It

Grace Deng
North Carolina

North Carolina Lawmakers Approve $273 Million for Initial Hurricane Helene Recovery

Galen Bacharier
Texas

After 10 Years of Reshaping El Paso Education, CREEED Lands $10 Million Grant to Continue Work

Robert Moore
Oklahoma

Oklahoma Changes Criteria for Bible Bids

Nuria Martinez-Keel
Rhode Island

Stolen Providence School District Data May Be Making Its Way Online

Alexander Castro
New Jersey

Officials Weigh How to Keep Cellphones Out of Students’ Hands

Sophie Nieto-Munoz
Washington

UW Professor Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Laurel Demkovich
school choice

Study: Charters Hastened Catholic School Decline. Will ESAs Slow the Process?

Kevin Mahnken
Bullying

1st Federal Survey of Trans Students: 72% Feel ‘Hopeless,’ 1 in 4 Tried Suicide

Beth Hawkins
pandemic recovery

White House Plan Yields 323K Tutors, Mentors to Aid COVID Learning Recovery

Linda Jacobson
alabama

Bill Would Forbid K-12 schools to Hold Student Records Based on Non-Payment

Jemma Stephenson
child care

Universal Pre-K Among the Most Effective Labor Market Policies, Study Finds

Madison McVan
math research

Nashville Study Finds Major Disconnect Between Black Girls and Mathematics

Jo Napolitano
achievement gap

In Cities With School Choice, Low-Income Kids Catching up to Wealthier Peers

Lauren Camera
Hawaii

Test Scores For Hawaii Students Show Little Progress Despite Major Funding Boost

Megan Tagami
EDlection 2024

Too Hard or Too Easy: The ‘Big, Statewide Fight’ Over MA. Graduation Requirement

Amanda Geduld
New York

NYC Schools Launch Anti-Hate Hotline as Antisemitism and Islamophobia Reports Rise

Amy Zimmer
school choice

Overwhelmed ESA Systems in West Virginia, Arkansas Leave Homeschoolers Hanging

Linda Jacobson
michigan

Whitmer Signs Bill Reforming Teacher Retirement System Contributions

Jon King
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