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With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years.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

L.A. Schools Telehealth Vendor Waited 8 Months to Report Breach

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
higher education
higher education

Despite Skepticism, Parents Still Prioritize Four-Year College for Their Kids

40% of parents want their child to attend a four-year college, the top choice for life after high school.

Emma Gallegos, EdSource
Hawaii
Hawaii

No One Will Say Why School Lunch Costs Hawaii DOE $9 A Plate

Lawmakers have pushed the education department for more details on the costs of running its school meal program.

Megan Tagami, CalMatters
immigration
immigration

Saugus Schools No Longer Require Census Participation to Enroll New Students

The Boston-area system’s former policy harmed some students — particularly immigrants — by delaying their enrollment, advocates argued in a lawsuit.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Texas

Suit to Stop Texas School Ratings’ Release Divides Districts

Sneha Dey
Maine

Maine DOE to Distribute Books About Immigrant Experiences to Every School District

Eesha Pendharkar
Arkansas

Arkansas School District’s Loss of Students, Revenue Spark Fears of Closure

Tess Vrbin
delaware

Hackers Demand Ransom After Attack on Delaware Libraries

Karl Baker
school (in)security

Biden Order Seeks to Make Much-Debated School Shooting Drills Less Traumatic

Mark Keierleber
immigration

Nearly 100 Educators Meet to Blunt Impact of Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Hate Speech

Jo Napolitano
Ohio

Ohio Teachers Connect Presidential Election to Classroom Curriculum

Megan Henry
enrollment decline

Report: Nearly 500 Schools Underenrolled and Chronically Underperforming

Marianna McMurdock
The 74 Interview

U.S. ‘Catastrophically Wrong’ to Separate Early Child Care from Education

Amanda Geduld
California

Career Education in California High Schools Gets a $450 Million Boost

Carolyn Jones
Rhode Island

Providence School Officials Quiet on Data Breach Details

Alexander Castro
EDlection 2024

Children’s Advocate Peggy Flanagan Poised to Become First Native Woman Governor

Beth Hawkins
testing

Responding to Post-Pandemic Norms, More States are Lowering Test Standards

Linda Jacobson
school choice

Corey DeAngelis Disgraced, Not By Liberals He Trolled, but Right-Wing Parents

Linda Jacobson
New York City

Amid Federal Investigations, NYC Schools Chancellor Banks Says He Will Retire

Alex Zimmerman, Michael Elsen-Rooney & Julian Shen-Berro
Virginia

Virginia Lawmakers Prepare to Overhaul Decades-Old School Funding Formula

Nathaniel Cline
Illinois

Chicago Public Schools Plan Aims to Get More Kids to Attend Neighborhood Schools

Reema Amin & Mila Koumpilova
New Orleans

18 Years, $2 Billion: Inside New Orleans’s Biggest School Recovery Effort in History

Beth Hawkins
The Big Picture

Crowdfunding Sites Serve As Critical Lifeline for Teachers

Trinity Alicia
New York

New York School Funding Formula Needs Overhaul, More Than 100 Organizations Urge

Julian Shen-Berro
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