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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
Indiana
charter schools

A National ‘Blueprint’?: Indiana Shifts Millions in Taxes To Charters From Districts

Critics say new state laws are a part of a push to privatize schools.

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
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
digital divide

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

Patrick O’Donnell
Hawaii

Hawaiʻi Is Failing Special Education Students. Federal Cuts Could Make It Worse

Megan Tagami
Pandemic

Five Years Later: How COVID Triggered a School Choice Renaissance

Kevin Mahnken
STEM

From Water Quality to Cancer, Meet 6 STEM Students Solving Real-World Problems

Lauren Wagner
Texas

Second Texas Child Dies from Measles; RFK Jr. Visits

Pooja Salhotra & Jayme Lozano
California

Fight Over Phonics: Will California Require the ‘Science of Reading’ in Schools?

Carolyn Jones
unions

Pennsylvania Teachers Union Members Sue After Cyberattack Exposes Personal Data

Lauren Wagner
Innovative high schools

At Project-Based Tech Valley High School, Small Is Big

Greg Toppo
Wisconsin

Head Start Providers Shocked as Federal Office Serving Wisconsin Shuts Without Notice

Erik Gunn
Colorado

New Report: Colorado School Attendance Zones Keep Racial, Socioeconomic Segregation Going

Melanie Asmar
HBCU

Black Colleges Ponder Their Future As Trump Makes Cuts to Education Dollars

Robbie Sequeira
School (In)Security

School (in)Security Newsletter: Punishing Parents for Chronic Absenteeism

Mark Keierleber
Trump Administration

Trump’s ‘School Choice’ Push Adds to Momentum in Statehouses

Robbie Sequeira
school finance

New Report: Despite Red Ink & Academic Losses, School Boards Rarely Talk Budgets

Beth Hawkins
school (in)security

Student Absences Have Surged Since COVID. Some Say Parents Should be Jailed

Mark Keierleber
Maine

Title IX Case Against Maine Schools Headed to U.S. Department of Justice

Eesha Pendharkar
Trump Administration

Trump Education Department Threatens Federal School Funding Nationwide Over DEI

Erica Meltzer
unions

$1.5 Billion Chicago Teachers Union Contract Headed to Member Vote

Lauren Wagner
special education

As Trump Shakes Up Oversight of Special Ed, Frustrated DC Parents Want Change

Linda Jacobson
Indiana

Indiana Poised to Make School Board Elections Partisan After Key Vote

Aleksandra Appleton
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