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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
lausd
lausd

Q&A: LAUSD Board Member Nick Melvoin on the Wildfires, Trump and Smartphones

Melvoin: “I'm just trying to call it like I see it. Because we're in the business of running a school district, and not trying to play politics.”

Ben Chapman
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
Indiana

Indiana Poised to Make School Board Elections Partisan After Key Vote

Aleksandra Appleton
Maryland

Education Department Employees Cheered as They Leave, Warn of Impacts of Cuts on the Future

Jade Tran & Jess Daninhirsch
The 74 Interview

Mark Schneider: Blowing Up Ed Research is Easy. Rebuilding it is ‘What Matters’

Greg Toppo
Child Nutrition

New Food Security Threats 5 Years After COVID-Era Effort to Feed All Kids

Jo Napolitano
Ohio

‘Whiplash’: Ohio Republicans Press MAGA Agenda in Barrage of Culture War Bills

Patrick O’Donnell
education department

Close to $3 Billion in Relief Funds in Jeopardy as Ed Dept. Halts Payments

Linda Jacobson
parent engagement

‘It Made Me a Better Mom’: Home Visiting Program Delivers Support for Families

Rebecca Gale
California

Schools In This California Town Won Praise for Their Pandemic Comeback. Here’s How

Carolyn Jones
California

Cal State Is Automatically Admitting High School Students With Good Grades

Mikhail Zinshteyn
teachers

She Loved Teaching, but After COVID Lockdowns, She Broke Up With It

Gabrielle Birkner
Tennessee

GOP Bill Allowing Tennessee Schools to Deny an Education to Immigrant Children Advances

Anita Wadhwani
School (In)Security

Thousands of Student Civil Rights Cases Left Adrift After Trump Guts Ed Dept

Mark Keierleber
homelessness

Homelessness Rates Spike for Families, Putting Young Children at Risk

Bryce Covert
U.S. Department of Education

Iowa Submits Plan to Combine Federal Education Funds, and Experts are Skeptical

Linda Jacobson
Artificial Intelligence

AI Skeptic Creates Chatbot to Help Teachers Design Courses

Greg Toppo
Department of Education

Lives Upended: 3 Ed Dept Staffers Worry for Themselves — And the Nation’s Kids

Amanda Geduld
school leadership

University of Virginia Leadership Program Helps Transform Struggling Schools

Lauren Wagner
Class Disrupted

Podcast: How AI Is Changing How Young People Connect

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
Donald Trump

LA Schools Face Stiff Headwinds From Wildfires and Trump, Report Says

Ben Chapman
child care

Child Care Centers Embedded in Empty Classrooms Support Teachers, Schools

Mark Swartz
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