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With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years.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

Undocumented Kids Face Narrowed Pathways, Stifled Futures

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
California
California

California Increased Paid Family Leave Payments. Now More Parents Are Taking Advantage

Family leave benefits in California became more generous beginning this past January.

Elly Yu, LAist
Indiana
Indiana

Indiana Middle Schoolers’ English Scores Have Fallen. These Schools are Bucking the Trend.

Schools turn to longer classes, checkpoint tests to boost English skills.

Samantha Camire, Chalkbeat
Trump Administration
Trump Administration

Decision to Unfreeze Migrant Education Money Comes too Late for Some Kids

The Trump administration had frozen more than $6B in education funding earlier this summer.

Nada Hassanein, Stateline
Hawaii

Students Learn To Farm Fish, Seaweed. But Where Are The Jobs?

Thomas Heaton
North Carolina

Guilford County Schools Sees Increase in Dual Enrollment

Alli Lindenberg
reading instruction

California Retires RICA; New Teacher Test to Focus on Phonics

Diana Lambert
health care

‘Expensive and Complicated’: Most Rural Hospitals No Longer Deliver Babies

Anna Claire Vollers
h.a.g.s.

Signed With Memories: The Enduring Tradition of the Student Yearbook

Trinity Alicia
school choice

Big Tax Bill Passes Senate With Less ‘Beautiful’ Plan for National School Choice

Linda Jacobson
special education

Kansas Sees 12,000-Student Increase in Special Education Over the Past Decade

Blaise Mesa
U.S. Department of Education

Nearly $7 Billion for Schools in Jeopardy as Ed Dept. Holds Up Federal Funds

Linda Jacobson
immigration

Schools, Groups Serving Undocumented Kids Take Their Activities Underground

Jo Napolitano
Early Care and Education

Absent Federal Support, States Become Innovators in Early Care and Education

Rebecca Gale
California

Pandemic Grads Had No Prom, No Pomp and Circumstance, & Started College on Zoom

Deborah Brennan
California

Transitional Kindergarten Participation Declines Despite Expansion, Report Finds

Vani Sanganeria
school (in)security

These States Suspend Disabled Kids the Most

Mark Keierleber
immigration

SCOTUS: Lower Courts Overstepped in Nationwide Injunction on Birthright Order

Jo Napolitano
education

Supreme Court Requires Schools to Allow Students to Opt Out of LGBTQ Lessons

Linda Jacobson
immigration

Texas Directs Public Universities to Identify Undocumented Students

Sneha Dey
Indiana

Proposed Indianapolis Public Schools Policy Offers Guidelines on AI Use

Amelia Pak-Harvey
Arkansas

4,200 Arkansas Teachers Will Get Up to $10K for High Performance, Student Scores

Lauren Wagner
U.S. Department of Education

Ed Committee Advances Schwinn, Richey Nominations to Full Senate

Linda Jacobson
child care

Paying More for Child Care Than Your Mortgage? You’re Not Alone.

Chabeli Carrazana
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