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With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years.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

Court Temporarily Blocks Ban on Bargaining by Defense Department Teachers Unions

Two unions that represent more than 5,500 educators & others in 161 schools worldwide sued the Trump administration after a March executive order

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Texas
Texas

Texas’ Ten Commandments Blocked in 11 School Districts

A Texas federal judge temporarily blocks Texas’ Ten Commandments requirement in 11 school districts.

Jaden Edison, Eleanor Klibanoff & Alejandro Serrano
School Supplies
School Supplies

Parents, Teachers Go Into Debt for School Supplies

The 74
New York City
New York City

After Weeks of Delays, NYC Teaching Fellows Finally Begin Receiving Paychecks

The NYC Teaching Fellows program quickly trains career changers and recent college grads to fill hard-to-staff positions in the city’s public schools.
New Mexico

New Mexico Ranks 50th in Child Welfare, Shows Mixed Progress in Several Areas

Leah Romero
Independence Day

The Declaration of Independence Wasn’t Really Complaining about King George

Woody Holton
News

Drivers Keep Passing Stopped School Buses, Despite Use Of Cameras To Catch Them

Tim Henderson
Kansas

Kansas Public Schools Relying on Blueprint for Literacy to Build Reading Skills

Tim Carpenter
Florida

Public School Chaplains, Other Education Laws Take Effect Monday in Florida

Jay Waagmeester
Alaska

Alaska Supreme Court Reverses Homeschool Allotment Ruling

Claire Stremple
mississippi

New Mississippi Law Makes ASL a Foreign Language Credit

Simeon Gates
Oregon

Oregon Proposes New Literacy Requirements For Teacher Training and Licensing

Alex Baumhardt
achievement gap

NYC Bets New, Uniform High School Math Curriculum Will Boost Student Test Scores

Jo Napolitano
Q&A

Early Education Is the Most Segregated Learning Space

Kendra Hurley
Wisconsin

Wisconsin School Violated Seclusion and Restraint Policies, Investigation Finds

Baylor Spears
EDlection 2024

Amid Disastrous Debate, a Lost Opportunity to Address Children’s Issues

Linda Jacobson
Illinois

Illinois Governor Signs Bill Creating New Department of Early Childhood

Peter Hancock
California

Teens Don’t Trust Ads for Financial Aid. Why California Is Polishing Its Pitch

Mikhail Zinshteyn
Louisiana

‘I Can’t Wait to Be Sued’: Louisiana Ten Commandments Law Not Just About Schools

Beth Hawkins
Child Care Crisis

Pumping the Brakes on Private Equity’s Run on Child Care

Rebecca Gale
school (in)security

Whistleblower: L.A. Schools’ Chatbot Misused Student Data as Tech Co. Crumbled

Mark Keierleber
California

Black Leaders Provide Roadmap To Reparations In California

Sharmarke Holif
Arkansas

Bonuses Imminent for 3,000 Arkansas Educators Under New Program

Mary Hennigan
michigan

Stabenow Rolls out Free Summer Meal Expansion for Michigan Kids

Lucy Valeski
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