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With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years.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

K-12 Chronic Absenteeism Rates Down From Peak, But Remain Persistently High

States that ambitiously pledged to cut chronic absenteeism in half are doing better than national average, but it’s not enough, one expert said.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
California
California

Report: L.A. County’s Failure to Educate Incarcerated Youth is ‘Systemic

Decades of education and civil rights violations are due to “manufactured confusion to avoid accountability” in L.A. County’s juvenile facilities.

Betty Márquez Rosales, EdSource
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
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
Oklahoma

Oklahoma Schools Ordered to Use Bible in History Teaching

Nuria Martinez-Keel
North Carolina

How North Carolina Community Colleges Provide Child Care Support

Liz Bell
Utah

Cox Signs Bill Blocking Utah’s Compliance with New Title IX Regulations

Alixel Cabrera
Maryland

Maryland Ed Boards Approve Goals: Test Scores, Absenteeism, Teacher Diversity

William J. Ford
Colorado

Bill of Rights Adopted for Colorado Students Involved in Criminal Justice System

Lindsey Toomer
Los Angeles

Turmoil Surrounds Los Angeles’ New AI Student Chatbot; Tech Firm Furloughs Staff

Ben Chapman
apprenticeships

Future of High School: How California Growers Are Training Teens the Trade

The 74
student performance

New Indiana ‘Checkpoint’ Tests To Give Mid-Year Snapshots of Student Progress

Patrick O’Donnell
Tennessee

Anderson County Grade Fixing Scandal Takes Down Principal, Football Coach

Anita Wadhwani
Book Review

Book Review: How to Raise a Viking — The Secrets of Parenting the World’s Happiest Children

K.C. Compton
school (in)security

New Stats: When School Cops Prey on Students

Mark Keierleber
The Big Picture

Studies: Pandemic Aid Lifted Scores, But Not Enough to Make Up for Lost Learning

Kevin Mahnken
announcement

The 74 Names Nicole Ridgway New Editor in Chief of National Education Newsroom

The 74
charter schools

Oklahoma Supreme Court Knocks Down Bid for Virtual Catholic Charter School

Greg Toppo
Virginia

Virginia’s New School Accountability System is Taking Shape

Nathaniel Cline
Gen Z

Gen Z’s End of Year Report Card: ‘Less than Stellar’ Grades For Schools

Joshua Bay
Iowa

Iowa State University Students, Instructors Chase Storms Across Tornado Alley

Brooklyn Draisey
Arkansas

National Group Seeks to Help Defend Arkansas School Voucher Program

Mary Hennigan
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