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With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years.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

Homeschoolers Embrace AI, Even As Many Educators Keep It at Arms’ Length

Greg Toppo
microschools

West Virginia Permanently Bars Failed Microschool from Receiving State Funds

Linda Jacobson
North Dakota

U.S. Senate Hearing Says ‘Extremely Low Pay’ Is Main Reason for Teacher Shortage

Shauneen Miranda
childhood poverty

‘Astonishing’ Absenteeism, Trauma Rates Root of Academic Crisis

Marianna McMurdock
Rhode Island

Parents Invoke ‘Brown’ in Lawsuit over Closure of RI School for English Learners

Ciara Meyer
Utah

Backlash Against DEI Spreads to More States

Erika Bolstad
Washington

More Weapons Showing Up in Washington’s Schools

Grace Deng
Arizona

New Partnership Will Boost Agricultural Education For Arizona Indigenous Students

Shondiin Silversmith
Iowa

Cornell College Instructors Injured During China Visit Return to Family, Travel

Brooklyn Draisey
Texas

Texas Democrats to Target GOP’s Record on Education this November

Jasper Scherer
Rhode Island

For Child Care Workers, State Aid For Their Own Kids’ Care Is ‘Life-Changing’

Elaine S. Povich
Los Angeles

All About LAUSD’s Iconic Coffee Cake: A Sweet Tradition Dating back to the 1950s

Jinge Li
North Carolina

This Child Care Provider is Working To Ensure ‘An Invisible Workforce’ is Seen

Liz Bell
special education

Washington State Schools Missed 8,500 Kids for Special Ed Referrals During COVID

Beth Hawkins
No Bienvenidos a América

La Admisión a la Escuela Secundaria Mejoró sus Vidas en EE. UU, Dicen Estudiantes Inmigrantes Mayores

Jo Napolitano
Unwelcome to America

Older Immigrant Students Say High School Admission Bettered Their Lives in U.S.

Jo Napolitano
Wisconsin

Evers Announces Request for Independent Audit of Milwaukee Public Schools

Baylor Spears
summer learning

Summer Brain-Building Tips for Parents and Caregivers

Mark Swartz & Art Hondros
Nebraska

University of Nebraska-Google Career Certificates Partnership Opens This Week

Zach Wendling
New York City

As NYC Removes Two Parents from Ed. Councils, Free Speech Violations Charged

Marianna McMurdock
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