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U.S. Department of Education

Education Department Calls Back Civil Rights, Some DEI Employees

As many as 250 Office for Civil Rights staff members could return throughout the fall, even as the administration continues legal battle to fire them.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Child Tax Credit
Child Tax Credit

Who Are the Kids and Families Left Out of the Updated Child Tax Credit?

A change to the Child Tax Credit requires children and at least one parent to have a Social Security Number. Here’s what that could mean for families.

Rebecca Gale
Author: Rebecca Gale
School Supplies
School Supplies

Parents, Teachers Go Into Debt for School Supplies

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cellphone bans

Support for Phone Bans in Schools Is Growing, but Is It Enough to Help Kids?

New York will implement one of the strictest bans on school technologies, but experts are split on if it will help mental health challenges.

Jessika Harkay
Author: Jessika Harkay

From Classroom Drudgery to Joyful Enrichment: The Evolution of Summer School

The pandemic supercharged summer school’s transformation from remedial academics to learning plus fun — and now there’s no going back, experts say.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
commentary
commentary

The Most Overlooked Classroom In Every District

Carone: Youth sports are considered just a physical outlet for kids. What we’re overlooking is the depth of learning and development happening there.

Jonathan Carone
Author: Jonathan Carone
education
education

Penny Schwinn Drops Out of the Running for Ed Department’s Deputy Role

Some viewed the former Tennessee education commissioner as a bipartisan pick for the post, but past controversies followed her.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
special education
special education

For Decades, the Feds Were the Last, Best Hope for Special Ed Kids. What Happens Now?

State-level complaints over disputes with districts have never been as easy as intended. Now, they're all desperate families have left.

Lauren Wagner & Beth Hawkins

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Analysis

How Do Kids in Top-Spending States Perform on NAEP? Not as Well as You’d Think

Aldeman: New York spends the most, but its results are middling. Mississippi, Texas, Florida get the most bang for their buck.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

Future of High School

future of high school
future of high school
Future of High School

The Race to Redefine the High School Learning Experience Is On

Schools are rethinking what students should know by the time they graduate, emphasizing tangible, employable skills, rather than test scores and GPAs.

Lauren Camera
Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

With Welding Tools and a Time Clock, Giving New Mexico Kids Leg Up on the Future

Engineering the Future, Valley High School’s magnet program, has 6 career tracks that are a model for the district — and maybe for the entire state

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

Reflections From a Formerly Disengaged Teen

Student’s view: I used to sit in the back of class, trying my best to avoid eye contact with my teacher, but now I sit in the front row every day.

Hannah Askew
Author: Hannah Askew
Internships
Internships
Future of High School

‘This Isn’t School’: Teaching Work Etiquette to Summer Interns

Kansas City teens learn 'soft skills' — communication, punctuality, teamwork — along with how to do jobs as ProX summer interns.

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
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commentary

How Trump’s Power Push Echoes Resistance to Fixing Education’s Deepest Problems

Kogan: Schools' dysfunction is hard-wired into a governance model that puts adults' political agendas ahead of students' educational interests.

Vladimir Kogan
Author: Vladimir Kogan
commentary
commentary

Schools Need Evidence-Based Curriculum. Researchers Need Schools to Help

Black: The next generation of evidence-based programs won’t come from ivory towers or glossy marketing decks. They’ll come from classrooms.

Stacey Black
Author: Stacey Black
commentary
commentary

Immigrant Students are Learning in Fear. State Lawmakers Can Help Change That

Amézquita and Kleyn: Amid federal cuts and deportation threats, states need to step up to prepare teachers and help students.

Sara P. López Amézquita & Tatyana Kleyn
4Fams
4Fams
4Fams

NYC Teachers Believe Many Kids Are Gifted & Talented. Why Doesn’t the District?

Adams: Letting educators evaluate students has led to many more being flagged for G&T. That alone could set them up for greater academic success.

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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Early Care and Education
Early Care and Education

Lessons From the Military for Solving North Carolina’s Child Care Crisis

'The military understood very early the link between people getting to work and child care.'

Katie Dukes, EducationNC
Child Tax Credit
Child Tax Credit

Who Are the Kids and Families Left Out of the Updated Child Tax Credit?

A change to the Child Tax Credit requires children and at least one parent to have a Social Security Number. Here’s what that could mean for families.

Rebecca Gale
Author: Rebecca Gale
public media
public media

PBS Behind the Scenes: A Visual History of Milestones and Iconic Moments

A look back at the history of PBS and PBS Kids, and a glimpse into efforts to protect the organization, which has served generations of learners.

Meghan Gallagher
Author: Meghan Gallagher
child development
child development

How Dads’ Stress and Mental Health Can Influence Their Children’s Development

A meta-analysis of research studies affirms that mental distress in dads before and after the birth of a baby can affect child development.

Leigh Giangreco
Author: Leigh Giangreco
child care
child care

Survey: Nearly 70% of Child Care Workers Struggle to Afford A Basic Need

More than two-thirds of child care workers reported struggling to afford a basic need.

Elly Yu, LAist
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Teaching
Teaching

‘Cognitive Science,’ All the Rage in British Schools, Fails to Register in U.S.

Educators blame this ‘reverse Beatles effect’ on America’s decentralized system and grad schools that are often hostile to research.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo

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Pennsylvania

Book Ban or No? Critics Say Pennsylvania’s Explicit Content Law Is Censorship

Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital Star
Child Tax Credit

America’s Child Poverty Rate Doubled in 2022. Now States Are Rushing to Step In

Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline
Oklahoma

Oklahoma Tax Commission Approves Rules for School Choice Tax Credits

Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice
Oregon

Absentee Rates High as Oregon Districts Try to Normalize Attending School Daily

Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle
Texas

Texas Proposition Lets Voters Decide Whether to Cut Property Taxes

Joshua Fechter, The Texas Tribune
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‘Whole Child, Whole Life’ Book Offers 10 Ways For Kids to Live, Learn & Thrive

Conor P. Williams
Author: Conor P. Williams
Opinion

After COVID, the Race to Restore Student Connections and School Relationships

David Adams
Author: David Adams
Los Angeles

 LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho Visits Homes of Chronically Absent Students

Erick Trevino
education

North Carolina Governor Announces Funding to Expand School Breakfast

Laura Browne, EducationNC
Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Students Navigate School Without Access to School Libraries

Ella Lathan
FAFSA

FAFSA Delays Raise Concerns Some Students Will Miss Out On College Aid

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
Maryland

The 74 Interview: Mohammed Choudhury on Stepping Down as Maryland Schools Chief

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Opinion

Team Teaching Is the Best Use of ESSER Funds to Boost Student Learning after COVID

Emily Ayscue Hassel & Bryan C. Hassel
New Hampshire

Inside New Hampshire’s Freedom Account Enrollment Numbers

Ethan DeWitt, New Hampshire Bulletin
Events

Future of High School: Career Training Lessons from Chicago’s Suburbs

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STEM

To Be Globally Competitive, the U.S. Must Value STEM as Much as Literacy

Amy McGrath
The Big Picture

Study: Weighing High School Context Could be the Key to College Diversity

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
innovation

In Los Angeles, a Tiny School Lets Young People Direct Their Own Education

Kerry McDonald
Analysis

Schools Could Lose 136,000 Teaching Jobs When Federal COVID Funds Run Out

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
Missouri

More School Districts in Missouri are Switching to a Four-Day Week

Micah Barnes & Kate Cassady
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