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For Some Tribal Communities, Head Start Programs Provide a Cultural Lifeline

The Walatowa Head Start program is protecting and preserving tribal language and culture on the Pueblo of Jemez in New Mexico.

Rebecca Gale
Author: Rebecca Gale
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Lessons Learned from 20-Plus Years of Public School Parent Advocacy

Adams: There's still so much to do to make education better. But families can't do it alone. Parent or not, everyone has a stake in the schools.

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
Politics
boys

Tackling Boys’ Struggles in School and Life Could Hold Key to Political Success

Author Richard Whitmire says the issue — now garnering lots of media attention — is a potential electoral boon for the party that seizes it first.

Richard Whitmire
Author: Richard Whitmire
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The California Mom at the Center of Trump’s Crackdown on School Gender Policies

The Education Department is relying on a novel interpretation of privacy law to punish schools that hide student identity changes from parents.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
childhood health
childhood health

New Research: Childhood Vaccination Rates Drop Across 1,600 U.S. Counties

Amid deadly measles outbreak, average measles vaccine rate fell further below herd immunity mark in 33 states, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
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AI

AI Makes Quick Gains in Math, But Errors Still Worry Some Eyeing Reliability

Despite concerns, students say AI has already reduced their math anxiety and educators say its presence makes their work more — not less — necessary.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
immigration
Carvalho

L.A. Schools Create ‘Perimeters of Safety’ Against ICE Agents

LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said school police would block immigration agents from graduation ceremonies.

Ben Chapman
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California

How My California Middle School Uses Glyphs to Teach English Learners to Read

Principal's view: Many have few or no phonics skills, and some never went to elementary school. They lack the basics even in their home language.

Gerrett Suárez
Author: Gerrett Suárez

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The First 8 Years Are Crucial For Foundational Learning and Brain Development

Introducing zero2eight, a new vertical examining issues critical to America’s youngest children.

Marisa Busch
Author: Marisa Busch

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American Federation of Teachers
Future of High School

Coalition Hopes to ‘Accelerate’ Career Training, Apprenticeships

Five states, teachers union and apprentice program want better career options for students lost ‘at sea’ in the old ‘college for all’ world.

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
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Future of High School

What Employers Want, Project-Based Learning Can Deliver

Lenz and McCutchen: More states and districts are focusing on such skills as communication, problem-solving, critical thinking and collaboration.

Bob Lenz & Alprentice McCutchen
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exit exams
Future of High School

Many States Picked Diploma Pathways Over HS Exit Exams. Did Students Benefit?

Just six states require an exit exam now, with New York and Massachusetts dropping their tests this school year.

Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat
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cte
Future of High School

Q&A: Los Angeles High School Counselor On What Students Want After Graduation

With CTE rising and colleges adjusting, a veteran L.A. college and career counselor weighs in on the latest trends and why they’re happening.

Jacob Matthews
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boys

Tackling Boys’ Struggles in School and Life Could Hold Key to Political Success

Author Richard Whitmire says the issue — now garnering lots of media attention — is a potential electoral boon for the party that seizes it first.

Richard Whitmire
Author: Richard Whitmire
4Fams
4Fams
4Fams

Lessons Learned from 20-Plus Years of Public School Parent Advocacy

Adams: There's still so much to do to make education better. But families can't do it alone. Parent or not, everyone has a stake in the schools.

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
commentary
commentary

Private School Choice Is the Wrong Choice for Kids With Disabilities, Like Mine

Coco: 'Big Beautiful Bill,' vouchers and program cuts undermine the rights of special ed students & the nation's commitment to helping them succeed.

Jennifer Coco
Author: Jennifer Coco
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commentary

Red States’ School Vouchers Mark Biggest Shift in U.S. Education in a Century

Osborne: In 14 GOP-dominated states, Education Savings Accounts will upend equal opportunity and make school quality dependent on family wealth.

David Osborne
Author: David Osborne
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Altadena Girls

Teens Provide Sense of Normalcy in the Face of the L.A. Fires

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STEM
education

How To Teach STEM? Make It Explosive

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
Arts education
Arts education

The Student-Led Music Group that Led Zeppelin Loves

The Louisville Leopard Percussionists performed for Ozzy Osbourne, and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin promoted their YouTube cover of ‘Kashmir.’

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
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Artificial Intelligence
AI

As Duolingo Turns to AI, Some Users Say Language App Has Joined ‘The Dark Side’

The company behind the wildly popular phenomenon says artificial intelligence has helped it build 150 new courses in a year. But at what cost?

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo

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New Mexico

To Aid Hungry Students in Need, New Mexico Adds Hundreds to Family EBT Cards

Shaun Griswold
EDlection 2022

As Voters Pick Next Governor, Arizona Cements ‘Education Savings Accounts’

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
K-12 education

Youth Sports Teach Valuable Skills But Robotics Helps Every Kid Go Pro

Chris Moore
Author: Chris Moore
school meals

Shame, Stigma and Hunger Return as Congress Eliminates Free Meals for All in Public Schools

Bryce Covert
Author: Bryce Covert
literacy

Exclusive Literacy Data: Small Gains Since Last Fall, But No Reading Rebound

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
LGBTQ Students

More Hostility, Less Support: LGBT Youth Poll Finds Rampant In-School Harassment

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Union Report

Teachers in 2 Mass. Districts Test Whether Walkouts Really Are Against the Law

Mike Antonucci
EDlection 2022

Replay: School Leaders Debate How Education Politics Will Shape ‘22 Midterms

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Keeping it 100

When Politics Invades the Classroom, Parents Must Say — ‘Wait … Hold My Coat’

Jay Artis-Wright
Author: Jay Artis-Wright
girls' sports

State of Play: Girls’ Athletics Rising — With or Without Trans Kids on the Team

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
COVID Slide

Can Afterschool Programs Help Students With Learning Recovery, Mental Health?

Joshua Parrish
philanthropy

The $1.1B Math Solution? Gates Foundation Makes Math Its Top K-12 Priority

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
EDlection 2022

Badger State Bellwether? If Purple Wisconsin Goes Red, Expect School Voucher Boom

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
ed tech

What if Innovation, Not More Teachers, Is the Solution to the Teacher Shortage?

Brian Greenberg
Author: Brian Greenberg
EDlection 2022

More Parents Motivated to Vote in Midterms, Poll Finds

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
California

Leaving Los Angeles: These 10 LAUSD Schools Lost the Most Students During COVID

Cari Spencer
The 74 Interview

Torn Apart: 13-Year-Old Author Estela Juarez on New Book & Mother’s Deportation

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay
EDlection 2022

Could Nation’s Report Card Provide an October Surprise This Election Season?

Michael J. Petrilli
Author: Michael J. Petrilli
discipline

Cultural Awareness, Relationships & More — Helping Teachers Deal With Discipline

Hoang Pham
Author: Hoang Pham
Attendance Works

Analysis: States To ‘Likely See a Doubling’ of Pre-Pandemic Chronic Absenteeism

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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