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Medicaid Cuts in Trump Tax Bill Spark Fears for Child Health, School Services

The bill will cut an estimated $1.02 trillion from Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits — programs that insure some 40M children.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
commentary
commentary

To Truly Serve English Learners, Start With Curriculum — and Don’t Stop There

Infante-Green: Rhode Island makes sure multilingual students have rigorous, high-quality instructional materials & that teachers know how to use them.

Angélica Infante-Green
Author: Angélica Infante-Green
Opinion
Opinion
Early Learning Roundups

To Strengthen the Early Care and Education System, Funding Reform Is Needed

Experiments with various funding models could pave alternative pathways to a stronger child care system.

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
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Big Improvements Require Big Changes: Close Bad Schools and Expand Good Ones

Aldeman: New Orleans, Denver & Florida show how implementing a portfolio model of school choice can lead to dramatic academic gains.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
school choice
school choice

More Than a Third of Homeschool Families Also Use Public Schools, New Data Shows

‘I don't know any family that really has kids who learn the same way,’ one parent said.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education

Ed Committee Advances Schwinn, Richey Nominations to Full Senate

Sen. Bill Cassidy, who chairs the committee, called them 'crucial to enacting President Trump’s pro-America agenda.'

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
immigration
immigration

SCOTUS: Lower Courts Overstepped in Nationwide Injunction on Birthright Order

Seen as a win for President Trump, Friday’s 6-3 decision sparks fear among immigrant advocates and educators about the fate of young children.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
data analysis
data analysis

Suspensions for Students with Disabilities Are Far More Frequent in These States

Exclusive analysis by The 74 of 2022-23 IDEA data reveals stark disparities among students already subject to disproportionate punishment in school.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld

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The Big Picture

Most Students Say They’re Not ‘Math People,’ RAND Survey Finds

A newly released poll shows huge numbers of middle and high schoolers zoning out during math class.

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken

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Internships
Internships
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‘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
Innovative High Schools
Innovative High Schools
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To Bullied and Bored Teens, North Star Offers ‘Unschooling’ — and a Cup of Ramen

'We tend not to get your football player, cheerleader, sports team kids,' says the school’s founder. 'But we get all the kids they pick on.'

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

Watch Live: National Service, AmeriCorps and the Future of Education

Join The 74 and the Progressive Policy Institute at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday for a conversation about national service organizations’ budget cuts.

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Future of High School
Future of High School
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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How One Rural Elementary School Achieved Over 80% Reading Proficiency

Lambert: You don’t need a huge budget to transform reading outcomes. You just need a consistent, collaborative, data-based intervention model.

Maggi Lambert
Author: Maggi Lambert
commentary
commentary

As DOE and Title IX Are Dismantled, The Promise of Equal Opportunity Is at Risk

Batté: The Trump administration has set the stage for a future in which women and survivors of sexual violence will be left even more vulnerable.

Kyra Batté
Author: Kyra Batté
commentary
commentary

College Isn’t Camp. As Enrollment Drops, It’s Time to Take Higher Ed Seriously

White: Treat college as an investment in the future, let HS teens earn credits, use AI to keep graduating seniors on track, focus on in-demand skills

Paula White
Author: Paula White
commentary
commentary

To Truly Serve English Learners, Start With Curriculum — and Don’t Stop There

Infante-Green: Rhode Island makes sure multilingual students have rigorous, high-quality instructional materials & that teachers know how to use them.

Angélica Infante-Green
Author: Angélica Infante-Green
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Early Learning Roundups

To Strengthen the Early Care and Education System, Funding Reform Is Needed

Experiments with various funding models could pave alternative pathways to a stronger child care system.

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
Early Care and Education
Early Care and Education

Early Childhood Innovation Center Shores Up Delaware’s Early Learning Workforce

A statewide initiative in Delaware helps early childhood educators overcome barriers to pursuing advantage credentials.

Mark Swartz
Author: Mark Swartz
health care
health care

‘Expensive and Complicated’: Most Rural Hospitals No Longer Deliver Babies

More than 100 hospitals across 26 states have closed their labor and delivery units since 2020.

Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline
Early Care and Education
Early Care and Education
Early Learning Roundups

Absent Federal Support, States Become Innovators in Early Care and Education

Some states are attracting national attention for their early learning policy and funding solutions.

Rebecca Gale
Author: Rebecca Gale
California
California

Transitional Kindergarten Participation Declines Despite Expansion, Report Finds

Despite expanding eligibility requirements, California’s transitional kindergarten program showed declining rates of participation.

Vani Sanganeria, EdSource
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immigration
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Schools, Groups Serving Undocumented Kids Take Their Activities Underground

Fearing Trump’s immigration dragnet, educators and advocates are policing their speech, scrubbing their websites and encrypting their conversations.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano

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literacy

St. Louis Educators Learn What’s Missing in How They Teach Science of Reading

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Teacher of the Year

Fostering Culture & Belonging: Reflections from Teacher of the Year Finalists

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
Nation’s Report Card

NAEP Costs May Have Played Role in Move to Sideline Testing Official Peggy Carr

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
commentary

To Make Ed Tech More Secure, Software Companies Need to Step Up

Shannon Pierson & Sarah Powazek
video

Kendrick Lamar’s Former Teacher on the Power of Platform and Expression

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child care

Flipping the Script on Universal Child Care

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
immigration

As Immigrant Students Flee in Fear of ICE Raids, Teachers Offer Heartfelt Gifts

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
literacy

Reading Tests Are Out of Step with Reality. There’s a Better Way.

Susan Pimentel & David Liben
Analysis

There Really Was a ‘Mississippi Miracle’ in Reading. States Should Learn From It

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
STEM

How ‘Black Girls Dive’ Empowers Young Women in STEM

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
unions

Judge Backs Unions, Issues Temporary Restraining Order in Ed Dept. Privacy Suit

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Los Angeles

After LAUSD Enrollment Falls by 11,000, Board President Says Schools May Close

Ben Chapman
immigration

Fewer CA Students Are Completing FAFSA. Some Blame Trump’s Deportation Plan

Mikhail Zinshteyn
Opinion

High Levels of Chronic Absence Affect All Kids, Not Just Those Missing School

Hedy N. Chang & Robert Balfanz
school (in)security

Kept in the Dark: Inside the St. Landry Parish Schools Ransomware Attack

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Illinois

Chicago Black Student Success Plan Amid Backlash Against Race-Based Initiatives

Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat Chicago
school choice

Trump Order Boosts School Choice, But There’s Little Evidence Vouchers Lead to Smarter Students, Better Educational Outcomes

Charles J. Russo & Suzanne Eckes
commentary

How Denver’s School Reforms Raised Grad Rate, Got Kids Years of Extra Learning

Parker Baxter
Author: Parker Baxter
detroit

Detroit District Offered Gift Cards For Perfect Attendance. 4,936 Kids Earned It

Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat
school (in)security

Trump Moves to Kill DEI

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
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