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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
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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
Florida
Florida

Florida Students’ Math, Reading Scores Rise in 2025

Statewide progress monitoring scores, announced by Gov. Ron DeSantis, detail how students performed in reading, math, social studies and science.

Jay Waagmeester, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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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
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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
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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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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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‘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
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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

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
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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
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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
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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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Head Start at 60: A Legacy Worth Investing In

Will the federal government follow the evidence and invest in Head Start to help America’s youngest generation thrive?

Emmy Liss & Sarah Gilliland
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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
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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
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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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After Walking Out and Sitting In, Student Activists File Civil Rights Complaint Against Selective Admissions at NYC Schools

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

New Poll Finds Parents Want Better Distance Learning Now, Online Options Even After COVID, More Family Engagement

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Q&A

An Electoral “Children’s Wave”

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
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Dear Adult Leaders: Ask Us What We Think. Engaging Young People in Decision-Making Strengthens Our Systems
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Dear Adult Leaders: My District Could Have Avoided a Surge in Coronavirus Cases — Add a Youth Seat on Community Boards to Give Young People a Say
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Dear Adult Leaders: Students are the Foundations of Schools. Learn From My District and Give Students a Seat at the Table
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Dear Adult Leaders: Ask Us What We Think. Engaging Young People in Decision-Making Strengthens Our Systems

Olivea Doyle
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: Students are the Foundations of Schools. Learn From My District and Give Students a Seat at the Table

Azariah “Z” Estes
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Silver & Polikoff: Getting Testy about Testing — K-12 Parents Support Canceling Standardized Testing this Spring. That Might Not Be a Good Idea

Daniel Silver & Morgan Polikoff
Pandemic

Dear Adult Leaders: My District Could Have Avoided a Surge in Coronavirus Cases — Add a Youth Seat on Community Boards to Give Young People a Say

Nicole Zhong
COVID Slide

Education Through the Pandemic: From Spiking Absenteeism in Virginia to Infected Bus Drivers in Colorado & Cities Asking Support Staff to Fill in For Missing Teachers, 12 Ways States Are Coping With COVID-19

Joshua Parrish
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Dear Adult Leaders: In New Series, Students Urge Educators, Policymakers to #ListenToYouth Amid Pandemic
Pandemic

COVID-19 Budget Woes Pose Challenge for Ohio’s Long-Awaited School Funding Overhaul

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
EDlection 2020

How Black and Latino Youth Fueled Biden’s Win

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

As Coronavirus Cases Surge, New Antibody Study Shows Young Children May Be Less Likely to Spread Virus; Could Spell Good News for In-Person Elementary and Middle School Learning

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Opinion

Pondiscio: Urban Charter Schools Offer Unprecedented Educational Opportunity for Historically Underserved Kids. Now, They’re Under Attack From Within. Who’ll Stand Up for Them?

Robert Pondiscio
Author: Robert Pondiscio
EDlection 2020

Democrats Achieve Long-Shot Supermajority in New York State Senate, Potentially Creating School Funding Boon

Zoë Kirsch
Author: Zoë Kirsch
Touts

What I Learned as a Poll Worker: Voting Matters, But Informed Voting Matters More
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Analysis: From School Spending to a Possible Cabinet Post, What Does a Post-Trump World Look Like for Teachers Unions?
EDlection 2020

Analysis: From School Spending to a Possible Cabinet Post, What Does a Post-Trump World Look Like for Teachers Unions?

Mike Antonucci
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