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28 Bills, Ten Commandments and 1 Source: A Christian Right ‘Bill Mill’

More than a dozen state bills — and three new laws mandating the Ten Commandments in public schools — are virtually identical to model legislation.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
commentary
commentary

Why Students and Families Don’t Use Their School Choice Scholarships

Matus and Cherry: About 41,000 students received Florida’s choice scholarships but didn’t use them last year. Availability and affordability were key.

Ron Matus & Dava Cherry
early education
early education

Parents, Head Start Providers Challenge New Rule Barring Undocumented Families

ACLU argues Trump administration can’t unilaterally change Head Start’s definition from an early education to a federal public benefit program.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
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Survey Finds Teens Worldwide Are Lost in the Transition After High School

Manno: 2 polls find students are unaware of career options or pathways and don't get work experience needed to prepare them for future employment.

Bruno V. Manno
Author: Bruno V. Manno
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

Future of High School

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
Innovative High Schools
Innovative High Schools
Future of High School

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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Why Students and Families Don’t Use Their School Choice Scholarships

Matus and Cherry: About 41,000 students received Florida’s choice scholarships but didn’t use them last year. Availability and affordability were key.

Ron Matus & Dava Cherry
commentary
commentary

New Hampshire’s Universal School Choice Expansion Is a Win for Students, Parents

Mullins: Strong policy changes lives, and the Granite State just changed thousands of them for the better. It's not just policy — it’s possibility.

Ashley DeMauro Mullins
Author: Ashley DeMauro Mullins
commentary
commentary

School’s Out for Summer. Parents Need Support With Youth Mental Health

Bullock, Contreras and Curbelo: Parents are understandably frustrated by how challenging it is to find the right resources to support their kids.

Steve Bullock, January Contreras & Carlos Curbelo
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
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caregiving

The Child Tax Credit is Changing. Here’s What it Means for Your Family

The credit rises to $2,200, but its new requirements will shut out an estimated 2.7 million American children.

Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th
California
California

California Faces a Growing Deficit, Child Care Providers Say They Can’t Wait for More Pay

The heart of the conflict between California and home child care providers is the rates the state pays in subsidies for low-income families.

Libby Rainey, LAist
early education
early education

Parents, Head Start Providers Challenge New Rule Barring Undocumented Families

ACLU argues Trump administration can’t unilaterally change Head Start’s definition from an early education to a federal public benefit program.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
Analysis
Analysis

Want Children to Cooperate? Let Them Swing Together

Researchers found that synchronized movements, such as swinging in time with each other, can promote prosocial behaviors in young children.

K.C. Compton
Author: K.C. Compton
commentary
commentary

California Shows How States Can Step Up for Young Students With Disabilities

Johns: Washington is cutting funding for inclusive classrooms in preschool, denying small children a chance to grow and thrive with their peers.

Sarah Johns
Author: Sarah Johns
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immigration
immigration

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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EduClips: Today's Top Education News

Monthly QuotED: 6 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in September, From Affirmative Action to Teacher Pay — and President Trump on Vaping

Andrew Brownstein
Author: Andrew Brownstein
Analysis

How Babies’ Brilliant ‘Onboard Computers’ Sort Language From Sound Soup

K.C. Compton
Author: K.C. Compton
News

What the Harvard Affirmative Action Victory Means for Students Who Face ‘Endemic Inequalities’ in K-12 Schools

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Every Student Succeeds Act

This Week’s ESSA News: How a New Kentucky Law Puts Its Federal School Funding at Risk, Officials ‘Get Personal’ in Fighting Student Absenteeism & More

Erika Ross
ed tech

CodeMonkey’s Banana Quest Game Gives Learning Coding a Certain Appeal for Students and Teachers

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
Union Report

Union Report: When Unions Open Their Own Charter Schools — Lessons From California’s Kwachiiyoa Elementary

Mike Antonucci
Analysis

Bradshaw & Nguyen: How Schools Can Help Bridge the Mental Health Care Gap for Rural Students

Amanda Nguyen & Catherine Bradshaw
The Big Picture

Even as New Polls Show Both Teachers and Parents Demanding Better Data About Their Students, Only 17% of Educators Say They’ve Received Data Training in Prep Programs

Mikhail Zinshteyn
News

New Profit Committing More Than $2 Million to Entrepreneurs Working on Education Access and Social Mobility for Underserved Students

Laura Fay
Author: Laura Fay
Opinion

Jochim & Hill: State Takeovers Remain a Powerful Tool for Improving Schools. States Should Not Walk Away From Them

Ashley Jochim & Paul Hill
The 74 Interview

Testing Anxiety, Boredom & Guesses: What Expert Steven Wise Has Learned About Exams and ‘Rapid-Guessing Behavior’ — and What That Tells Him About Your Child’s Score

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
4Fams

Adams: 3 Things New York City’s Mayor and Chancellor Can Do Today to Integrate the Public High Schools

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
News

DeVos, Conway Tackle Widespread Opposition to $5 Billion Federal Tax-Credit Scholarship Proposal

Carolyn Phenicie
Author: Carolyn Phenicie
EDlection 2020

Sanders Pulls Out of Campaign Doldrums With a Huge Fundraising Quarter — and Lots of Support From Teachers

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Keeping it 100

Photo Tour: In Rural Virginia, Unearthing the Forgotten Stories — and Heroes — Behind Brown v. Board

Emmeline Zhao
Author: Emmeline Zhao
Best of the Month

The 11 Best Education Articles From September: Texas’s Unrelenting Special Education Crisis, Empowering Teachers in Picking Textbooks, When Elite Schools Fail Students & More

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Charlottesville Education Summit, 30 Years Later

Analysis: 30 Years After Pivotal Charlottesville Education Summit, State Leaders Must Again Come Together to Create a New Vision for America’s Public Schools

Ross Wiener
Author: Ross Wiener
Keeping it 100

Returning to the Site of Their Segregated High School, Student Strikers Recall Their 1951 Protest and Urge That Its Role in Brown v. Board Not Be Forgotten

Emmeline Zhao
Author: Emmeline Zhao
The Big Picture

New Study of Boston Charter Schools Shows Huge Learning Gains for City’s Special Education Students & English Language Learners

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Inspiring

Kansas High School Art Students Take Custodian as Their Muse — and Produce Amazing Portrait of Their ‘Unsung Hero’

Debra West
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