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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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Analysis

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
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

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
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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Many Kids Aren’t Ready for School Before Age 5. So Why Do They Have to Go Anyway?

Adams: In D.C., and N.Y., age cutoffs for kindergarten fall far into the school year. Some ways to level the playing field for the youngest students

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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
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
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child care

Some States Are Seeking to Deregulate Child Care. Advocates Are Fighting Back

How advocates in three states beat back proposals to increase child care ratios.

Bryce Covert
Author: Bryce Covert
caregiving
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
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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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California Reached a Critical Compromise on Charter Schools, and Students’ Academic Needs Were Central to the Deal

Margaret Fortune
California

Latest Version of Sweeping California Charter School Bill Waters Down Original Draft, Is ‘Setting the Clock of Progress Way Back,’ Opponent Says

Mikhail Zinshteyn
Touts

Tejedor: At My New Brooklyn Middle School, Diversity by Design Is a Core Value. Here’s How We’re Making It Happen

Gabriela Tejedor
California

Equity Advocates Push Back at CSU Hearing on New Admissions Requirement: ‘We’ll Just Be Re-Creating The Same Systemic Inequities That Already Exist’

Taylor Swaak
Author: Taylor Swaak
News

Migrant Children Separated From Parents Experienced Severe Trauma, Government Watchdog Finds. Here’s What That Means for America’s Schools

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Analysis

Pondiscio: I Just Wrote a Book About Success Academy Charter Schools. It Does Not Support Your Preferred Narrative. I Hope You Hate It

Robert Pondiscio
Author: Robert Pondiscio
Inspiring

Kansas Second-Grader Takes the Hand of a Child in Need on the First Day of School — and Captures the Nation’s Heart

Debra West
4Fams

Tejedor: At My New Brooklyn Middle School, Diversity by Design Is a Core Value. Here’s How We’re Making It Happen

Gabriela Tejedor
The Big Picture

Elite Schools, Prized by Parents and Politicians Alike, May Actually Hurt Disadvantaged Students More Than They Help, New Research Shows

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
California

California Reached a Critical Compromise on Charter Schools, and Students’ Academic Needs Were Central to the Deal

Margaret Fortune
The Big Picture

Secessions Have Heightened the Racial Divide Between Southern School Districts, New Research Shows

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
The B.A. Breakthrough

Charters and District Schools Share Strategies on Getting Low-Income Students Through College, Putting Uneasiness Aside

Richard Whitmire
Author: Richard Whitmire
News

This Summer’s ESSA News Special Edition: From Innovative Testing to School Spending Transparency to the Feds Falling Short, 10 Stories You Might Have Missed
Touts

Equity Does Not Mean Everyone Gets Nothing: There’s a Better Way to Address New York City’s Gifted Gap

Colin Seale
Union Report

Union Report: In the Byzantine World of American Federation of Teachers Membership, Numbers Just Don’t Add Up

Mike Antonucci
4Fams

Barrett: Reading Books With an Adult Is a Great Way to Build Empathy and Other Social-Emotional Skills in Kids

Lindsay Barrett
gifted and talented

Equity Does Not Mean Everyone Gets Nothing: There’s a Better Way to Address New York City’s Gifted Gap

Colin Seale
New York

From Threats to Gifted & Talented Programs to a State Audit of Special Ed: NYC School Headlines Worth Watching as 2019-20 Begins

Taylor Swaak
Author: Taylor Swaak
Analysis

Sandelius: As Schools Reopen for the Year, 3 Ways They Can Use Data to Help Their Special Education Students Succeed

Sarah Berger Sandelius
Connecticut

Connecticut One of 20 States Leading the Charge on Creating Open Education Resources That Stretch From K-12 to College

Debra West
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