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U.S. Department of Education

Education Department Calls Back Civil Rights, Some DEI Employees

As many as 250 Office for Civil Rights staff members could return throughout the fall, even as the administration continues legal battle to fire them.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Child Tax Credit
Child Tax Credit

Who Are the Kids and Families Left Out of the Updated Child Tax Credit?

A change to the Child Tax Credit requires children and at least one parent to have a Social Security Number. Here’s what that could mean for families.

Rebecca Gale
Author: Rebecca Gale
School Supplies
School Supplies

Parents, Teachers Go Into Debt for School Supplies

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cellphone bans

Support for Phone Bans in Schools Is Growing, but Is It Enough to Help Kids?

New York will implement one of the strictest bans on school technologies, but experts are split on if it will help mental health challenges.

Jessika Harkay
Author: Jessika Harkay

From Classroom Drudgery to Joyful Enrichment: The Evolution of Summer School

The pandemic supercharged summer school’s transformation from remedial academics to learning plus fun — and now there’s no going back, experts say.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
commentary
commentary

The Most Overlooked Classroom In Every District

Carone: Youth sports are considered just a physical outlet for kids. What we’re overlooking is the depth of learning and development happening there.

Jonathan Carone
Author: Jonathan Carone
education
education

Penny Schwinn Drops Out of the Running for Ed Department’s Deputy Role

Some viewed the former Tennessee education commissioner as a bipartisan pick for the post, but past controversies followed her.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
special education
special education

For Decades, the Feds Were the Last, Best Hope for Special Ed Kids. What Happens Now?

State-level complaints over disputes with districts have never been as easy as intended. Now, they're all desperate families have left.

Lauren Wagner & Beth Hawkins

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Analysis

How Do Kids in Top-Spending States Perform on NAEP? Not as Well as You’d Think

Aldeman: New York spends the most, but its results are middling. Mississippi, Texas, Florida get the most bang for their buck.

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

Future of High School

future of high school
future of high school
Future of High School

The Race to Redefine the High School Learning Experience Is On

Schools are rethinking what students should know by the time they graduate, emphasizing tangible, employable skills, rather than test scores and GPAs.

Lauren Camera
Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

With Welding Tools and a Time Clock, Giving New Mexico Kids Leg Up on the Future

Engineering the Future, Valley High School’s magnet program, has 6 career tracks that are a model for the district — and maybe for the entire state

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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
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commentary
commentary

How Trump’s Power Push Echoes Resistance to Fixing Education’s Deepest Problems

Kogan: Schools' dysfunction is hard-wired into a governance model that puts adults' political agendas ahead of students' educational interests.

Vladimir Kogan
Author: Vladimir Kogan
commentary
commentary

Schools Need Evidence-Based Curriculum. Researchers Need Schools to Help

Black: The next generation of evidence-based programs won’t come from ivory towers or glossy marketing decks. They’ll come from classrooms.

Stacey Black
Author: Stacey Black
commentary
commentary

Immigrant Students are Learning in Fear. State Lawmakers Can Help Change That

Amézquita and Kleyn: Amid federal cuts and deportation threats, states need to step up to prepare teachers and help students.

Sara P. López Amézquita & Tatyana Kleyn
4Fams
4Fams
4Fams

NYC Teachers Believe Many Kids Are Gifted & Talented. Why Doesn’t the District?

Adams: Letting educators evaluate students has led to many more being flagged for G&T. That alone could set them up for greater academic success.

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
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Early Care and Education
Early Care and Education

Lessons From the Military for Solving North Carolina’s Child Care Crisis

'The military understood very early the link between people getting to work and child care.'

Katie Dukes, EducationNC
Child Tax Credit
Child Tax Credit

Who Are the Kids and Families Left Out of the Updated Child Tax Credit?

A change to the Child Tax Credit requires children and at least one parent to have a Social Security Number. Here’s what that could mean for families.

Rebecca Gale
Author: Rebecca Gale
public media
public media

PBS Behind the Scenes: A Visual History of Milestones and Iconic Moments

A look back at the history of PBS and PBS Kids, and a glimpse into efforts to protect the organization, which has served generations of learners.

Meghan Gallagher
Author: Meghan Gallagher
child development
child development

How Dads’ Stress and Mental Health Can Influence Their Children’s Development

A meta-analysis of research studies affirms that mental distress in dads before and after the birth of a baby can affect child development.

Leigh Giangreco
Author: Leigh Giangreco
child care
child care

Survey: Nearly 70% of Child Care Workers Struggle to Afford A Basic Need

More than two-thirds of child care workers reported struggling to afford a basic need.

Elly Yu, LAist
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Teaching
Teaching

‘Cognitive Science,’ All the Rage in British Schools, Fails to Register in U.S.

Educators blame this ‘reverse Beatles effect’ on America’s decentralized system and grad schools that are often hostile to research.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo

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Did Families Miss Out on Federal Funds to Help Feed Their Children Last Summer?

Bryce Covert
Author: Bryce Covert
coaching

Bela Karolyi, Gymnastics Coach, Revered Then Disgraced, Dies at 82.
Trump Administration

McMahon’s Metamorphosis: Ed Nominee’s Journey Mirrors the GOP’s Turn to Trump

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
commentary

No MAGA Mandate on Public Education as Voters Reject Vouchers, Culture Wars

Katie Paris
Author: Katie Paris
parents

Survey: For Most Parents, Grades Have Lost Ground as Measure of Student Progress

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Maryland

Maryland Schools Have New Rules to Follow for Active Shooter Drills

Capital News Service
school choice

School Choice May Get Its Biggest Moment Yet

Nirvi Shah
mississippi

Mississippi Supporters of Public Funds to Private Schools Face Blow Post Election

Bobby Harrison
gun violence

‘Fix the damn system’: Parents of Oxford Shooting Victims Call for State Probe

Anna Liz Nichols
Artificial Intelligence

Judge Rebuffs Family’s Bid to Change Grade in AI Cheating Case

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
delaware

Survey: Commission Studying Education Spending Still Needs More Info

Julia Merola, Spotlight Delaware
math equity

Three Reasons Why So Few Eighth Graders in the Poorest Schools Take Algebra

Jill Barshay, The Hechinger Report
West Virginia

West Virginia Children’s Home to Close, Hundreds of Foster Kids Living in Group Homes

Amelia Ferrell Knisely, West Virginia Watch
special education

Report: Charters’ Flexibility Can Enable Better Outcomes for Disabled Pupils

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Ohio

Majority of Ohioans in Favor of Universal Free School Meal Program, According to Poll

Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal
EDlection 2024

Who is Linda McMahon–Trump’s D.O.E. Pick?

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financial aid

2025-26 FAFSA Now Available for All Students, Families as Part of Beta Testing

Hannah Vinueza McClellan
The 74 Interview

Q&A: Nation’s First School Counselor Residency Launches in Rural CA

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
New York

NYC Eases on Shelter Evictions for Migrants with School-Age Children

Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat New York
Louisiana

Court Lets Louisiana Require Classroom Display of Ten Commandments — for Now

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
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