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Donald Trump

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Bid to Kill Ed Dept., Orders Fired Workers Reinstated

A Massachusetts judge sided with education groups who allege March’s mass layoffs amounted to a shutdown of the agency without congressional approval.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Supreme Court
Amy Coney Barrett

‘A Day to Exhale’: Supreme Court Deadlocks on Religious Charter Schools — For Now

Experts suspect Chief Justice John Roberts sided with liberals because he feared ‘the possibility of killing charter schools.’

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
baby development
baby development
Early Learning Roundups

Breakthrough Research Shows the Complexity and Brilliance of Babies’ Brains

Scientists are developing tools to discover the spectacular processes behind infant and toddler brain and language development.

K.C. Compton
Author: K.C. Compton
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School Closures
Brookings Institution

Exclusive Data Highlights Paradox: As Enrollment Falls, Fewer Schools Close

Districts with plans to close schools often meet stiff community resistance. School leaders, in the words of one expert, are ‘so bad at this.’

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Artificial Intelligence
AI

An Antidote to Plagiarism: New App Uses AI to Help Students Think Critically

‘Level Up,’ developed by Eliott Hedman, wants to flip a bleak script around artificial intelligence and its negative effects on student motivation.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
California
budget cuts

How Head Start Dodged Trump’s Budget Cuts

Head Start staff and advocates launched a nationwide campaign to save the program, which Trump eliminated in his budget draft.

Carolyn Jones
immigration
Center for Migration Studies

As Deportation Target Widens, College-Educated Undocumented Grow More Fearful

While Trump’s focus has fallen on immigrant laborers, there are 1.7M undocumented with a bachelor’s degree or higher and 408K enrolled in college.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
school (in)security
data breach

PowerSchool Paid Off Hackers After Huge Breach — Now They’re Extorting Districts

Millions of students’ and educators’ sensitive records, including Social Security numbers, face new risks as cybergang reneges on ransomware deal.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber

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Analysis
District Finances

Interactive: School Spending vs. Teacher Pay — See Trends in 8,900 Districts

Aldeman: Teacher salaries have been flat for a long time, lagging behind not only per-pupil spending, but earnings of other college-educated workers

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman

Pandemic

Pandemic
education
Pandemic

Five Years Later: How COVID Triggered a School Choice Renaissance

Dissatisfaction with schools, and a supercharged conservative movement, allowed ESAs to take a leap since the pandemic.

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Child Nutrition
child hunger
Pandemic

New Food Security Threats 5 Years After COVID-Era Effort to Feed All Kids

Pandemic emergency aid drove food insecurity to an all-time low, but many say a string of federal cuts will now leave millions more kids hungry.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Pandemic
pandemic
Pandemic

Remote Learning Was Supposed to Make Snow Days Obsolete. But Did It Really?

Five years after classes went virtual during COVID, some districts shift online when weather strikes. But others still can't quite make it work.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Pandemic
covid
Pandemic

KIPP’s Night Kindergarten in Newark: A Rare ‘Bright Spot’ in COVID’s Dark Days

The program is a unique example of a school that moved quickly to keep children from missing out on their first year of school.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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commentary

Learning Together as a Team Boosts Both Teachers’ Practice & Student Achievement

Fisher & Frey: Our work in 115 schools shows the benefits of professional learning communities that focus on student data and continuous improvement.

Douglas Fisher & Nancy Frey
commentary
commentary

To Close the Latino Student Success Gap, Open Up the Educator Pipeline

Fernandez and Bryson: When Latino students have teachers with the same background, it creates an environment where students can thrive.

Amanda Fernandez & Dana Bryson
Teacher Retention
commentary

The Voices We Don’t Hear: Teachers Who Gave Up

Pondiscio: So many earnest, well-intended people want to teach but find the job untenable. We should hear what they have to say and learn from them.

Robert Pondiscio
Author: Robert Pondiscio
commentary
commentary

The True Impact of School Meal Funding Cuts: More Hunger, Less Learning

Wilson: Reductions that Congress and the White House are considering would make it harder for students to learn and thrive.

Katie Wilson
Author: Katie Wilson
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Altadena Girls
Altadena Girls

Teens Provide Sense of Normalcy in the Face of the L.A. Fires

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STEM
education

How To Teach STEM? Make It Explosive

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
Arts education
Arts education

The Student-Led Music Group that Led Zeppelin Loves

The Louisville Leopard Percussionists performed for Ozzy Osbourne, and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin promoted their YouTube cover of ‘Kashmir.’

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
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school (in)security
Chronic Absenteeism
Pandemic

Student Absences Have Surged Since COVID. Some Say Parents Should be Jailed

Dozens of bills nationwide seek to address chronic absenteeism. While some focus on supports and incentives, others look to leverage punishments.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber

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74 Interview: Minnesota’s Groundbreaking Push for Teacher Training on Ableism

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
South Carolina

Reduced-Price Meals in SC Schools Would Be Free Under Senate Proposal

Skylar Laird
California

Is the Hardest Job in Education Selling Parents on San Francisco Public Schools?

Gail Cornwall
Texas

Texas College Program Engages Young Voters, Offers Election Poll Work Experience

Daniel Perez, El Paso Matters
playful learning

The Spirit of the Studio: A Reggio Emilia Concept Takes Root in America

Mark Swartz
Author: Mark Swartz
tutoring

After Literacy Wins, Oakland REACH’s Parent ‘Liberators’ Take on Math Tutoring

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
alabama

New Coalition Launched to Look at Alabama School Funding

Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector
Oklahoma

Bill Could Allow Oklahoma Districts to Employ Religious Counselors

Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice
Connecticut

With Connecticut School Suspensions and Expulsions Rising, Bill Aims to Help

Jessika Harkay
Utah

Parents of Slain Parkland Students Applaud Utah for $100M School Safety Bill

Katie McKellar, Utah News Dispatch
Q&A

Virginia (Finally) Embraces Kinship Care

Mark Swartz
Author: Mark Swartz
Opinion

D.C. Needs More Than Phonics to Lift its Students’ Reading Scores

Natalie Wexler & Allister Chang
Georgia

Meet the Third Graders Trying to Bring Longer Recess to Cobb County Schools

Cassidy Alexander
Artificial Intelligence

Case Study: How 2 Teachers Use AI Behind the Scenes to Build Lessons & Save Time

Wayne D’Orio
immigration

Denying Education to Immigrant Children is Morally Wrong — and Practically Dumb

Conor P. Williams & Alejandra Vázquez Baur
school choice

Exclusive: Microschools Fill Niche for Students with Disabilities, Survey Shows

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Montana

Montana Students, Educators Sue Over Human Sexuality Parental Notification Law

Blair Miller, Daily Montanan
Louisiana

Ten Commandments in Classroom Bill Advances in Louisiana; Legal Challenge Likely

Greg Larose, Louisiana Illuminator
commentary

Creating a Climate-Literate Workforce in Colorado, Starting in Middle School

Taylor Maag
Author: Taylor Maag
financial aid

Ed Dept. Holds ‘Week of Action’ on Financial Aid, Months After Bungled Rollout

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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