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Medicaid Cuts in Trump Tax Bill Spark Fears for Child Health, School Services

Amanda Geduld

Nearly $7 Billion for Schools in Jeopardy as Ed Dept. Holds Up Federal Funds

Linda Jacobson

Private School Choice Is the Wrong Choice for Kids With Disabilities, Like Mine

Jennifer Coco

The California Mom at the Center of Trump’s Crackdown on School Gender Policies

Linda Jacobson

What Babies Need from Congress Right Now

Melissa Boteach

Whole, Skim, or Soy? The Congressional Battle Over Milk in School Lunches

Frida Garza, Grist

Trump’s ‘School Choice’ Push Adds to Momentum in Statehouses

Robbie Sequeira

D.C. Is Invested in Its Schools. Congress Wants to Cut $350M from Their Budget

Jessica Giles

New Survey Finds Medicaid Cuts Would Devastate School Staffing and Services

Jessie Mandle & Lena O'Rourke

Education Groups Push Back Against Feared Cuts to School-Based Medicaid

Amanda Geduld

After a Tornado of False Starts, Educators Remain in the Dark on School Funding

Linda Jacobson

The New Social Security ‘Fairness’ Act Is Neither Fair Nor Just

Chad Aldeman

Want to Offset Inflation for Working Families? Update the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit

Gabrielle Pepin

Q&A: Putting AI In its Place in an Era of Lost Human Connection at School

Greg Toppo

For Many Students, Homeless Means School-less — and Things Could Get Even Worse

Barbara Duffield

Child Tax Credit Failure Reaffirms Young People’s Pessimism About Government

Conor P. Williams

Safety or Censorship: Congress Rushes to Pass Broad Child Online Protection Laws

Mark Keierleber

Financial Aid Reform Was His Legacy. Now, Lamar Alexander Calls it ‘a Big Mess’

Linda Jacobson

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

Linda Jacobson

Final Push to Save Expanded Child Tax Credit as Senate Hopes Dim

Linda Jacobson

Congress Must Pass Kids Online Safety Act to Make Social Media Safe for Youth

Zainab Okolo

Exclusive: Sales Skyrocket for Phone Pouch Company as In-School Bans Spread

Linda Jacobson

The Future is STEM — But Without Enough Students, the U.S. Will Be Left Behind

Mark Schneider

A Hearing on Learning Loss and a Preview of the Election Battle to Come

Linda Jacobson

$190B Later, Reason to Worry Relief Funds Won’t Curb COVID’s Academic Crisis

Linda Jacobson & Asher Lehrer-Small

For My Daughter’s Education, I’m Going to Move Mountains

Tia Llopiz

Biden Administration Warns U.S. House GOP Debt Limit Bill Would Slash Education

Ariana Figueroa

Union Head Pushes Back on GOP Claims of ‘Undue Influence’ on School Closures

Greg Toppo

Mentoring Is Declining Just When Young People Need It Most. Congress Can Help

Tim Wills

Parents’ Bill of Rights: Amid Hot Debate, Democrats File Alternative to GOP Bill

Linda Jacobson

House GOP Pushes Parents Bill of Rights, But Some Advocates Call it ‘Tone Deaf’

Linda Jacobson

Once a Charter Fan, Democratic Leader Jeffries Expected to ‘Downplay’ Support

Linda Jacobson

After Charter School Battles, Top Ed Official Offers an Olive Branch

Greg Toppo

‘DARPA for Education’ Is a Good Start. Now, Congress Must Do More

Dan Correa

Will Congress Care Enough to Restore the Expanded Child Tax Credit?

Keri Rodrigues

Experts: Dismal NAEP Scores Offer Districts Chance to ‘Pivot’ on Relief Funds

Linda Jacobson

How Congress Can Still Save Child Care

Elliot Haspel

Students’ View: Three Ways Congress Can Support Students With Disabilities — Now

Anna Higgins & Claire Robinson

Uvalde Survivor: ‘I Don’t Want it To Happen Again’

Linda Jacobson

Replay: School Shooting Survivors Testify at Congress Gun Violence Hearing

The 74

Congress Takes Another Run at a Child Care Solution

Elliot Haspel

Congress Wants FDA to Explain Reported Delay in Moderna Toddler Vaccine Review

Asher Lehrer-Small

Study: Congress May Move on State K-12 Bills

Kevin Mahnken

More Productivity or ‘Zombied Out’ Students? Congress Ponders Permanent Daylight Saving Time, But Sleep Experts Say They’ve Got it Backwards

Linda Jacobson

Advocates Fear Biden May Have Missed Best Chance for School Funding Windfall

Linda Jacobson

New Report Gives Roadmap for Eliminating Internet Affordability Gap for Students

Linda Jacobson

Biden's Scaled-Down Spending Plan Cuts School Construction, Trims K-12 Workers

Linda Jacobson

$50 Billion in Title I, Special Ed Funds at Risk if U.S. Exceeds Debt Limit

Linda Jacobson

Monthly Payments Are a ‘Shot in the Arm’ for Families, But Some Call for Results

Linda Jacobson

Advocates Push to Save Education Priorities in Biden ‘Build Back Better’ Plan

Linda Jacobson

‘Game of Chicken’ Among Democrats Could Threaten Biden Vision for Schools

Linda Jacobson

Biden Threatens Ed Dept. ‘Enforcement Actions’ Against States Restricting Masks

Linda Jacobson

Experts Urge Caution When Including Family Child Care in Universal Pre-K

Linda Jacobson

Senate Advances Biden’s Historic, $3.5T Agenda for Education, Families

Linda Jacobson

Poised to Pass Infrastructure Bill, Dems Push Larger Plan For Schools, Families

Linda Jacobson

Why 2021 Is Shaping Up as the Year of School Choice

Michael J. Petrilli

New Federal Funding Bill Pours Money Into School Safety & Early Education, With Smaller Bumps for Charters & Other Dept Programs

Carolyn Phenicie