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U.S. Department of Education
civil rights

Nonprofit Wants to Take on Civil Rights Cases Trump鈥檚 Ed Department Left Behind

Capitalizing on 鈥榖rain drain鈥� caused by mass firings, the National Center for Youth Law is hiring former department attorneys to resolve complaints.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
child care funding
child care
Early Learning Nation

Officials Sound Alarm Over Delayed Federal Child Care Payments to States

States anticipated payments in April, but they鈥檙e still waiting for the funds, which they use to help low-income families afford child care.

Bryce Covert
Author: Bryce Covert
Cleveland
Chronic Absenteeism

Kindergarten鈥檚 Overlooked Absenteeism Problem

Missing school isn鈥檛 just a high school issue. Parents鈥� failures make kindergarten another chronic absenteeism peak, sometimes nearing 90%.

Patrick O鈥橠onnell
Author: Patrick O鈥橠onnell
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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 鈥榮o bad at this.鈥�

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Artificial Intelligence
AI

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

鈥楲evel Up,鈥� 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鈥檚 focus has fallen on immigrant laborers, there are 1.7M undocumented with a bachelor鈥檚 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 鈥斅燦ow They鈥檙e Extorting Districts

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

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber

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District Finances

Interactive: School Spending vs. Teacher Pay 鈥� 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鈥檚 Night Kindergarten in Newark: A Rare 鈥楤right Spot鈥� in COVID鈥檚 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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immigration
birthright

SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Case Raises Questions About Judicial Authority

Supreme Court is considering whether a single federal judge should have the power to temporarily halt presidential policies across the entire country.

Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation
commentary
commentary

Teletherapy Can Be Even Better Than In-Person Counseling for Kids’ Mental Health

Chen: After shifting online during COVID, I was surprised that patients were more engaged and less shy than in person. Those benefits continue today

Juliana Chen
Author: Juliana Chen
commentary
commentary

As Federal Policies Threaten Special Ed, State & Local Leadership Are a Lifeline

Sandelius: 5 key steps schools and districts can take to protect students with disabilities and enhance learning for all children.

Sarah Sandelius
Author: Sarah Sandelius
mental health
commentary

With Washington Cutting Programs, States Must Step Up on Child Mental Health

Okolo: Five ways for states to take the lead with clarity, courage and strategic precision as federal departments face unprecedented change.

Zainab Okolo
Author: Zainab Okolo
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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 鈥楰ashmir.鈥�

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
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school (in)security

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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Opinion

Head Start May Have Gotten a Reprieve, but It鈥檚 Not Out of the Woods

Katie Hamm
Author: Katie Hamm
Analysis

Teacher Turnover Spiked During COVID. But It鈥檚 Now Fallen for 2 Years in a Row

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
U.S. Department of Agriculture

USDA Canceled Funding to Help Source Produce for Schools

Meg Cunningham, The Beacon
Child Tax Credit

Millions of Immigrant Families Would Be Shut Out Under New Child Tax Credit Proposal

Marissa Martinez, The Texas Tribune
California

San Jose Middle School Offers College Class to 13-Year-Olds

Adam Echelman, CalMatters
Illinois

Chicago Public Schools Once Again Puts 2013 Closed Schools Up for Sale

Becky Vevea, Chalkbeat
Class Disrupted

Podcast: Processing AI in Education Out Loud

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn
Early Childhood

RAPID Celebrates Five Years of Surveys

K.C. Compton
Author: K.C. Compton
extreme weather

Heat, Floods, Storms Limit Outdoor Play for Young Children, Surveys Show

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

Wisconsin Is Cutting State Funding for Child Care. Providers Are Taking a Stand

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
american idol

Finalist Jamal Roberts, a Mississippi P.E. Teacher, Could Win It All

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rural education

The Important Lessons We Can Learn from Rural Schools

William McKenzie & Chris Walsh
school choice

‘A True Game Changer:’ Unprecedented School Choice Tax Credit Part of GOP Bill

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
school voucher

New Hampshire House Again Votes to Expand School Voucher Program

Garry Rayno, InDepthNH
math instruction

Untangling Who Should Take Algebra 鈥� And When

Lauren Camera
special education

Trump Official’s Autism Schools Secluded and Restrained Students at High Rates

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
charter schools

A 鈥楶recarious鈥� Moment for Charter Schools in Trump鈥檚 Second Term

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
commentary

Teach For America Should Embrace Apprenticeship Model Amid AmeriCorps Cuts

David Donaldson
Author: David Donaldson
51本色 Interview

Head Start Teacher and Civil Rights Lawyer Turns Her Social Justice Lens to Math

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
STEM

Boys Outperform Girls in Middle School STEM, Reversing Gender Gap, Study Finds

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
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