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immigration
immigration

ICE Raids Caused Enrollment to Drop. Now Districts Are Paying the Price

As leaders ask lawmakers to help fill budget gaps, conservatives escalate the debate over serving undocumented students.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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Aaliyah Hodge
civics education
civics education

How the Story of Young George Washington Offers Some Important Civic Lessons

A new movie connects with a civics curriculum that goes beyond memorizing dates and places to consider whether Washington made the right decisions.

Martin Slagter
Author: Martin Slagter
school choice
school choice

Auditor: School choice cost Iowans $258 million

Report analyzes impacts of Iowa’s Education Savings Accounts program.

Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Kristen Huff
Kristen Huff

Hope, Sadness and Uncertainty Follow After Carvalho Resigns as LAUSD Superintendent

Experts and advocates have emphasized the importance of providing continuity in a time of rapid change in district leadership.

Mallika Seshadri, EdSource
Early Childhood

Head Start Providers Happy But Cautious After Federal Judge Halts DEI Ban

Amanda Geduld
childcare funding

Trump’s Effort to Restrict Child Care Funding Puts Programs and Families at Risk

Bryce Covert
California

Newsom California Education Plan Would Shift More Power to Governor

Carolyn Jones
School Profile

In an Era of ‘America First’, International Baccalaureate Schools Still Thrive

Jo Napolitano
Indiana

Indiana High Schoolers Set Record Graduation Rate in 2025

Leslie Bonilla Muñiz
California

Trump Administration Plans to Freeze Billions in Childcare Funding to California

Nick Gerda
School (In)Security

Student Civil Rights Took Center Stage in 2025. Here’s What’s on the Horizon

Mark Keierleber
childcare

Proposed Changes to Provider Pay Could Lead to Child Care Rate Hikes, Closures

Emily Tate Sullivan
California

L.A. Fires: Schools Mourn Losses, Celebrate Progress on Anniversary

Mallika Seshadri & Betty Márquez Rosales
North Carolina

Department of Education to Give Over $208 Million for Mental Health

EdNC Staff
immigration

Minneapolis Schools Shut Down for 2 Days in Wake of ICE Clashes, Fatal Shooting

Jo Napolitano & Beth Hawkins
childcare

Child Care Aid Could Run Out by Jan. 31 Due to Trump Funding Freeze, Colorado Officials Say

Ann Schimke
accountability

State Oversight of Worst Schools Reduces Arrest Rates for Grads, Study Finds

Lauren Wagner
The Big Picture

Falling Enrollment Most Extreme in Wealthy Districts, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken
Department of Education

Education Dept. Green Lights Iowa’s Block Grant Request

Linda Jacobson
school choice

As School Choice Tax Credit Goes National, the Battle over Regulation Begins

Linda Jacobson
Indiana

Education Issues to Watch in Indiana’s 2026 Session

Casey Smith
Future of High School

Colorado District Teaches Cutting-Edge Skills Needed for a Changing Workplace

Wayne D’Orio
childhood health

‘Red-State, Blue-State Divide’ Feared After CDC Changes Childhood Vax Schedule

Amanda Geduld
Los Angeles

LAUSD Taps Private Funders to ‘Level the Playing Field’ Between District Schools

Sara Randazzo
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