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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
Featured

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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
Pandemic

CDC’s About-Face on Social Distancing Likely to Pave Way for More Children to Return to Class, but Teachers Unions Express Skepticism

Linda Jacobson
COVID Policy Briefing

The Week in COVID & Education Policy: 17 Key Updates on Schools, Students and Why One District Is Investing in Cell Towers

John Bailey
Pandemic

The Coffee Shop Giving Homeless Youth a Chance at Success

Cinnamon Janzer
Pandemic

Should We Cancel Spring Break This Year? While Some Texas Colleges Operate as Normal, Others Spread Out Free Days and Boost On-Campus Activities to Discourage Travel

Megan Menchaca
Pandemic

74 Interview: Burbio Founder On Becoming the Go-To Source on School Reopenings Nationally and Why Summer School is the Next Thing to Track

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Families Face Steep Truancy Fines, Contentious Court Battles As Pandemic Creates School Attendance Barriers

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

Survey: More Young People Are Depressed During the Pandemic. But They May Be Using Social Media to Cope

Kevin Mahnken
COVID Slide

Education Through the Pandemic: From Utah Schools Making Virtual Learning a Long-Term Option to New Jersey Towns Aiding Teachers in Securing Vaccines, 11 Ways States Are Coping With COVID-19

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

Schools and COVID, a Year Later: 12 Months After Classrooms Closed, 12 Key Things We’ve Learned About How the Pandemic Disrupted Student Learning

Steve Snyder
Pandemic

‘A Lot of Them Choose Work’: As Teens Pile on Jobs to Help Their Families, Schools Strive to Keep Tabs on Students They Haven’t Seen in a Year

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

HS Senior’s Research on COVID in High-Needs Areas Adopted by Congressional Coronavirus Task Force — & Puts Her in the Running for Top Science Contest Prize

Tim Newcomb
Pandemic

New York’s MTA Reverses Course on Shutting Down Coveted Apprenticeship Program Early

Jose Martinez
Pandemic

COVID Education Time Capsule — March 15, 2020: Remembering the Day New York City Shut Down America’s Largest School District

Steve Snyder
Minnesota

Two Steps Forward, One Back: Teacher Diversity Bill May Push Hundreds of Minnesota Educators of Color from Classrooms

Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

12 Months After Pandemic Closed Schools, 12 Million Students Still Lack Reliable Internet

Linda Jacobson
pandemic

Watch: Dr. Fauci Says CDC Guidance For Schools May Be Changing to Permit 3 Feet Between Students in Classrooms

The 74
Pandemic

2020 Flashback — COVID & Schools: How American Samoa Offered Early Warning Signs About How the Pandemic Would Upend the Education System

The 74
COVID Policy Briefing

The Week in COVID & Education Policy: 17 Key Updates on Schools

John Bailey
Pandemic

Education Disrupted: 52 Unforgettable Weeks For Students & Schools Captured in 52 Iconic Photos

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

Texas Tells Schools They Won’t Lose State Funding for Coronavirus Attendance Declines If They Maintain or Increase Rate of Students Learning In Person

Aliyya Swaby
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