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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
EDlection 2020

Arizona Teachers Took Their Case for Better Funding to Voters. A Tax on High Earners that Could Raise $1B Is Poised to Pass

Beth Hawkins
EDlection 2020

With Control of Senate Uncertain, Educators Look to Mitch McConnell, Who Calls Pandemic Relief Package ‘Job One’

Linda Jacobson
EDlection 2020

What We Know About the Youth Vote So Far: In 11 Key States, Early Data Suggest a Turnout Surge Among Young Americans

Mark Keierleber
EDlection 2020

Despite Major Push by Democrats, Texas House of Representatives, Always at Least a Little Purple, Stays Under Republican Control

Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

The Nation’s Aging Schools Must Improve Air Quality to Prevent Covid Transmission, Experts Say. But the Price Tag Can be Daunting

Wayne D’Orio
EDlection 2020

Retired Longtime Teacher and Principal Headed to Idaho State House After Strong GOP Victory

Asher Lehrer-Small
EDlection 2020

DeVos on the Campaign Trail: In the Closing Hours of the Presidential Race, How Trump’s Secretary of Education Became a Key Surrogate

Andrew Brownstein
EDlection 2020

Oakland Votes to Let Teens Cast Ballots in School Board Races, SF Defeats Similar Measure to Lower Voting Age

Kevin Mahnken
EDlection 2020

Colorado Votes Yes on Raising Taxes on Smoking and Vaping to Fund Education

Zoë Kirsch
EDlection 2020

Republican Incumbent Elsie Arntzen Wins Second Term as Montana State Superintendent

Laura Fay
EDlection 2020

Just 2 NOLA School Board Members Win Seats; With 5 Races Going to December Runoff, Balance of Power Remains Unknown

Beth Hawkins
EDlection 2020

School Choice Proponent Truitt Wins Top North Carolina Schools Post, Vows Local Control in Pandemic Response

Mark Keierleber
EDlection 2020

Fourth-Generation Educator Wins Florida State House Seat in Democratic Landslide

Asher Lehrer-Small
EDlection 2020

PreK 4 SA, San Antonio’s Popular City-Run Pre-K Program, Wins Another 8 Years

Bekah McNeel
EDlection 2020

Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte Wins Montana Governor’s Race on Record of Supporting School Choice; Public Education Advocates Worry About Support for Private Schools

Taylor Swaak
EDlection 2020

Reykdal Reelected to Washington’s Top Schools Post After GOP Challenger Attacked His Support for Controversial Sex Ed Rules

Mark Keierleber
EDlection 2020

North Carolina Legislature Remains in Republican Hands, Divided Government to Continue

Kevin Mahnken
EDlection 2020

With Georgia’s Special Election Moving to a January Runoff, Control of U.S. Senate Could Be Unknown for Weeks

Beth Hawkins
EDlection 2020

Republican Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox Wins Utah Governor’s Race, Calling for Boosted Education Funding in State with Lowest Per-Pupil Spending

Taylor Swaak
EDlection 2020

Washington State Sex Education Bill Passes With Strong Support

Zoë Kirsch
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