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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
EDlection 2020

154 Candidates. 38 States. Meet the Newcomers Who Ousted State Incumbents in the Primaries — and See How They’ll Fight to Reshape Education Priorities If Elected

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Shut Out of Schools Due to Pandemic, Many Education Researchers Say Their Work Is ‘In Shambles’

Greg Toppo
3 Minutes With...

Q&A — 3 Minutes With Equitable Facilities Fund CEO Anand Kesavan on Low-Cost, Long-Term Financing for High-Quality Charter Schools

Greg Richmond
Pandemic

Photo Tour: What Back to School Looked Like in 16 Countries Around the World, Where Little About the Classroom (or Family Garage) Feels Familiar Amid the Pandemic

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

WATCH: A 2020 Back-to-School Road Trip — From Masks to Disinfectant Sprays, Outdoor Classes & Learning Pods, How Students Are Returning to Class Amid a Pandemic

The 74
Pandemic

When the Point of the Pod Is Equity: How Small Grants Are Empowering Parents of Underserved Students to Form Pandemic Microschools

Beth Hawkins
Every Student Succeeds Act

This Week’s ESSA News: New Jersey Advocates Concerned About Cuts to In-School Mental Health Services, Virginia Looks to Revise State Education Plan to Better Educate Migratory Students & More

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

How Does Remote Learning Work If Students Can’t Even Get Online? Census Data Show Major Cities Like Cleveland, Miami and Memphis Lag Behind in Basic Internet Access

Patrick O’Donnell
Pandemic

Church Pews and Gymnasiums Become Learning Spots as Cleveland Scrambles to Help Students With Online Lessons

Patrick O’Donnell
investigation

Exclusive: Minneapolis Hires Specialists for Revamped School Safety Beat Following George Floyd’s Death. Job Finalists Called the Change ‘Cosmetic’

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

As Mayor Delays NYC School Reopening a Second Time, Parents, Students and Educators Disillusioned and Wary

Zoë Kirsch
News

At Reagan Summit, DeVos Rails Against Federal Schools ‘Footprint’ but Embraces White House Push for Patriotic Education

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

11K D.C. Students Expected to Enroll in Public Schools Haven’t Completed the Process — a Data Point That, While Improving, Trails Last Year’s Numbers

Taylor Swaak
Pandemic

Amid the Pandemic, Louisiana Educators Are Fighting Through the Fallout From a Hurricane. Lake Charles’s Devastation, By the Numbers

Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

A Tiny School in Texas With a Cautionary COVID-19 Tale: Teachers, Epidemiologists Say San Antonio Campuses Need More Aggressive Plan to Prevent Virus Outbreaks

Bekah McNeel
EDlection 2020

‘Confusion Reigns’ for Parents Seeking Child Care and Pre-K. But Some Experts Don’t See Biden’s Sprawling Early-Childhood Plan as a Fix

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Third Annual Reagan Institute Event to Spotlight DeVos, State Chiefs at a Time of Strained Relations

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Data Exclusive: Scores of New York City Schools Still Unclear Who Will Evaluate Students With COVID Symptoms a Week Before Reopening

Zoë Kirsch
COVID Slide

Educating Through a Pandemic: From Rhode Island Launching Contact Tracing Program in Classrooms to Colorado’s New Funding for Internet Access, 10 Ways States Are Aiding Schools Amid COVID-19

Joshua Parrish
Pandemic

How the Common App, the College Advising Corps and an AI Chatbot Are Saving the College Dreams of Low-Income Students During the Pandemic

Richard Whitmire
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