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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
News

‘1619 Project’ Writer Nikole Hannah-Jones on Reframing the Narrative Around America’s Racialized History and Education News Coverage in a Pandemic

Beth Hawkins
The Big Picture

First-Ever Report Spotlights California, New Jersey, D.C. as Best in Nation for Creating Prenatal-to-3 Policies That Set Children Up to Excel in Early Education

Linda Jacobson
pandemic

Parents File Lawsuits to Halt School Face Mask Mandates as Districts Impose Health Rules to Slow Pandemic

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

4 D.C. Families Faced Homelessness, Language Barriers & Limited Special Education Services During Spring’s Virtual Learning. They’re Waiting — and Hoping — for a Smoother Fall

Taylor Swaak
The Big Picture

New Report Estimates School Closures’ Long-Term Impact on the U.S. Economy at More Than $14 Trillion

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Rethinking Kindergarten for the Pandemic: With Colorful Masks and Many New Rules, Mrs. Hogan’s ‘Honeybees’ Arrive for Class in Texas

Emma Platoff
Pandemic

DeVos Waves White Flag on Private School Aid Fight, Pledging to ‘Respect the Rule of Law’ on Use of Pandemic Funds

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

As Congress Weighs Relief Funding, School Choice — and the Help of an Unlikely Democrat — May Play a Pivotal Role

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

From I.T. Guy to MVP: The Pandemic Thrusts San Antonio ISD’s Ken Thompson Into the Center of the Action

Bekah McNeel
EDlection 2020

Education Policy ‘Ghost’ Carmel Martin Is Biden’s Most Important Staffer You’ve Never Heard Of

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Cleveland Schools Have ‘Bumpy’ Opening, Delay Real Instruction, With 6,000 Students Still Needing Computers

Patrick O’Donnell
The Big Picture

Charters Close Achievement Gap With District Schools, Study Finds, With Black and Low-Income Students Making the Greatest Gains

Linda Jacobson
The 74 Interview

74 Interview: Teaching Lab CEO Sarah Johnson on the Importance of One-on-One Interactions, What Not to Ask Students on the First Day of School, and Why Less Is More With Tech

Zoë Kirsch
Boston

46 Years After Divisive Court Order, Boston Schools Still Struggle to Hire Black Teachers

Wayne D’Orio
Pandemic

WATCH: In New Animated Video Created for Kids, Dr. Fauci Helps Students Understand Coronavirus and Safety — and Plays a Memorable Round of ‘Fauc or Slouch’

Meghan Gallagher
Pandemic

New Data Suggest Pandemic May Not Just Be Leaving Low-Income Students Behind; It May Be Propelling Wealthier Ones Even Further Ahead

Laura Fay
literacy

This Book Is Cool! Program Fights the Summer Slide and the COVID-19 Slump

K.C. Compton
EDlection 2020

Biden Blasts Trump’s Handling of COVID-19, Saying the President ‘Has No Real Plan’ for Getting Students and Teachers Back to School Safely

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

New York City Sidesteps the Threat of a Teacher Strike by Delaying Reopening, but Will It Be Enough Time?

Zoë Kirsch
Every Student Succeeds Act

This Week’s ESSA News: Indiana Acts to Boost Literacy, How the Pandemic Is Affecting States’ Use of Federal Funds, a New Toolkit to Boost Arts Education & More

Joshua Parrish
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