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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
Coronavirus

In Coronavirus ‘Hotspot,’ NY Gov. Cuomo Orders Schools Closed. Why the District Superintendent Resisted the Move

Mark Keierleber
The Big Picture

New Florida Study Suggests Public School Students See Some Benefits From Expansion of Private School Vouchers

Mikhail Zinshteyn
EDlection 2020

Bernie’s Billion-Dollar Education Plan: Sanders’s Proposal Would Dramatically Expand Magnet Funding to Integrate America’s Racially Isolated Schools. But Will It Work?

Mark Keierleber
EduClips: Today's Top Education News

EduClips: Nevada Parents Sue State, Dallas to Require Cameras in Special Ed Classes, L.A. School Board Race Heads to Runoff & More News You Missed From America’s 15 Top Districts

Laura Fay & Meghan Gallagher
The 74 Interview

74 Interview: Atlanta Thrive Co-Founder on Fighting for Everyone’s Children, Making Sure the Presidential Candidates Recognize Poor Parents’ Right to Choose & Knocking on 10,000 Doors

Mimi Woldeyohannes
Coronavirus

Back on Capitol Hill, DeVos Addresses Pointed Questions on Budget, Coronavirus

Kevin Mahnken
EDlection 2020

After Record Spending and an Ongoing Union vs. Charter Power Struggle, At Least 2 Los Angeles School Board Races Appear Headed to a Runoff

Taylor Swaak
Every Student Succeeds Act

This Week’s ESSA News: Trump’s Education Budget Under Fire, Idaho Rethinks Accountability Goals, Building Trust Key to Engaging Rural Parents in Georgia & More

Erika Ross
ed tech

Rat Brains, Ants & Underwater Robotics: Pilot Program Brings Live Virtual Reality STEM Education to Rural North Carolina Students

Tim Newcomb
California

A Legal Right to Literacy: 10 Kids Sued California for Failing to Teach Them to Read. Could Their Settlement Set a Precedent for Other Struggling Schools?

Beth Hawkins
childcare

What a Difference Extended Hours Child Care Makes

K.C. Compton
Inspiring

Georgia Students Team Up and Help Build Colorful Little Libraries to Bring Free Books to Young Readers in Low-Income Neighborhoods

Debra West
3 Minutes With...

Q&A — 3 Minutes With Wildflower Foundation Chief Matt Kramer: Montessori, Microschools, TFA and Teachers as Leaders

Greg Richmond
The 74 Interview

74 Interview: Former NBA Player and Michigan Fab Five Member Jalen Rose on Running a College-Bound High School in His Hometown of Detroit

Mimi Woldeyohannes
News

DeVos Faces Tough Questions as Trump Budget Sparks a Reckoning on School Choice

Kevin Mahnken
EDlection 2020

After Super Tuesday, 15 Key Education Issues to Keep Following in the States That Voted March 3

Laura Fay, Meghan Gallagher & Steve Snyder
EduClips: Today's Top Education News

Monthly QuotED: 6 Notable Quotes That Made Education Headlines in February, From Literacy to the Coronavirus — and the Value of Teachers Who Grade Tough

Andrew Brownstein
EduClips: Today's Top Education News

EduClips: How Schools Are Bracing for Coronavirus, Florida to Expand Voucher Program, a Big Drop in NYC School Arrests & More News You Missed This Week From America’s 15 Top Districts

Laura Fay & Meghan Gallagher
EDlection 2020

Democratic Debate Fact-Check: Did 23 NYC Schools Top State Rankings When Bloomberg Left Office? Close. It Was 22, and That List Deserves a Closer Look

Andrew Brownstein
EDlection 2020

Biden Notches Decisive Win in South Carolina Primary, as Lawmakers Edge Towards State Education Overhaul

Kevin Mahnken
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