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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
News

This Week in Education Politics: Kavanaugh Controversy Continues, House Takes Up 2019 Education Funding, the ‘Opportunity Myth’ & More

Carolyn Phenicie
News

De Blasio Approves Landmark, Parent-Led Desegregation Plan for Brooklyn Middle Schools

David Cantor
EduClips: Today's Top Education News

EduClips: One Year Later, Students in Puerto Rico Feel Effects of Hurricane-Related School Closures; Report: CA Underfunded Schools by $22 Billion — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

Andrew Brownstein
News

Investigation: Hefty Fines, Long Suspensions, but Rarely Losing Your State License: Documents Show What Happens to NYC Teachers After They’re Disciplined

David Cantor
#EDlection2018

Election Preview: Kansas’s Supreme Court Wants the State’s Schools Fully Funded, but the Two Candidates Vying for Governor Have Very Different Ideas About That

Kate Stringer
News

5 Things to Know About the Education Funding Compromise Moving Through Congress

Carolyn Phenicie
Inspiring

WATCH: Newly Crowned Homecoming Queen in Mississippi Kicks the Game-Winning Field Goal for Her Football Team

Meredith Nelson
EduClips: Today's Top Education News

EduClips: Two Students Join Philadelphia School Board; Culture Wars Play Out in Texas Classrooms — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

Andrew Brownstein
The Big Picture

Study: Grade Inflation More Prevalent at Wealthy Schools, Where Parents Have Greater Ability to Game the System

Kevin Mahnken
News

Look Overseas to Find Keys to 21st Century Schools, Expert Says, More Choice, Strong Accountability, and High-Stakes Tests for Students, Not Teachers

Carolyn Phenicie
The 74 Interview

WATCH — America’s Education Priorities for the New School Year: 8 Current & Former Education Chiefs Weigh In on How States & Schools Can Drive Innovation in 2019

The 74
2018 Gun Violence at America's Schools

1 Student Injured in Accidental Shooting at Alabama Elementary School; At Least 44 Killed and 83 Injured by Guns at Schools So Far This Year

Mark Keierleber
EduClips: Today's Top Education News

EduClips: Chicago Schools’ Fingerprinting Requirements Scaring Away Undocumented Parents; Study: CA Children Enter School Unprepared and Never Catch Up — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

Andrew Brownstein
News

Investigation: New Records Reveal What It Takes to Be One of the 75 NYC Teachers Fired for Misconduct or Incompetence Between 2015 and 2016

David Cantor
News

Investigation: Overshadowed by Shocking Abuse and Misconduct Cases, Teacher Incompetence Often Harms New York City’s Poorest Students

David Cantor
News

Light, Stylish … and Bulletproof: A Look at the Post-Parkland Marketing of Security-Conscious School Supplies

Mark Keierleber
News

Investigation: Disciplinary Hearing Records Reveal Disturbing, Criminal, Sometimes Violent Behavior By NYC’s Most Egregious Teachers

David Cantor
News

Downgraded but Still Destructive, Florence Keeps Schools Closed Amid Extensive Flood Damage

Laura Fay
EduClips: Today's Top Education News

EduClips: TX Board Votes to Drop Hillary Clinton, Helen Keller From History Textbooks; Will Chicago’s Universal Pre-K Program Outlive Rahm Emanuel’s Departure? — and More Must-Reads From America’s 15 Biggest School Districts

Andrew Brownstein
News

Emanuel Confident That Chicago’s Universal Pre-K Program Will Live On After His Exit, but Will Next Mayor Balk at the Price Tag?

Taylor Swaak
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