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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

For Schools, an Eclipse Conundrum: To Open or Close? For Fun or for Science?

Tim Newcomb
The 74 Interview

74 Interview: David Hardy on Putting Purpose Before Politics and Kids Before Adults in Leading Ohio’s 2nd State-Takeover District

Carolyn Phenicie
Richard Whitmire's THE ALUMNI

Noble Network of Charter Schools: It’s Not Just About Going to College, but About Global Perspective & Leaving Chicago

Richard Whitmire
News

Veto Override Uncertain as Fight Over Funding Illinois Schools Moves to the House

David Cantor
News

New Poll Shows Sharp Decline in Support for Public Charter Schools Over Past Year

Kate Stringer
News

A Massachusetts Teachers Union Votes to Kill a Successful Charter School, as Families Scramble for Answers

Beth Hawkins
Inspiring

WATCH: Mission to Mars Video Wins $10,000 and Visit to NASA for 4 NJ Middle Schoolers

Tim Newcomb
News

Jason Botel Reportedly Out at Education Dept. as Feds Reject ESSA Plan From DeVos’s Home State

Beth Hawkins
News

Fewer Than 1 in 3 Americans Support Kids Opting out of Tests; About Half Confused on What ‘Opt Out’ Means

Kate Stringer
Every Student Succeeds Act

This Week in ESSA: Pennsylvania Looks to Cut Testing Time, Indiana Reformats A–F Grades & 3 More Approvals

Blair Mann
News

No More School Daze? California Weighs Making Middle & High Schools Start Later So Students Can Sleep In

Mareesa Nicosia
News

What Our Kids Made at Summer Camp: Proud Parents Posting Adorable Photos of Arts & Crafts on Social Media

Laura Fay
The 74 Interview

74 Interview: Michael Lomax, CEO of the United Negro College Fund, on Guiding Low-Income Students Through College

Emmeline Zhao
Los Angeles

Los Angeles Schools Launch Campaign and Resource Guides to Protect Immigrant Students

Esmeralda Fabián Romero
Personalized Learning

300 Tutors, Working With Students 2 Hours a Day: One School Network’s Investment in Personalized Learning

Kate Stringer
News

As Congress Mulls Slashing $2B in Title II Funds, Educators See Cuts Devastating Critical School Leadership

Mareesa Nicosia
Richard Whitmire's THE ALUMNI

IDEA Public Schools Proving the Impossible Is Possible in Guiding Texas Alumni Through College Graduation

Richard Whitmire
Richard Whitmire's THE ALUMNI

Achievement First’s Ambitious Alumni Goal: 75% College Success Rate

Richard Whitmire
Richard Whitmire's THE ALUMNI

How Uncommon Schools Is Guiding Alumni Through College Graduation: GPA, SAT Scores & a ‘Dirty Little Secret’

Richard Whitmire
News

Driven to Serve: Maine Recruits Veterans for Free Training to Ease Shortage of School Bus Drivers

Kate Stringer
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