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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
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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
California

California Banned Bilingual Education for Almost 20 Years. It Still Hasn’t Recovered

Tara García Mathewson
school meals

Over 2 Billion Meals a Year: A Brief History of the School Breakfast Program

Ali Hickerson
Texas

Texas School Gives Adults Second Try at High School Diploma

Sneha Dey
adoption

LGBTQ+ Parents Are Rushing to Adopt Their Children Before Trump Is Sworn In

Chabeli Carrazana
Best of 2024

Fiscal Cliff, Learning Loss, Students to the Rescue: 15 Most-Read Essays of 2024

Bev Weintraub
Texas

Texas Weighs Social Media Bans for Minors as Schools and Police Face Challenges

Stephen Simpson
California

California School Dashboard Shows Some Student Improvements

Carolyn Jones
DACA

A Dream Deferred: The Uncertain Future Facing a Post-DACA Generation

José Ignacio Castañeda Perez
Selective Admissions

SCOTUS Passes on Hearing Affirmative Action Case Involving Elite Boston Schools

Amanda Geduld
Illinois

Chicago School Board Fires CEO Pedro Martinez

Reema Amin
Pennsylvania

30 Black Public School Teachers in Philadelphia Share Why So Many Are Leaving the Profession

Lynnette Mawhinney & Leana Cabral
literacy

Dolly Parton’s Literacy Legacy: Millions of Free Books for Kids Across America

Linda Jacobson
New York City

NYC Reformed High School Admissions 20 Years Ago. Did it Make Things Better?

Michael Elsen-Rooney
Illinois

Mayor Johnson Announces 10 of 11 Appointees for New Chicago Board of Education

Reema Amin & Becky Vevea
California

High Schools Moved On From College For All. Will Trump Come Through For Job Training?

Carolyn Jones
Best of 2024

Want a Good Book to Read Over Winter Break? Here are Some of Our Staff Picks

Trinity Alicia
New York

How NYC Schools Exclusively Serving New Immigrants are Preparing for Trump

Michael Elsen-Rooney
New Hampshire

New Hampshire School Districts Spar at Supreme Court Hearing Over School Funding

Ethan DeWitt
California

Controversial Temecula School Board Member Joseph Komrosky Elected Again

Nadra Nittle
Best of 2024

Best Stories by USC Student Journalists of 2024

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