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Department of Education

With Crossed Wires and Late Funding, Some Call Ed Move to Labor a 鈥楳uddle鈥�

State and district leaders predict further complications when the Labor Department starts managing $28 billion in K-12 funds.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Future of High School
Future of High School
Future of High School

Ancient Aquifers & Drones: NM Kids Learn to Save Precious Water for the Future

This year, the Rio Grande ran dry in Albuquerque. The conservation techniques students are learning will be key to the region鈥檚 survival.

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Early Care and Education
Early Care and Education

Inside the Race to Hire and Retain America鈥檚 Early Educators

As child care programs face staff shortages, leaders are testing new ways to recruit and retain the teachers families depend on.

Mark Swartz
Author: Mark Swartz
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child care

The Shutdown Is Over, But Thousands of Kids Are Still Locked Out of Head Start

Providers and parents are hopeful all centers will be back up and running in two weeks, though funding and staffing challenges could worsen delays.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
dyslexia
dyslexia

For Decades, Students of Color Denied Dyslexia Diagnosis and Intervention

Undiagnosed dyslexia can manifest as behavior issues, which can disproportionately harm Black and brown kids in school and their mental health.

Jessika Harkay
Author: Jessika Harkay
school (in)security
school (in)security
School (In)Security

School-to-Death-Row Inmate’s Life Spared After Educators Rallied to Save Him

Advocates had argued the severe abuse and neglect Tremane Wood suffered as a child was ignored by school officials, who pushed him out.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
child hunger
child hunger

SNAP Benefits to Resume in Full But When Remains a Question

The government shutdown is over, but advocates worry some families may wait days more to see their much-needed food assistance materialize.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
LGBTQ Students
LGBTQ Students

Civic Engagement Rises Among LGBTQ Youth, But So Do Mental Health Challenges

Political concerns are prompting some young people to consider moving to different states or crossing state lines for health care, survey shows.

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins

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Bright Spots

Is Your School Beating the Odds in Reading?

Using new national data from over 40,000 schools, this interactive map identifies the schools beating the odds in teaching kids to read.

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commentary
Future of High School

Stop Ignoring the Leaders Who Can Transform High Schools

DeBaun, Schmitz and Reyna: Most principals and assistant principals simply aren鈥檛 trained, supported or held accountable for this important work.

Bill DeBaun, Andrew Schmitz & Ryan Reyna
Montana
Montana
Future of High School

鈥楢 Dying Art鈥�: With Butchers Disappearing, High Schools Look to Step In

Fergus High School program looks to connect kids with their food.

Jordan Hansen, Daily Montanan
North Carolina
North Carolina
Future of High School

North Carolina Approves 11 New Goals Targeting Education & Workforce Development

Goals include ensuring 2M North Carolinians ages 25-44 will have earned an industry-valued credential or degree.

Ben Humphries
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Partner Post
Future of High School

How Work-Based Learning Helped Two Oakland Teens Take Flight 鈥� Literally

A conversation with two students who pursued career and technical education that led them to college.

Nytesia Ross
Author: Nytesia Ross
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What the NAEP Proficient Score Really Means for Learning

Innes: Eighth-grade NAEP reading and math scores align closely with results from tests showing which students will succeed in college.

Richard G. Innes
Author: Richard G. Innes
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commentary

What Football Can Tell Us About How to Teach Reading

Tremont: Like football, a successful literacy program relies on drafting the right players, coaching the captains and obsessing over the fundamentals.

Joshua Tremont
Author: Joshua Tremont
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commentary

When Every Student Is Guaranteed a Chance, More Reach Advanced Math

Henderson and Kung: Several states are now ensuring that all students with high test scores in math can take algebra in middle school.

Lindsey Henderson & Dave Kung
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Weakening the IDEA Threatens Millions of Disabled Americans Like Me

Ives-Rublee: Federal law made it possible for disabled students like me to go to school. Those opportunities may vanish for the next generation.

Mia Ives-Rublee
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New York City
New York City

School Admissions Anxiety Hits Parents of Young Children, Too

Shifting policies such as school choice give parents more school options than they had a few decades before.

Bailey A. Brown, The Conversation
Early Care and Education
Early Care and Education

Michigan Sees Record Free Preschool Enrollment, Yet Many Openings Remain

51,000 children are enrolled in the Great Start Readiness Program 鈥� an increase of 8,900 over last year.

Lori Higgins, Chalkbeat
Early Care and Education
Early Care and Education

Inside the Race to Hire and Retain America鈥檚 Early Educators

As child care programs face staff shortages, leaders are testing new ways to recruit and retain the teachers families depend on.

Mark Swartz
Author: Mark Swartz
Early Childhood
Early Childhood

Public Montessori Outperforms Other Early Ed Programs, Study Finds

One expert said further research is needed to test whether the benefits last beyond kindergarten.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Indiana
Indiana

Indiana Child Care Providers Struggle to Stay Open After State Slashes Rates

With a freeze on child care voucher applications and cuts to reimbursement rates, Indiana child care providers are left reeling.

Bryce Covert
Author: Bryce Covert
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School (In)Security
School (In)Security
School (In)Security

Vaping is 鈥楨verywhere Now鈥� in Schools. Can Surveillance Tech Thwart it?

74 Investigation: Vape detector logs reveal an avalanche of alerts, suspensions dwarfing treatment services and younger kids being punished more.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber

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Hawaii

Hawai’i DOE Spending More on Buses for Fewer Students

Megan Tagami, CalMatters
Indiana

3,000 Children Repeating Third Grade Under New Indiana Literacy Requirement

Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle
California

Fewer New International Students Enroll at U.S. Colleges Amid Trump Restrictions

Michael Burke, EdSource
childhood vaccines

Most Americans Believe in the Effectiveness of Childhood Vaccines 鈥� But There鈥檚 a Catch

Barbara Rodriguez, The 19th
Florida

Florida State Audit Displays School Choice Woes

Jay Waagmeester, Iowa Capital Dispatch
commentary

Schools Should Take a Cue from the Military and Start Aptitude Screening

Josh Newman
Author: Josh Newman
Louisiana

Federal Oversight of Special Education in New Orleans Could Soon End

Safura Syed, Verite News
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Mayor-elect Mamdani鈥檚 First Test: Keeping Our Schools Accountable

Crystal McQueen-Taylor
Author: Crystal McQueen-Taylor
North Carolina

Pittsboro Elementary School Teacher Wins National 鈥極scars of Teaching鈥� Award
California

Education Issues Critical in Deciding if State Will Take Over L.A. County Juvenile Halls, Advocates Argue

Betty M谩rquez Rosales, EdSource
South Dakota

South Dakota Opts Into Trump鈥檚 Education Tax Credit Program

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight
opinion

One Approach High-Performing Public and Charter Schools Share 鈥� And How to Do It

Alina Adams
Author: Alina Adams
Politics

Have Democrats Lost Voters鈥� Trust on Education? Not According to Most Polls

Matt Barnum
Author: Matt Barnum
School (In)Security

Inside聽Schools鈥� Teen Nicotine Crackdown

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Texas

Appeals Court to Hear Texas’ Ten Commandments Case Next Year

Jaden Edison, Eleanor Klibanoff & Alejandro Serrano
sex education

The Sex Ed You Get Depends on Your Zip Code 鈥� And Your State’s Politics

Nadra Nittle, The 19th
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These Schools Are Beating the Odds in Teaching Kids to Read

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LAUSD 65th Anniversary

Thousands of Immigrant Students Flee L.A. Unified Schools After 鈥楥hilling Effect鈥� of ICE Raids

Ben Chapman
commentary

Do Kids Really Stop Learning to Read and Start Reading to Learn After Third Grade?

Rebecca Kockler & Kunjan Narechania
Class Disrupted Podcast

Netflix’s Reed Hastings on the Impact of AI on Schools

Diane Tavenner
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