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Department of Education

As Shutdown Ends, Education Dept. Resumes Efforts to Downsize

Reviewing block grant requests and writing guidance on school prayer were among the activities interrupted when most staffers were furloughed.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Chronic Absenteeism
Chronic Absenteeism

They Examined 3.3 Million Texts on Chronic Absenteeism. Here Are 4 Big Findings

New report says 鈥榓ccessible, timely and specific鈥� messages to parents, students can trim absences.

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
edlection 2025
edlection 2025

He Just Defeated His Old Teacher in a County Election

Teen candidate Cameran Drew pulled off a stunning win in rural Virginia, edging out his own high school teacher by just 10 votes.

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These Schools Are Beating the Odds in Teaching Kids to Read

New analysis compares literacy vs. poverty rates for 10,000 districts, 42,000 schools and 3 million kids. Is your school a Bright Spot?

Chad Aldeman
Author: Chad Aldeman
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EDlection

Mr. Mayor, Let鈥檚 Build an Education System that Delivers on Equity

Benjamin-Gomez: Mamdani鈥檚 election offers an opportunity to focus not just on child care but on fairer discipline and better support for NYC students.

Arlen Benjamin-Gomez
Author: Arlen Benjamin-Gomez
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
News
News

In Virginia, Newly Elected Governor Inherits School Improvement Push

The future political prospects of Democratic Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger could rise and fall with student test scores.

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken

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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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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
Partner Post
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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Future of High School

What Makes Some CTE Programs Great While Others Fall Short?

Kistler, Dougherty and Claiborne: A new brief pinpoints the features of high-quality programs and the steps states and districts should take.

Hannah C. Kistler, Shaun M. Dougherty & Christina Claiborne
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Teens are Hacking School Systems. Let鈥檚 Teach Them to Protect Communities Instead

Klein and Ellis: With the right training and compensation, teenage defenders can help protect against teenage attackers.

Michael Klein & Casey Ellis
Opinion
Opinion

New Legislation Would Ban AI from New York’s Schools

Carroll: A new bill would keep AI out of most New York elementary and middle schools and put the focus back on books, teachers and proven instruction.

Robert Carroll
Author: Robert Carroll
commentary
commentary

A School Full of Teachers Who Reflect Its Community Doesn鈥檛 Happen By Accident

Educator's view: My New Jersey schools recruit locally, pay people as they train, coach them well and show a clear path forward so they stay.

Gemar Mills
Author: Gemar Mills
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commentary

Turning Math Anxiety Into Curiosity: A Teacher鈥檚 Take on Game-Based Learning

Sheen: Game-based learning isn鈥檛 about replacing rigor. It鈥檚 about sparking curiosity, reducing fear and fostering a genuine love of learning.

Kelly Sheen
Author: Kelly Sheen
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parents

Report: More Parents Say Their Kids Under 2 Watch YouTube Than in 2020

YouTube use has risen for babies and toddlers, a recent Pew report found.

Lauren Coffey, EdSurge
Author: Lauren Coffey
New Mexico
New Mexico

Capacity Issues May Limit New Mexico鈥檚 Universal Child Care Program

New Mexico wants to provide universal free child care, but may lack the capacity to do so.

Sana Dadani, New Mexico In Depth
Louisiana
Louisiana

Louisiana Head Start Providers Turn to Loans to Stay Open Amid Government Shutdown

Nationally, 134 Head Start centers serving more than 65,000 kids will run out of federal funds at the end of the month.

Aubri Juhasz, WWNO-FM
immigration
immigration

Child Care Worker Detained by ICE Inside a Chicago Day Care as Children Watched

Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.

Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th
commentary
commentary

What America Can Learn From England鈥檚 Rocky Child Care Rollout

England鈥檚 effort to expand free child care hours for working families has received criticism that reveals why thoughtful policy design is crucial.

Elliot Haspel
Author: Elliot Haspel
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School (In)Security
School (In)Security

PowerSchool Teen Hacker Was a 鈥楽ophisticated鈥� Cybercriminal, Prosecutors Say

Matthew Lane, facing federal prison time for hacking the ed tech giant, was a real-world introvert and an online cybercrime attention-seeker.

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber

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child care

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

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
Government Shutdown

The Overlooked SNAP Recipients: 1.1 Million College Students

Nadra Nittle, The 19th
New Jersey

New Jersey Weighs Biggest Update of Charter School Rules in 30 Years

Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor
enrollment

Wisconsin Lawmakers Propose Bills to Encourage School District Consolidation

Baylor Spears, Wisconsin Examiner
commentary

New Survey Shows 440,000 More Tutors, Mentors Supporting Students 鈥� But It鈥檚 Not Enough

Robert Balfanz
Author: Robert Balfanz
California

How California is Trying to Reshape High School

Carolyn Jones
Analysis

New Data Shows More Districts Are Adopting AI but Still Need a Coherent Strategy

Bree Dusseault & Jared Hurwitz
tutoring

Virtual Tutoring Is Here to Stay. New Research Points to Ways to Make it Better

Erica Meltzer
Arkansas

Sanders Announces New Farm-to-Table Meal Program for Arkansas Schools

Ainsley Platt
LAUSD 65th Anniversary

In Sprawling Los Angeles, School Choice Faces its Own Kind of Gridlock

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
michigan

In Michigan鈥檚 UP, a Head Start Preschool Closes. Blame the Government Shutdown

Lauren Gibbons, Bridge Michigan
Missouri

Missouri Schools Show Improvement in Annual Performance Reports

Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent
interactive

Mapping America’s Schools That Are Beating the Odds in Reading

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commentary

Student Learning Losses Over the Past Decade Could Cost America $90 Trillion

Eric A. Hanushek & Christy Hovanetz
tutoring

Lessons from a Failed Texas Tutoring Program

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
South Carolina

More South Carolina Students Are Graduating, But Many Aren鈥檛 Ready for Life After High School

Skylar Laird
School (In)Security

Tenn. Law Aimed at Students Who Make School Shooting Threats Ensnares a Retiree

Mark Keierleber
Author: Mark Keierleber
Missouri

Missouri Voters Approve Four-Day School Week in Two Districts, Showing Rising Support

Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent
child hunger

Ongoing Legal Fight Leaves Millions of Americans in Limbo Over Food Assistance

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
New York

NYC Won’t Claw Back Millions Midyear from Schools as Enrollment Sinks

Michael Elsen-Rooney & Amy Zimmer
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