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Child Tax Credit
EDlection

Long a Stranger to the Spotlight, Child Tax Credit Earns Embrace of Both Parties

Proposals to expand the benefit are coming from every corner as the election — as well as a harsh 2025 deadline — looms.

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
apprenticeships
apprenticeships

What’s Behind the Explosion of Apprenticeships in Early Childhood Education?

As of last year, 35 states have programs for child care and early childhood education.

Emily Tate Sullivan, The 19th
english learners
attorney general

Immigrant Advocates Call on Massachusetts AG to Probe Enrollment Discrimination

Researchers looking at two other states — Oregon and Michigan — find English learners less likely to take essential core classes than their peers.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Uncommon Courses
biology

Love for Cats Lures Students into this Course, Which Uses Feline Research to Teach Science

Cats are on the syllabus, not in the classroom, for this course.

Jonathan Losos, The Conversation
Indiana
food security

More Hoosier Kids Eating Free Summer Meals

A new Food Research & Action Center report shows rebounding numbers of summer breakfasts and lunches served in Indiana in 2023.

Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Kansas Principal Who Gave Bibles to Students Violated Constitution, ACLU Says

Anna Kaminski

Virginia Issues Draft of Cell Phone-Free Policies for Schools

Nathaniel Cline

No Post-COVID School Crime Spike, CA Privacy Law Ruled Unconstitutional

Mark Keierleber

Survey: Nearly 40% of Washington Parents Quit Work or Got Fired after Having Kids

Laurel Demkovich

Oklahoma Universities and Hospitals Partner to Address Workforce Needs

Tess Vrbin

New Report Explores Role of Race and Socioeconomics in Achievement Gaps

Hannah Vinueza McClellan

Iowa Department of Education Launches AI-Powered Reading Tutor Program

Robin Opsahl

Hawaii Scrambles for Solutions to School Bus Driver Shortage

Megan Tagami

Federal Court Allows Transgender Student to Try Out for Virginia School Sports Team

Nathaniel Cline

‘Never Underestimate a Public School Teacher’: Walz’s Speech Stirs Night Three of DNC

Kevin Mahnken

Why One Texas School District Is Enrolling All Eighth Graders In Algebra

Claudia Lorena Silva

Panel Approves $7 Million for Arkansas School Districts to Ban Phones During Class Time

Tess Vrbin

10 Charts That Explain How Schools Have Grown Less Violent Since COVID

Mark Keierleber

Skyrocketing Test Gains in Oklahoma Are Largely Fiction, Experts Say

Linda Jacobson

Focusing on ‘Joy’ in Philly Schools Will Reduce Racial Discipline Disparities, Group Says

Lucy Tobier

For an Alabama Educator, a Job Done Too Well?

Kavitha Cardoza

Texas Educators Blame Test for English Learners’ Low Test Scores

Keaton Peters

Emergency Declaration, Extra Funding Helped West Virginia Kids Afford College

Lori Kersey

Poll: Americans Want Next President to Focus on Workforce Prep, Hiring Teachers

Linda Jacobson

Teen Activist Rhea Maniar on the Power of Abortion to Turn Out Young Voters

Amanda Geduld
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