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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
Texas
Texas

Mental Health Programs Could Bear the Brunt of $600M Federal Cuts to Texas Schools

Federal cuts and a lack of dedicated mental health funding from the state could erode programs to address chronic absenteeism, crises and more.

Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune
Department of Education
Department of Education

Trump鈥檚 Education Department Leaves Mountain of Public Records Requests Unaddressed

A review by 社区黑料 of FOIA logs shows the department has fulfilled 3% of them 鈥� some only in part.

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
Big Picture
Big Picture
The Big Picture

Contrary to Common Belief, The Poorest School Districts Outspend The Wealthiest

The against-the-grain result was cited by Brookings researchers who analyzed school spending by poverty level and race over the past 50 years.

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld
California
California

ICE Has Detained More Than 650 Kids in California Under Trump Deportation Crackdown

The number of children who are in in ICE detention nationally is 10 times higher during the first year of Trump鈥檚 second term compared to the last year of Biden鈥檚 term.

Emma Gallegos, EdSource
Pandemic

Spared Debt Over Missing Students, NYC Principals Plan How to Use Money to Ease COVID Learning Loss

Zo毛 Kirsch
News

Biden鈥檚 Pick for Deputy Ed Secretary Faces Senate Panel Amid Unusual Scrutiny of her Tenure as San Diego Chief

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

Q&A 鈥� Learning Math Through Carpentry With 鈥榃ise Young Builders鈥�: Founder Elijah Moses on Learning Pods, Exposing More Students to Trades & Post-Pandemic Schooling

Laura Fay
Every Student Succeeds Act

This Week鈥檚 ESSA News: New Jersey Considers Extending Special Ed Eligibility, Virginia Educators Brace for Fallout From Enrollment Decline, Auditor Says D.C. Failed to Collect School Data & More

Joshua Parrish
News

Five Ways Biden鈥檚 $4 Trillion Infrastructure Plan Could Help Kids and Schools

Linda Jacobson
literacy

Vocabulary for the Win with Conversational Turns

K.C. Compton
Pandemic

Most Students Have Experienced Mental Health Challenges During Pandemic, Survey Reveals. But There are Reasons for Optimism

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

States Target Learning Loss with Summer School and Extended Days, but Some Parents Want Option to Hold Kids Back

Linda Jacobson
The Big Picture

New Study: 5 Ways Racist 1930s Housing Policies Still Haunt Schools

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

CARES Act Funding Opens Window onto How Minneapolis Private Schools Are Serving Low-Income Kids

Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

As U.K. Variant Spurs Lockdowns Abroad and Takes Hold in U.S., Schools Should Be Prepared To 鈥楶ivot Quickly,鈥� Experts Say

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Inside the Massachusetts Study that Helped Change the CDC鈥檚 Stance on Social Distancing

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Video: CDC Director Talks Revised Social Distancing Guidelines For Schools, Spotlights New Studies Showing That, in Many Situations, 3 Feet Between Students Is Safe

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Pandemic

CDC鈥檚 About-Face on Social Distancing Likely to Pave Way for More Children to Return to Class, but Teachers Unions Express Skepticism

Linda Jacobson
COVID Policy Briefing

The Week in COVID & Education Policy: 17 Key Updates on Schools, Students and Why One District Is Investing in Cell Towers

John Bailey
Pandemic

The Coffee Shop Giving Homeless Youth a Chance at Success

Cinnamon Janzer
Pandemic

Should We Cancel Spring Break This Year? While Some Texas Colleges Operate as Normal, Others Spread Out Free Days and Boost On-Campus Activities to Discourage Travel

Megan Menchaca
Pandemic

74 Interview: Burbio Founder On Becoming the Go-To Source on School Reopenings Nationally and Why Summer School is the Next Thing to Track

Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Families Face Steep Truancy Fines, Contentious Court Battles As Pandemic Creates School Attendance Barriers

Mark Keierleber
Pandemic

Survey: More Young People Are Depressed During the Pandemic. But They May Be Using Social Media to Cope

Kevin Mahnken
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