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Law & Courts Court Revives Asian-American Groups' Challenge to New York City Selective Admissions
New York's program has sought to increase representation of Black and Latino students in its selective high schools.
Mark Walsh
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Education Funding Gun Violence Takes a Toll. We Need More Support, Principals Tell Congress
At a congressional roundtable, school leaders made an emotional appeal for more funds to help schools recover from gun violence.
Olina Banerji
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Education Funding ESSER Is Ending. Which Investments Accomplished the Most?
Districts have until Sept. 30 to commit their last round of federal COVID aid to particular expenses.
Mark Lieberman
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11 min read
Accountability State Accountability Systems Aren't Actually Helping Schools Improve
The systems under federal education law should do more to shine a light on racial disparities in students' performance, a new report says.
Libby Stanford
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6 min read
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Education Funding Billions of Dollars for School Buildings Are on the Ballot This November
Several large districts and the state of California hope to capitalize on interest in the presidential election to pass big bonds.
Mark Lieberman
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6 min read
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Policy & Politics Interactive Education Week's Guide to the 2024 Election
The presidential race isn't the only one on ballots this November that could have major implications for K-12 schools.
Libby Stanford
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4 min read
This combination of photos shows Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Sept. 10, 2024, in Philadelphia.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris speak during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024. The presidential contest isn't the only one on ballots this fall with major implications for K-12 schools.
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Federal Moms for Liberty Co-Founder Would Be 'Honored' to Be Trump's Education Secretary
The conservative education activist is "as much in the mix as anyone," according to a former GOP congressional staffer.
Alyson Klein
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8 min read
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances with Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice during an event at the group's annual convention in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances with Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice during an event at the group's annual convention in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.
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  • Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks with Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice during an event at the group's annual convention in Washington, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024.
    Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks with Tiffany Justice, a Moms for Liberty co-founder, during the group's national summit on Friday Aug. 30, 2024, in Washington. The former president spoke only briefly about issues directly related to education.
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    Federal At Moms for Liberty National Summit, Trump Hardly Mentions Education
    In a "fireside chat" with a co-founder of the parents' rights group, the former president didn't discuss his education policy priorities.
    Libby Stanford, August 30, 2024
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    President Ronald Reagan is flanked by Education Secretary Terrel Bell, left, during a meeting Feb. 23, 1984 meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House.
    President Ronald Reagan is flanked by Education Secretary Terrel Bell, left, during a meeting Feb. 23, 1984 meeting in the Cabinet Room at the White House. Bell, who once testified in favor of creating the U.S. Department of Education, wrote the first plan to dismantle the agency.
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    Federal Then & Now Why It's So Hard to Kill the Education Department—and Why Some Keep Trying
    Project 2025 popularized plans to end the U.S. Department of Education, but the idea has been around since the agency's inception.
    Evie Blad, August 30, 2024
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    Benjamin C. Ingman, center, former student of Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, is joined on stage by former members of the Mankato West High School football team during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago.
    Benjamin C. Ingman, center, a former student of Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, is joined on stage by former members of the Mankato West High School football team during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago.
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    Federal ‘Coaching and Politics’: What Coaches See in Tim Walz's VP Candidacy
    Tim Walz's experience as a football coach is viewed by fellow coaches as good preparation for national politics.
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    Policy & Politics Opinion What Obama's Secretary of Education Thinks About Schooling Today
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    Policy & Politics Explainer Education Debates You'll Likely Hear About in the Election, Explained
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    Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.
    Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. She alluded to proposals to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education during her acceptance speech.
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    Federal Video WATCH: 5 Key Education Moments From the Democratic National Convention
    Calls to end gun violence, Tim Walz's background as a teacher, and Project 2025 all made for key K-12 moments at the 2024 convention.
    Libby Stanford, August 23, 2024
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States have sought to create more accurate metrics for measuring student absences from school, work that has implications for vendors.
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Education Market Market Analysis How School Districts Are Building Tutoring Programs 'For the Long Run'
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Meeting District Needs K-12 Market News Expansion of Outcomes-Based Contracts Eyed With Launch of Centralized Hub
The Southern Education Foundation's effort aims to help share best practices and greatly expand the reach of the performance-based deals.
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