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Policy & Governance

How politics are skewing classroom discussions

Micah Ward -
Teachers' pessimism about their jobs is growing due to political pressure, a new survey warns.
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How the government shutdown is now disrupting public education

Micah Ward -
Long-time educators like NEA President Becky Pringle say "kids can't learn if they're hungry," citing concerns about the potential expiration of SNAP benefits.
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McMahon: Shutdown shows Education Department is irrelevant

Micah Ward -
Amid educators' concerns about how the government shutdown is impacting K12 schools, the Trump administration says schools don't need the Department of Education.
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Special education takes massive hit in government shutdown

Micah Ward -
Hundreds of federal workers who oversee special education services have been laid off, according to multiple reports.
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Do we need a change to school board elections?

Micah Ward -
New research suggests ideological disconnects between board members and the general public.
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The federal push for charter schools just got more expensive

Micah Ward -
A historic $500 million will be awarded over the next five years to support the Trump Administration's push for charter school expansion.
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Book bans are the new normal in public education

Micah Ward -
Florida led the nation with 2,304 instances of book bans last school year, following the passage of multiple laws and pressure from local groups and elected officials.
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How states are reshaping student assessments

Lindsay Dworkin -
A growing number of states have adopted more comprehensive and streamlined systems that assess students multiple times across the school year.
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What educators need to know about Trump’s executive orders

Melinda B. Kaufmann and Zachary D. Schurin -
The orders address a broad array of topics such as school discipline, racial preferences, gender and athletics, fundamentally reshaping the legal and regulatory landscape for K12 education.
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Education Department’s latest priority: ‘Patriotic education’

Micah Ward -
According to the Education Department, a patriotic education prioritizes a "unifying and uplifting" portrayal of the nation's founding ideals.
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‘For the record,’ ICE does not raid schools

Micah Ward -
Meanwhile, reports suggest leaders are prioritizing students of immigrant parents who remain fearful of sending their child to school.
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Leaders react to ‘historic’ declines in Nation’s Report Card

Micah Ward -
Some experts are calling for reading instruction reform, while others argue that public schools are failing their most basic task.
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Here is the size of the latest Nation’s Report Card decline

Micah Ward -
The first results since the pandemic reveal continuously sliding reading, science and math scores for students entering and exiting high school.
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Why these 12 states are most vulnerable to funding cuts

Micah Ward -
States with higher levels of high-needs districts that rely heavily on federal funding are likely to be the most impacted, new research suggests.
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Americans support private schooling鈥攁nd the Education Department

Micah Ward -
Despite parents' preference for private school, many disapprove of the Trump Administration's push to close the Department of Education.
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5 Northern Virginia districts at ‘high-risk’ for violating Title IX

Micah Ward -
All federal funding moving forward will be done by reimbursement only, including formula funding, discretionary grants and impact aid grants.
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Career prep now starts in 5th grade, feds say

Micah Ward -
The Trump Administration is prioritizing workforce development in schools to fill jobs in high-demand areas.
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Schools warned that DEI is now considered illegal

Matt Zalaznick -
Department of Justice shares guidance it says will help schools and colleges ensure programs aren't discriminatory and avoid legal liability.
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Superintendents hope for more certainty about federal funds

Micah Ward -
As the U.S. Department of Education shrinks in size and scope, superintendents fear the ripple effects, including lost partnerships and resources.
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$5.5 billion in frozen funds released by Trump administration

Matt Zalaznick -
Restored grants support after-school programs, English language learners, migrant education and professional development.
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More than $1 billion in frozen funds are released

Micah Ward and Matt Zalaznick -
聽糖心传媒s get some financial relief after the Trump administration reportedly restores grants for some afterschool and summer programs.
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States challenge funding freeze as districts forced to wait

Matt Zalaznick -
Nearly half the states in the nation sued the Trump administration Monday over the president's summertime freeze on nearly $7 billion in K12 funding.
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Threats against school officials are soaring. Here’s how to respond

Matt Zalaznick -
Threats against school officials, which spiked after the COVID outbreak, have jumped even higher since President Donald Trump's re-election in 2024, new data shows.
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糖心传媒s are beginning to strain under big funding freeze

Micah Ward -
糖心传媒s and states are scrambling to stretch resources after President Trump halted distribution of more than $6 billion to schools.
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Educators react as ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ passes through Senate

Micah Ward -
The long-anticipated 'big, beautiful bill' narrowly passed through the Senate on Tuesday, drawing concern from leading education organizations.
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New guidance expands on school choice to help turnaround schools

Micah Ward -
The Department of Education wants schools to use federal formula funds to give students in underperforming schools "better options."
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Latest Trump ‘skinny budget’ draws a warning from AASA

Micah Ward -
On Friday, the Trump Administration released additional budget materials for the Fiscal Year 2026, which potentially blocks more than $6 billion for crucial K12 programs.
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ESSER withdrawals force mass layoffs in schools

Micah Ward -
As predicted by one K12 finance expert, school districts are laying off hundreds of staff members to account for the end of ESSER funding.
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Judge blocks Trump from shutting down Department of Education

Micah Ward -
Federal judge's injunction requires reinstatement of fired employees, citing "irreparable harm" and financial uncertainty.
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3 ways the Education Department will prioritize discretionary grants

Micah Ward -
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Tuesday announced she will prioritize three issues: evidence-based literacy, expanding school choice and returning education to the states.
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Linda McMahon: Shutting down the Department won’t end K12 education

Micah Ward -
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to education, but it's handled best when power is given closest to the states, said U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon.
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House Republicans want $5 billion for private school vouchers

Micah Ward -
It's part of an ongoing effort by President Donald Trump to expand school choice opportunities and give families more control over where and how their children are taught.
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Federal education policy update: How to prepare for FY27

Dana Godek and Michael Moore -
Strategic oversight, public narrative and workforce relevance are the new cornerstones of federal education policy.
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States must now define and label ‘persistently dangerous’ schools

Micah Ward -
The Department of Education wants state leaders to define what makes a school "persistently dangerous," enforcing a law that has long been underused by schools and their families to expand school choice options for parents.
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How Trump’s ‘skinny budget’ impacts K12 funding

Micah Ward -
The proposed budget creates a new K12 Simplified Funding Program that consolidates 18 competitive and formula grant programs into a new formula grant.
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