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Tennessee House Republicans Tie Student Immigration Tracking to Tennessee Voucher Expansion Bill
Public schools would have to verify student immigration status to keep funding under an amendment to a voucher expansion bill.
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Supreme Court Justices Cast Doubt on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday morning in a birthright citizenship case that, if decided in the government’s favor, could render thousands more children undocumented — and stateless — at the same moment conservative forces are trying to undo those students’ right to a free public education. President…
ICE Raids Caused Enrollment to Drop. Now Districts Are Paying the Price
Community members packed a high school auditorium in Chelsea, Massachusetts, last month to oppose the school board’s plan to cut 70 positions, including reading coaches, special education staff and counselors. “These support systems are what students really rely on,” one girl told the board. “As someone who struggles a…
Memphis Schools Audit Show ‘Culture of Apathy and Carelessness,’ Tennessee Leaders Say
Tennessee Republicans now say they will move forward with a state takeover effort that could seize major controls of the Memphis district from the elected school board.
NYC Class Size Law Delay Mamdani Budget Negotiation
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is seeking to delay NYC’s class size mandate. Albany lawmakers are weighing changes as part of the state budget deal.
Colorado Bill Makes Schools Create and Share Plans for at Risk Students
Supporters of Colorado Senate Bill 103 said it would create more transparency and accountability for schools statewide.
White Texans, Students Previously in Private School or Home-School Make UP Bulk of Voucher Applicants
Of the 256,700 Texans who applied as of late March, 45% are white, 23% are Hispanic and 11% are Black. Low-income families make up 36% of applicants—defined as a family of four earning $66,000 or less per year.
Why Are State Departments of Early Childhood Education So Trendy Right Now?
This summer, Illinois will launch a state-level department of early childhood, bringing under one roof a host of programs for children, families and educators that have long been dispersed across different state agencies. In doing so, it will become the latest in a wave of states that have established standalone depart…
Don’t Make California’s Young Readers Wait
California's proposed budget includes a delay of early literacy screening until the 91st day of school for kindergartners and the 46th day for first and second graders, which could delay the identification and support of struggling readers and hinder the implementation of literacy reforms.