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Policy and Legislation

Supreme Court to rule on right of religious parents to opt kids out of LGBTQ material

Oral arguments in the case, Mahmoud v. Taylor, are scheduled for Tuesday, with a decision expected by June.

Undocumented immigrant students protected by Plyler v. Doe ruling

Amid rumors and fear, this landmark Supreme Court decision guarantees the right of undocumented immigrant children to attend K-12 public schools.

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Trump moves to strip Maine of federal education funding in unprecedented tactic

The announcement followed an ED investigation into the state’s policies governing transgender athletes.

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Trump tariffs could have chilling effect on school purchases from bananas to laptops

From heavy kitchen equipment like freezers and ovens to the gloves that cafeteria workers use, from laptops and tablets to pencils and paper, U.S. schools likely will feel the impact of rising costs.

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Student Success

‘Why schools can’t solve it alone’: New book tackles chronic absenteeism

Chalkbeat Detroit

The authors provide a road map for taking an “ecological” instead of an “educational” approach to the issue.

Eighth grader, Leona Wright, 13, holds her hand up high during a group exercise during Konnection Klub at Durfee Elementary-Middle School on Thurs., Oct. 19, 2023 in Detroit. The program is an example of how community groups are already trying to help improve student attendance in the city. (Elaine Cromie / Chalkbeat)

CRPE report urges “what must come next” for public K-12 education at a crossroads

Center on Reinventing Public Education

The newest research from the Center on Reinventing Public Education calls for bold approaches to address the harsh realities faced by U.S. schools five years post-pandemic.

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How cuts to the Department of Education will impact STEM education

Despite these challenges, K-12 leaders have demonstrated remarkable resilience and creativity in maintaining educational quality during periods of change and uncertainty.

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Trump has signed an executive order to close the Education Department. Here’s what it says.

Legally, only Congress has the power to eliminate the department. But the administration recently laid off nearly half its staff.

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How a Republican plan to cut universal free school meals could affect 12 million students

GOP lawmakers are considering a trio of proposals that would change nutrition funding eligibility requirements to help offset planned tax cuts.

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Trump Education Department layoffs challenged in court by 21 state attorneys general

The lawsuit comes days after the department announced it would cut its workforce nearly by half by the end of the month.

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ED slashes nearly half of workforce

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the move is a first step toward eliminating the department.

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New report: How districts in 7 states are helping chronically absent homeless kids

Nearly half of these at-risk students regularly miss class. Here are some common-sense approaches to finding and bringing them back to school.

Source: Analysis by Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. *Note: Data retrieved from Ed, Data Express Chronic Absenteeism Rate, data group 195 and 655 and NCES Table 204. The percentage for economically disadvantaged students chronically absent is an estimate based on the number of economically disadvantaged students chronically absent divided by the total number of free and reduced price lunch eligible students in the United States. These two groups do not necessarily define economic disadvantage in the same way.

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