really going to have an impact on their academic success,” she says. “There’s a lot of ripple effects that come from that.”

More stories to come from Skowhegan, Maine and Mill Stream Elementary very soon!

so that has really helped for my home life and my school life." Mental health services are especially hard to come by in rural, low-income parts of the country. Chigali worries what will be lost without the funds. “Not being able to check in when [students] are having an off day, it's just...

out by 2027, but now $1 billion will be cut by December. This means Chigali and her colleagues will have to reduce how many students they can see, even though they already have long waitlists. 5th grader Ryleigh says, “Miss Jordan taught me how to talk through it instead of getting physical...

to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which sent federal money to schools for mental health services. For the last three years, it has paid for the salaries of three licensed counselors like Jordan Chigali,or Miss Jordan, as the students call her. The district had a plan for the money to run...

a Department spokesperson said that Harvard has “spent years ignoring completely, a total coordinated effort to drive Jewish life underground.” Harvard didn't immediately respond to NPR's request for comment.

hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

If you missed our story about the letter the Ed Dept sent to state and local leaders, you can listen / read here:
www.npr.org/2025/04/03/n...

On 'sending education back to the states' and threatening to pull funding from schools, McMahon acknowledged that not all states treat school funding the same, and asked private sector donors in the room to step up. 'As we pull down bureaucracy, there could be gaps and holes we need you to fill."

said "Black History Month is not just about Blacks, it's about our history...we should welcome everyone to come in and learn about that history and that diversity. So rather than being with exclusion, it's all about inclusion.'

but there are no federal or State laws prohibiting the principles of DEI,"says the letter.

The NY dept says it already follows civil rights laws, including Title VI.

rely more heavily on funding. Title I and special education programs are some of the biggest pots of money the feds send schools. Will continue following how changes to the Dept of Ed will affect low-income students and families.

Then we got news that the Ed Dept sent state leaders a letter warning that if they don’t lose DEI programs, they could risk losing Title I funding. The federal govt. only sends schools about 10% of the funds they rely on, but schools in rural and low-income areas...
www.npr.org/2025/04/03/n...

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