Inside the race to hire and retain America's early educators
Inside the Race to Hire and Retain America’s Early Educators
As child care programs face staff shortages, leaders are testing new ways to recruit and retain the teachers families depend on.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Inside the race to hire and retain America's early educators
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New, from me @the74.bsky.social today: The story of four Albuquerque schools teaching a mix of cutting-edge and ancient sustainable agriculture strategies — and the endangered river the students are helping to protect.
New, from me @the74.bsky.social today: The story of four Albuquerque schools teaching a mix of cutting-edge and ancient sustainable agriculture strategies — and the endangered river the students are helping to protect.
Ancient Aquifers & Drones: NM Kids Learn to Save Precious Water for the Future
This year, the Rio Grande ran dry in Albuquerque. The conservation techniques students are learning will be key to the region’s survival.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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New, from me @the74.bsky.social today: The story of four Albuquerque schools teaching a mix of cutting-edge and ancient sustainable agriculture strategies — and the endangered river the students are helping to protect.
New, from me @the74.bsky.social today: The story of four Albuquerque schools teaching a mix of cutting-edge and ancient sustainable agriculture strategies — and the endangered river the students are helping to protect.
State and district leaders predict further complications when the Labor Department starts managing $28 billion in K-12 funds. @lrj417.bsky.social reports
With Crossed Wires and Late Funding, Some Call Ed Move to Labor a ‘Muddle’
State and district leaders predict further complications when the Labor Department starts managing $28 billion in K-12 funds.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
State and district leaders predict further complications when the Labor Department starts managing $28 billion in K-12 funds. @lrj417.bsky.social reports
New Mexico kids learn to save precious water for the future. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports
Ancient Aquifers & Drones: NM Kids Learn to Save Precious Water for the Future
This year, the Rio Grande ran dry in Albuquerque. The conservation techniques students are learning will be key to the region’s survival.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New Mexico kids learn to save precious water for the future. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports
Alina Adams: A recent ranking of public elementary schools exposes a key component to student success, but the top schools approach it in vastly different ways
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November 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Alina Adams: A recent ranking of public elementary schools exposes a key component to student success, but the top schools approach it in vastly different ways
There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know
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November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know
Watch: These schools are beating the odds in teaching kids to read @chadaldeman.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/8hec1...
These Schools Are Beating the Odds in Teaching Kids to Read
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November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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The nation’s second-largest district now enrolls about 62,000 English learners, down from more than 75,000 immigrant students in the 2024-25 academic www.the74million.org/article/thou...
Thousands of Immigrant Students Flee L.A. Unified Schools After ‘Chilling Effect’ of ICE Raids
The nation’s second-largest district now enrolls about 62,000 English learners, down from more than 75,000 immigrant students in the 2024-25 academic.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The nation’s second-largest district now enrolls about 62,000 English learners, down from more than 75,000 immigrant students in the 2024-25 academic www.the74million.org/article/thou...
Opinion: Downgrading education is a disastrous misreading of what our country needs
Downgrading Education Is a Disastrous Misreading of What Our Country Needs
Guernsey: Amid demands to improve reading and integrate AI, do we really want to be a country without a Department of Education in the 21st century?
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November 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Opinion: Downgrading education is a disastrous misreading of what our country needs
Illinois teachers call for taxing the wealthy to address school budget deficits. @laurenwreports.bsky.social reports
Illinois Teachers Call for Taxing the Wealthy to Address School Budget Deficits
With districts still far below the funding levels they need, a new union president takes Chicago’s push for tax increases statewide.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Illinois teachers call for taxing the wealthy to address school budget deficits. @laurenwreports.bsky.social reports
Study: As ICE actions ramp up, there have been 81K lost school days after the California raids. @jonapolitano.bsky.social reports
As ICE Actions Ramp Up, Study Cites 81K Lost School Days After California Raids
Research shows student absenteeism rose 22% among some 113,000 children living in California’s rural Central Valley in wake of the early 2025 raids.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Study: As ICE actions ramp up, there have been 81K lost school days after the California raids. @jonapolitano.bsky.social reports
Civic engagement rises among LGBTQ youth, but so do mental health challenges. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports
Civic Engagement Rises Among LGBTQ Youth, But So Do Mental Health Challenges
Political concerns are prompting some young people to consider moving to different states or crossing state lines for health care, survey shows.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Civic engagement rises among LGBTQ youth, but so do mental health challenges. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports
Vaping is 'everywhere now' in schools. Can surveillance tech thwart it? @markkeierleber.bsky.social reports
Vaping is ‘Everywhere Now’ in Schools. Can Surveillance Tech Thwart it?
74 Investigation: Vape detector logs reveal an avalanche of alerts, suspensions dwarfing treatment services and younger kids being punished more.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Vaping is 'everywhere now' in schools. Can surveillance tech thwart it? @markkeierleber.bsky.social reports
The White House took giant steps Tuesday toward breaking up the U.S. Department of Education and spreading key K-12 functions across other agencies, moves that many consider a violation of federal law
White House Splinters Education Department, Sending K-12 Programs to Labor
One advocate said 'it will be difficult to put Humpty Dumpty back together again,' but another dismissed the move as a 'nothing burger.'
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November 19, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The White House took giant steps Tuesday toward breaking up the U.S. Department of Education and spreading key K-12 functions across other agencies, moves that many consider a violation of federal law
The Trump administration took a giant step toward breaking up the U.S. Department of Education and spreading key K-12 functions across other agencies, moves that many consider a violation of federal law, reports @lrj417.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/whit...
White House Splinters Education Department, Sending K-12 Programs to Labor
One advocate said 'it will be difficult to put Humpty Dumpty back together again,' but another dismissed the move as a 'nothing burger.'
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November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Trump administration took a giant step toward breaking up the U.S. Department of Education and spreading key K-12 functions across other agencies, moves that many consider a violation of federal law, reports @lrj417.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/whit...
Indiana child care providers struggle to stay open after state slashes rates
Indiana Child Care Providers Struggle to Stay Open After State Slashes Rates
With a freeze on child care voucher applications and cuts to reimbursement rates, Indiana child care providers are left reeling.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Indiana child care providers struggle to stay open after state slashes rates
Q&A: Seton Hall legal scholar says quick, collective action — lawsuits, public pressure, legislation — can affect how AI bots operate
Bernstein: ‘There’s a Window of Opportunity to Create Change’ in AI Chatbots
Seton Hall legal scholar says quick, collective action — lawsuits, public pressure, legislation — can affect how AI bots operate.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Q&A: Seton Hall legal scholar says quick, collective action — lawsuits, public pressure, legislation — can affect how AI bots operate
A Northwestern study finds students in Oakland's MathBOOST program made major math gains — thanks to community members trained as high-dose tutors
Oakland’s Big Education Bet: Empower Parents, Transform Schools
A Northwestern study finds students in Oakland’s MathBOOST program made major math gains — thanks to community members trained as high-dose tutors.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A Northwestern study finds students in Oakland's MathBOOST program made major math gains — thanks to community members trained as high-dose tutors
For decades, students of color have been denied dyslexia diagnosis and intervention
For Decades, Students of Color Denied Dyslexia Diagnosis and Intervention
Undiagnosed dyslexia can manifest as behavior issues, which can disproportionately harm Black and brown kids in school and their mental health.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
For decades, students of color have been denied dyslexia diagnosis and intervention
A dearth of drivers has a particularly pronounced effect on students with disabilities. Via @stateline.org www.the74million.org/article/nati...
National School Bus Driver Shortage Persists, Despite Recent Gains
A dearth of drivers has a particularly pronounced effect on students with disabilities.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
A dearth of drivers has a particularly pronounced effect on students with disabilities. Via @stateline.org www.the74million.org/article/nati...
Opinion: Attendance zones keep L.A.'s best schools for wealthy kids — & shut out the rest
Attendance Zones Keep L.A.’s Best Schools for Wealthy Kids — & Shut Out the Rest
DeRoche: In 105 L.A. primary schools, 70% of students don't read at grade level. Boundaries based on racist 1930s redlining maps keep them there.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Opinion: Attendance zones keep L.A.'s best schools for wealthy kids — & shut out the rest
During the shutdown, The Department of Education received over 1 million comments on its plan to stop collecting data on racial disparities in special education. Many are opposed to the plan www.the74million.org/article/as-s...
As Shutdown Ends, Education Dept. Resumes Efforts to Downsize
Reviewing block grant requests and writing guidance on school prayer were among the activities interrupted when most staffers were furloughed.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
During the shutdown, The Department of Education received over 1 million comments on its plan to stop collecting data on racial disparities in special education. Many are opposed to the plan www.the74million.org/article/as-s...
UPDATE: Death row inmate Tremane Wood’s life was spared Thursday morning by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt just before he was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection for his role in the 2002 robbery and murder of a young farmworker www.the74million.org/article/the-...
School-to-Death-Row Inmate’s Life Spared After Educators Rallied to Save Him
Advocates had argued the severe abuse and neglect Tremane Wood suffered as a child was ignored by school officials, who pushed him out.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
UPDATE: Death row inmate Tremane Wood’s life was spared Thursday morning by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt just before he was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection for his role in the 2002 robbery and murder of a young farmworker www.the74million.org/article/the-...
The future political prospects of Democratic Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger could rise and fall with student test scores www.the74million.org/article/in-v...
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The future political prospects of Democratic Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger could rise and fall with student test scores www.the74million.org/article/in-v...
Analysis: New data shows more districts are adopting AI but still need a coherent strategy
New Data Shows More Districts Are Adopting AI but Still Need a Coherent Strategy
Dusseault & Hurwitz: With students still facing pandemic learning loss, schools must focus on systemic transformation, not isolated innovation.
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November 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Analysis: New data shows more districts are adopting AI but still need a coherent strategy