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Federal Opinion Should Migrant Families Pay Tuition for Public School?
The answer must reflect an outlook that is pro-immigration, pro-compassion, and pro-law and order, writes Michael J. Petrilli.
Michael J. Petrilli
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Federal New Title IX Rule Could Actually Simplify Some Things for Districts, Lawyers Say
School districts could field more harassment complaints, but they can streamline how they handle them, according to legal experts.
Libby Stanford
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Law & Courts Republican-Led States Sue to Block New Title IX Rule
A pair of lawsuits focus on the rule's protections for students' gender identity.
Mark Walsh
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Federal K-12 Leaders Denounce Antisemitism But Reject That It's Rampant in Schools
Three school district leaders said they're committed to rooting out antisemitism during a hearing in Congress.
Libby Stanford
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From left, David Banks, chancellor of New York Public schools, speaks next to Karla Silvestre, President of the Montgomery Count (Md.) Board of Education, Emerson Sykes, Staff Attorney with the ACLU, and Enikia Ford Morthel, Superintendent of the Berkeley United School District, during a hearing on antisemitism in K-12 public schools, at the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, on May 8, 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
From left, David Banks, chancellor of New York City schools, speaks next to Karla Silvestre, president of the Montgomery County, Md., school board; Emerson Sykes, staff attorney with the ACLU; and Enikia Ford Morthel, superintendent of the Berkeley Unified school district in Berkeley, Calif., during a hearing on antisemitism in K-12 public schools, at the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, on May 8, 2024, in Washington.
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Federal Miguel Cardona in the Hot Seat: 4 Takeaways From a Contentious House Hearing
FAFSA, rising antisemitism, and Title IX dominated questioning at a U.S. House hearing with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.
Libby Stanford
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Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona testifies during a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Washington.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona testifies during a House Committee on Education and Workforce hearing on Capitol Hill on May 7 in Washington.
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Education Funding What New School Spending Data Show About a Coming Fiscal Cliff
New data show just what COVID-relief funds did to overall school spending—and the size of the hole they might leave in school budgets.
Mark Lieberman
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Federal Arming Teachers Could Cause 'Accidents and More Tragedy,' Miguel Cardona Says
"This is not in my opinion a smart option,” the education secretary said at an EdWeek event.
Mark Lieberman
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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks during Education Week’s 2024 Leadership Symposium at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Va., on May 2, 2024.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona speaks during Education Week’s 2024 Leadership Symposium at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Va., on May 2, 2024.
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  • Stockton Unified School District's new electric bus fleet reduces over 120,000 pounds of carbon emissions and leverages The Mobility House's smart charging and energy management system.
    A new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency sets higher fuel efficiency standards for heavy-duty vehicles. By 2032, it projects, 40 percent of new medium heavy-duty vehicles, including school buses, will be electric.
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    Federal Electric School Buses Get a Boost From New State and Federal Policies
    New federal standards for emissions could accelerate the push to produce buses that run on clean energy.
    Mark Lieberman, April 2, 2024
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    Policy & Politics Opinion What Do Leading Edu-Scholars Think About DEI, Reading, and Research?
    An informal survey of the 2024 RHSU Edu-Scholars reveals vast differences in their perspectives.
    Rick Hess, April 1, 2024
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    President Joe Biden delivers a speech about healthcare at an event in Raleigh, N.C., on March 26, 2024.
    President Joe Biden delivers a speech about health care at an event in Raleigh, N.C., on March 26. Biden signed a funding package into law over the weekend that keeps the federal government open through September but includes a slight decrease in the Education Department's budget.
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    Education Funding Education Dept. Sees Small Cut in Funding Package That Averted Government Shutdown
    The Education Department will see a reduction even as the funding package provides for small increases to key K-12 programs.
    Matthew Stone, March 27, 2024
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    Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, March 9, 2024, in Rome Ga.
    Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, March 9, 2024, in Rome, Ga. Allies of the former president have assembled a detailed policy agenda for every corner of the federal government with the idea that it would be ready for a conservative president to use at the start of a new term next year.
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    Federal What Would Happen to K-12 in a 2nd Trump Term? A Detailed Policy Agenda Offers Clues
    A conservative policy agenda could offer the clearest view yet of K-12 education in a second Trump term.
    Matthew Stone, March 25, 2024
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    Federal Opinion Student Literacy Rates Are Concerning. How Can We Turn This Around?
    The ranking Republican senator on the education committee wants to hear from educators and families about making improvements.
    Rick Hess, March 25, 2024
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    Heidi Griebel and Josie Wahl participate in carpentry class at Career and Technical Education Academy in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Jan. 7, 2019.
    Heidi Griebel and Josie Wahl participate in carpentry class at Career and Technical Education Academy in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Jan. 7, 2019. CTE programs were a core theme of several governors' state addresses in 2024.
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    States Republican and Democratic Governors Both Are Touting This K-12 Priority
    Workforce readiness and career and technical education were the most common education themes in governors' state of the state addresses.
    Evie Blad, March 20, 2024
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Marketplace K-12 K-12 Dealmaking: Abre Raises $24 Million Through Series A Round; Follett Acquires MasterLibrary
Vivek Sinha, former chief operating officer of Unacademy, announced his new venture, Beyond Odd Technologies, had raised $11 million in seed funding.
Michelle Caffrey
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Exclusive Data How Strong Is School Districts’ Affection for Incumbent Vendors?
An EdWeek Market Brief survey finds differences in rural and urban systems' willingness to take a chance on working with unfamiliar companies.
Sean Cavanagh
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Purchasing Alert Ore. System to Buy Outdoor School Programming; Virginia District Needs Consulting Services
A district in Oregon is looking for outdoor school programming, while a Virginia school system seeks consulting services for facilitating focus group discussions.
Michelle Caffrey
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Purchasing Alert Mississippi District Seeks Universal Screener; Maryland System Looks for Summer Learning
A Mississippi district is looking for a web-based universal screener and personalized instructional program, while a Maryland school system seeks a summer extended learning program.
Emma Kate Fittes
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