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Rolling Back Education Access for Undocumented Students
After 24 years, the Texas Dream Act was dismantled. Advocates warn the move could spread nationally — jeopardizing the future of thousands.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:
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Why This English Teacher-Turned-Library Leader Is Optimistic About the End of Book Bans
“People want libraries, and they want the services that libraries provide. That's universal.”
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:What’s a tax credit scholarship? The details behind the first national school voucher program
After decades of trying, conservatives this year succeeded in creating the first national school voucher program. The Republican megabill that President Donald Trump signed into law in July will establish new tax credit scholarships for families to use at private schools, including religious ones — a long-held goal of school privatization advocates who argue parents […] The post What’s a tax credit scholarship? The...
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Lower Birth Rates Could Cause Enrollment Issues for Schools
Lower birth rates could cause enrollment issues for schools.
Published on: July 31, 2025 | Source:How My Students Found Their Voice Through Global Learning
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here.Consider the scene: I am an English teacher in a Title I ...
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Federal cuts threaten a major career path for young adults
This story about AmeriCorps jobs was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. Lily Tegner didn’t know what she wanted to do when she graduated from Oregon State University with a chemical engineering degree five years ago. She entered […] The post Federal cuts threaten a major career path for...
Published on: July 30, 2025 | Source:Which schools and colleges are being investigated by the Trump administration?
The Trump administration moved quickly after taking office to open dozens of investigations into schools and universities nationwide. Most of those announced publicly mark a dramatic shift in priorities from previous administrations. The Education Department and other agencies are looking into allegations of antisemitism and racial discrimination against white students at dozens of colleges. The […] The post Which...
Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source:OPINION: Here’s how we hold on to experienced teachers: Give them the support they need
In the race to help students recover from pandemic-related learning loss, education leaders have overlooked one of the most powerful tools already at their disposal: experienced teachers. For decades, a myth has persisted in education policy circles that after their first few years on the job, teachers stop improving. This belief has undercut efforts to […] The post OPINION: Here’s how we hold on to experienced...
Published on: July 28, 2025 | Source:Are High School Counselors Encouraging AI for College Applications?
Students – and faculty – are increasingly using generative AI to ease the college admissions process. Here’s what they should know.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Why Americans should care about child care — even if they don’t have kids
The other day, I came across an article about child care that felt so familiar I let out an exasperated sigh. Child care, the article announced, is now more expensive than college tuition and rent in most states. Many of us had just read another version of the article in March. And before that, in […] The post Why Americans should care about child care — even if they don’t have kids appeared first on The Hechinger...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:How We Used Technology to Bring Families Back Into School Life
"Family engagement isn’t a side project. It’s how we create schools where every parent, guardian, and student feels seen, valued and connected — and ...
Published on: July 23, 2025 | Source:Immigration Raids Are Preventing Students From Attending School
Immigration raids have kept a large share of K-12 students from going to school, according to a new report.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:$50 a week for 40 weeks: How no-strings cash changed the lives of teens
NEW ORLEANS — Kapri Clark used the $50 to help pay for her braces. Lyrik Grant saved half of it, and used the rest for dance classes. Kevin Jackson said he squandered the cash on wings, ride shares for dates and some DJ equipment he later tossed. For the past five years, Clark, Grant, Jackson […] The post $50 a week for 40 weeks: How no-strings cash changed the lives of teens appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
Published on: July 22, 2025 | Source:I Embraced AI in My Community College English Class — and My Students Loved It
“If we don’t meet this moment with intention, we will leave our most vulnerable students behind,” writes community college English professor Susan E. ...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:PRINCIPAL VOICE: Inviting families into our classrooms slashed absenteeism and raised reading levels
Two years ago, I bought each of the teachers at Hamilton Elementary in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood a blue chair. I told them to put it in the back of their classrooms, and that if a parent or caregiver wanted to visit to see how their children are learning — no matter what the […] The post PRINCIPAL VOICE: Inviting families into our classrooms slashed absenteeism and raised reading levels appeared first on...
Published on: July 21, 2025 | Source:Data Shows More Discipline, Less College Prep for Students With Disabilities
“[Equity] requires educators to take a step back and say, ‘No, I want these students to have access because I believe that they're capable of achieving ...
Published on: July 18, 2025 | Source:States Hope Fired Federal Workers Will Flock to Fill Teacher Vacancies
As federal worker positions are being slashed across the nation, some states are hoping those former employees can fill empty teaching positions.
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:Teachers relied on a federal website for climate education. The government may shut it down
For the last 15 years, science teacher Jeff Grant has used information on climate change from the federal website Climate.gov to create lesson plans, prepare students for Advanced Placement tests and educate fellow teachers. Now, Grant says, he is “grabbing what [he] can” from the site run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate […] The post Teachers relied on a federal website for climate...
Published on: July 17, 2025 | Source:How ZIP Codes Determine a Child’s Future — and What We Can Do to Fight Back
“Let’s stop pretending ZIP codes are just numbers. They’re policies. They’re history. And they’re hurting kids. We need to stop acting like every child ...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:America’s child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it could collapse
Léelo en Español. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Maggi’s home in a suburban neighborhood here is a haven for local families. It’s a place where after just a few weeks in Maggi’s family-run child care program this spring, one preschooler started calling Maggi “mama” and Maggi’s husband “papa.” Children who have graduated from Maggi’s program still beg […] The post America’s child care system relies on immigrants. Without them, it...
Published on: July 16, 2025 | Source:She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life
This story was produced by The 19th and reprinted with permission. On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos stepped off a flight from San Antonio into a country she hardly recognized: Guatemala. The summer wasn’t supposed to start this way. The 17-year-old had plans. In early June, she wrapped up 11th grade on a high note, […] The post She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life appeared first on The...
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Study: Kids Suffer as Nearly Half of U.S. Families Struggle to Meet Basic Needs
As families struggle to make ends meet, their children pay the price with higher levels of depression and anxiety, and slower cognitive development.
Published on: July 15, 2025 | Source:Teaching Creativity and Durable Skills in an AI World
When a high school student uses AI to design a community mural or a college freshman collaborates with peers across continents on a digital ...
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Suddenly sacked
Peggy Carr’s last day on the job came so abruptly that she only had time to grab a few personal photos and her coat before a security officer escorted her out of her office and into a chilly February afternoon. She still doesn’t know why she was summarily dismissed as commissioner of the National Center […] The post Suddenly sacked appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:Students Are Struggling With Math. What Are States Doing Wrong?
In math, Alabama went from back of the class to being singled out for kudos. Is there a lesson for other states looking to boost their own students’ ...
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:OPINION: It should not be so hard to transfer from community college, so let’s remove the roadblocks
In the nearly two years since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions, there have been repeated calls for universities to address the resulting decline in diversity by recruiting from community colleges. On the surface, encouraging students to transfer from two-year colleges sounds like a terrific idea. Community colleges enroll large numbers of students […] The post OPINION: It should not be so...
Published on: July 14, 2025 | Source:‘School Choice’ Causes Confusion for Families. Can Edtech Companies Help?
This edtech company wants to help families navigate both early childhood subsidy markets and K-12 "school choice." Experts say that could be a problem.
Published on: July 11, 2025 | Source:Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: How School Districts Choose Edtech That’s Culturally Relevant
Technology can amplify equity or widen gaps, says Baylor University researcher and former teacher Joshua Jonas. So it’s vital schools find edtech that ...
Published on: July 10, 2025 | Source:Why I Believe We Need to Redesign Schools Around Decision-Making
“School shouldn’t be a place where students listen passively to adults for the majority of their days. Schools should be designed to give students ...
Published on: July 09, 2025 | Source:Students’ AI Chats Reveal Their Largest Stressors
A new report found students were most frequently concerned with balancing life and school. The kicker? These concerns were shared with an AI bot, not ...
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:High school students find common ground on the debate stage
DES MOINES, Iowa — Macon Smith stood in front of a nearly empty classroom 1,000 miles from home. He asked his opponent and the two judges in the room if they were ready to start, then he set a six-minute timer and took a deep breath. “When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty,” he began. […] The post High school students find common ground on the debate stage appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
Published on: July 08, 2025 | Source:Another Education Department delay: Release of NAEP science scores
UPDATE: After this story was published, the Education Department issued a press release Monday afternoon, July 7, announcing that Matthew Soldner will serve as acting commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics,in addition to his role as acting director of the Institute of Education Sciences. The job of statistics chief had been vacant since […] The post Another Education Department delay: Release of...
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:OPINION: A college degree opens doors, but only when we remove obstacles for young people
I recently stood before hundreds of young people in California’s Central Valley; more than 60 percent were on that day becoming the first in their family to earn a bachelor’s degree. Their very presence at University of California, Merced’s spring commencement ceremony disrupted a major narrative in our nation about who college is for — […] The post OPINION: A college degree opens doors, but only when we remove...
Published on: July 07, 2025 | Source:Apprenticeships for high schoolers are touted as the next big thing. One state leads the way
This story is part of Hechinger’s ongoing coverage about rethinking high school. See our articles about a new diploma in Alabama and a “career education for all” model in Kentucky. ELKHART, Ind. — Ever since Ty Zartman was little, people told him he had to go to college to be successful. “It was engraved on […] The post Apprenticeships for high schoolers are touted as the next big thing. One state leads the way...
Published on: July 06, 2025 | Source:$6 billion school funding freeze sparks outcry over ‘cruel betrayal’ of students
This story was published by The 19th and reprinted with permission. State officials and teacher union leaders are reeling after President Donald Trump’s decision Tuesday to freeze more than $6 billion in federal K-12 education funding for the upcoming school year — a move critics say will further kneecap schools after mass cuts and layoffs […] The post $6 billion school funding freeze sparks outcry over ‘cruel betrayal...
Published on: July 03, 2025 | Source: