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Federal Which States Have Sued to Stop Biden's Title IX Rule?
A summary of all the lawsuits challenging the Biden administration's Title IX rule that expands protections for LGBTQ+ students.
Libby Stanford
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Law & Courts Biden's Title IX Rule Is Now Blocked in 14 States
A judge in Kansas issued the third injunction against the Biden administration's rule granting protections to LGBTQ+ students.
Libby Stanford
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Law & Courts Student Says Snapchat Enabled Teacher's Abuse. Supreme Court Won't Hear His Case
The high court, over a dissent by two justices, decline to review the scope of Section 230 liability protection for social media platforms.
Mark Walsh
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4 min read
Federal What the 2024 GOP Platform Says About K-12 and What It Would Mean If Trump Wins
We break down what the GOP's 2024 policy platform says about education.
Libby Stanford
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7 min read
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Doral, Fla.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Doral, Fla.
Rebecca Blackwell/AP
Education Funding A State Considers a Future in Which Schools Can't Rely on Property Taxes
How would school districts fill the gap if a governor gets his wishes?
Mark Lieberman
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10 min read
A school building rests on vanishing columns of rolled hundred dollar bills. Vanishing property tax support for schools.
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Federal Q&A Ed Research Isn't Always Relevant. This Official Is Trying to Change That
Matthew Soldner, the acting director of the Institute of Education Sciences, calls for new approaches to keep up with classroom tools.
Sarah D. Sparks
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Federal Project 2025: What It Is and What It Means for K-12 If Trump Wins
The comprehensive policy agenda proposes eliminating the U.S. Department of Education under a conservative president.
Libby Stanford
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4 min read
Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, speaks before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at the National Religious Broadcasters convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center on Feb. 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn.
Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, speaks before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at the National Religious Broadcasters convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center on Feb. 22, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. Democrats are using the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 agenda to show what could happen in a Trump presidency while the former president distances himself from it.
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  • Alaysia Kimble, 9, laughs with fellow students while trying on a firefighter’s hat and jacket at Estabrook Elementary during the Grizzle Learning Camp on June, 26, 2024 in Ypsilanti, Mich.
    Alaysia Kimble, 9, laughs with fellow students while trying on a firefighter’s hat and jacket at Estabrook Elementary during the Grizzly Learning Camp on June, 26, 2024 in Ypsilanti, Mich. The district, with 70 percent of its students coming from low-income backgrounds, is struggling with how to continue funding the popular summer program after ESSER funds dry up.
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    Education Funding Inside a Summer Learning Camp With an Uncertain Future After ESSER
    A high-poverty district offers an enriching, free summer learning program. But the end of ESSER means tough choices.
    Elizabeth Heubeck, July 2, 2024
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    States Why This State Will Take a Class Requirement Off the Ballot—And Why It Matters
    Asking voters to decide on a curriculum issue could set a tricky precedent, experts say.
    Evie Blad, July 1, 2024
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    States How States Are Testing the Church-State Divide in Public Schools
    A new order to teach the Bible in Oklahoma is the latest action to fuel debate over the presence of religion in schools.
    Evie Blad, June 28, 2024
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    Visitors pose for photographs at the U.S. Supreme Court on June 18, 2024, in Washington.
    Visitors pose for photographs at the U.S. Supreme Court on June 18, 2024, in Washington. The high court on June 28 overruled a longtime precedent and held that courts, not federal agencies, have the primary authority to interpret ambiguous federal statutes.
    Jose Luis Magana/AP
    Law & Courts What the Supreme Court's Chevron Decision Could Mean for Biden's Title IX Rule
    The decision overrules a 40-year-old precedent and could impact lawsuits challenging the final Title IX rule.
    Mark Walsh, June 28, 2024
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    President Joe Biden, right, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, during a presidential debate hosted by CNN, Thursday, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta.
    President Joe Biden, right, and former President Donald Trump, left, face off on stage during a presidential debate hosted by CNN, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. Not a single question was asked about K-12 education and neither candidate raised the issue.
    Gerald Herbert/AP
    Federal The Topic That Didn't Get a Single Mention in Biden-Trump Debate
    K-12 schools—after animating state and local elections in recent years—got no airtime.
    Libby Stanford, June 27, 2024
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    A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday, June 24, challenging Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom.
    A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol, Thursday, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday, June 24, challenging Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom.
    John Bazemore/AP
    States Lawsuit Challenges Louisiana's New Ten Commandments Law
    Opponents argue that the law is a violation of separation of church and state and will isolate students.
    The Associated Press, June 25, 2024
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  • The Oklahoma Supreme Court is pictured in the state Capitol building in Oklahoma City, May 19, 2014. The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, June 25, 2024, that the approval of the nation's first state-funded Catholic charter school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School, is unconstitutional.
    The Oklahoma Supreme Court is pictured in the state Capitol building in Oklahoma City, May 19, 2014. The high court ruled Tuesday, June 25, 2024, that the approval of the nation's first state-funded Catholic charter school, St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School, is unconstitutional.
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    Law & Courts Religious Charter School Is Unconstitutional, Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules
    The state high court says the planned Catholic virtual charter school violates a state provision against aid to 'sectarian' institutions.
    Mark Walsh, June 25, 2024
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    FILE - The Supreme Court is seen under stormy skies in Washington, June 20, 2019. In the coming days, the Supreme Court will confront a perfect storm mostly of its own making, a trio of decisions stemming directly from the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
    The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case about a state law that bars certain medical care for transgender minors, with the legal issues holding potential implications for schools.
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    Law & Courts Supreme Court Case on Transgender Youth Medical Care May Impact Schools
    The justices will decide whether a Tennessee law that bars certain treatments for transgender minors violates the equal-protection clause.
    Mark Walsh, June 24, 2024
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    Globally, 15-year-old girls outpaced their male peers in a new international test of creative thinking.
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    International What the Research Says What Schools Can Learn From a Global Assessment on Creative Thinking
    Not all creativity is the same for student achievement, the latest Program for International Student Assessment data show.
    Sarah D. Sparks, June 18, 2024
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    Federal Social Media Should Come With a Warning, Says U.S. Surgeon General
    A surgeon general's warning label would alert users that “social media is associated with significant mental health harms in adolescents.”
    Arianna Prothero, June 17, 2024
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    North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler announces the gathering of a task force to look into future options the state has for the assessment of students during a press conference May 8, 2015, at the state Capitol in Bismarck, N.D.
    North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler announces the gathering of a task force to look into future options for student assessment during a press conference May 8, 2015, in Bismarck, N.D. Baesler, the nation's longest-serving state schools chief, is running for a fourth term, facing opponents with no experience serving in public schools.
    Mike McCleary/The Bismarck Tribune via AP
    States The Surprising Contenders for State Superintendent Offices This Year
    Two elections for the top education leadership job feature candidates who have never worked in public schools.
    Libby Stanford, June 17, 2024
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    The Supreme Court building is seen on June 13, 2024, in Washington.
    The Supreme Court building is seen on June 13, 2024, in Washington.
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    Law & Courts Why the $4.5 Billion School E-Rate Program Is Headed to the Supreme Court
    The justices will decide whether allegations of overcharging under the telecom-funded program may be brought under the False Claims Act.
    Mark Walsh, June 17, 2024
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Illinois’ top education official has a message for education companies working in his state: You need to take diversity and equity seriously.
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Meeting District Needs K-12 Insider Products to Help 'Beaten-Down' Students Become Great Readers: A Longtime Teacher's Perspective
A Florida curriculum intervention specialist talks about getting teachers to buy into "science of reading" materials.
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