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Fearing for the Future of Special Education

by Natalie Note December 19, 2025December 19, 2025

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act turns 50 with educators and activists fighting to preserve the landmark achievement.

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Amazon Has Been Conning School Districts out of Millions

by Naomi Bethune December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

Amazon Business is billed as a convenient one-stop shop for schools. Reality is more expensive.

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GOP Forcing Eight Million Student Loan Borrowers Into Repayment

by Whitney Curry Wimbish December 16, 2025December 16, 2025

The most affordable of all the federal repayment programs is ending sooner than planned after Trump conspired with red-state attorneys general to kill it.

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The Continuing Community College Conundrum

by Natalie Note December 13, 2025December 16, 2025

These schools can complement four-year institutions, but some students aren’t always set up for success when they transfer.

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The High Cost of Targeting International Students in Texas

by Lise Olsen November 20, 2025

The Trump administration’s bans and airport detentions are derailing the academic dreams of students who carry out important research—and sometimes pay hefty tuition—to attend Texas institutions.

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The Trump Administration Is Quietly Preparing to Bring Back School Segregation

by Chris Lewis November 19, 2025

It starts with vouchers and the destruction of the Office for Civil Rights.

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AI Is an Artificial Fix for American Education

by Logan Chapman October 24, 2025

State education officials have long lagged behind tech developments, and now they’re playing catchup on establishing guidelines for AI use in K-12 classrooms. At the same time, polls find declining support for AI in the classroom.

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The Republican Plot to Destroy Education Research

by Chris Lewis October 16, 2025October 23, 2025

Education of any kind is now a partisan issue. The Trump administration is refusing to publicize data that bear on the needs of marginalized people because American conservatives are now dead set against the very idea of public education of any kind.