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  • Posted 2025-02-13 16:59:00 by: Melinda King

    Linda McMahon said she stands firmly behind President Donald Trump’s calls to gut the U.S. Department of Education at her confirmation hearing to lead the department. This story was produced by Chalkbeat and reprinted with permission. Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to keep up with how education is changing across the U.S. But […] The post Education nominee McMahon says she supports calls to dismantle the agency but that funding wouldn’t be affected appeared first on The Hechinger ...

  • Posted 2025-02-11 11:00:00 by: Melinda King

    TUCSON, Ariz. — Olivia Howe was hesitant at first to add French to her major in finance at the University of Arizona, fearing that it wouldn’t be very useful in the labor market. Then her language skills helped her land a job at the multinational technology company Siemens, which will be waiting for her when […] The post Colleges rebrand humanities majors as job-friendly  appeared first on The Hechinger ...

  • Posted 2025-02-11 06:00:00 by: Melinda King

    DANVERS, Mass. — It’s a rainy fall day in New England, but that doesn’t stop a group of students at Essex Tech North Shore Agricultural & Technical High School from donning work boots and hard hats and getting to work building a vegetable wash station on campus. This afternoon, they are installing wire mesh and […] The post ‘Golden ticket to job security’: Trade union partnerships hold promise for high school students appeared first on The Hechinger ...

  • Posted 2025-02-11 06:00:00 by: Melinda King

    This story was produced by the Associated Press and reprinted with permission. Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that’s changing. In-class tutors and “data chats” at her middle school in Compton, California, have made a dramatic difference, the 11-year-old said. She proudly pulled up a performance tracker at a tutoring […] The post America’s kids are still behind in reading and math. These schools are defying the trend appeared first on The Hechinger ...

  • Posted 2025-02-10 11:00:00 by: Melinda King

    Over the past decade, a majority of states have passed new “science of reading” laws or implemented policies that emphasize phonics in classrooms. Yet the 2024 results of an important national test, released last month, showed that the reading scores of elementary and middle schoolers continued their long downward slide, hitting new lows. The emphasis […] The post The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it appeared first on The Hechinger ...

  • Posted 2025-02-10 06:00:00 by: Melinda King

    In an era when artificial intelligence increasingly shapes decisions in education, it’s critical to examine how these technologies impact historically marginalized communities. AI offers both promise and peril, and parents have the power to drive this change. By engaging with schools, collaborating with their communities and advocating for transparency and inclusivity, they can ensure that […] The post OPINION: Parents have the power to drive change and make sure that AI addresses inequality appeared first on The Hechinger ...

  • Posted 2025-02-10 06:00:00 by: Melinda King

    BATON ROUGE, La. — Alcide Simmons said he has only one word to describe what it was like for his daughter, Brooke, as she struggled to spell and read: “torture.” “ ‘Spell ‘duck,’ Brooke,” Simmons recalled. “And it would be, ‘P, C, K, something,’ no matter how many times.” His wife, Leslie Johnson-Simmons, said she […] The post Trump wants to shake up education. What that could mean for a charter school started by a GOP senator’s wife appeared first on The Hechinger ...

  • Posted 2025-02-09 06:00:00 by: Melinda King

    Hi, everyone. This week I’m bringing you a dispatch from the Higher Education Climate Leadership Summit, hosted by the group Second Nature, where the Trump administration’s efforts to undo environmental action were very much top of mind. Thanks for reading. — Caroline Preston WASHINGTON — Federal dollars for clean energy are disappearing. Environmental offices across […] The post Universities need a ‘Trump response plan’ appeared first on The Hechinger ...

  • Posted 2025-02-06 06:00:00 by: Melinda King

    In the days following President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration, Christina Valdez, a child care provider in Minnesota, hung signs at the entrance to the building that houses her 36-child program, reminding visitors that it is private property. The signs are part of a new safety protocol Valdez has […] The post Child care centers were off limits to immigration authorities. How that’s changed appeared first on The Hechinger ...

  • Posted 2025-02-06 06:00:00 by: Melinda King

    Jenni Hernandez asiste a la Universidad Estatal de Sacramento, ubicada en una ciudad santuario en un estado santuario, y en un campus que acoge a los inmigrantes. Pero debido a que vive en el país sin autorización, el temor intenso que siente ahora la transporta a cuando tenía 7 años y se enteró por primera […] The post ‘Hay una cultura de temor’: Estudiantes indocumentados agonizan ante comienzo del nuevo mandato de Trump appeared first on The Hechinger ...