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A model for global literacy reform
In a surprising turnaround, Mississippi, once ranked near the bottom of U.S. education standings, has…
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Engineering students explore how to ethically design and locate nuclear facilities in this college course
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.…
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Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on March 20, 2025, that calls for closing…
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Debate over H-1B visas shines spotlight on US tech worker shortages
A heated debate has recently erupted between two groups of supporters of President Donald Trump.…
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High school sports are losing athletes to private clubs, but schools can keep them by focusing on character development
Not long ago, high school students who wanted to play football, basketball or another sport…
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Why history instruction is critical for combating online misinformation
Can you tell fact from fiction online? In a digital world, few questions are more…
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Why parents of ‘twice-exceptional’ children choose homeschooling over public school
Homeschooling has exploded in popularity in recent years, particularly since the pandemic. But researchers are…
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Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years to come
The U.S. Department of Education cut its workforce by nearly 50% on March 11, 2025,…
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Mass layoffs at Education Department signal Trump’s plan to gut the agency
The Trump administration on Tuesday slashed staff at the Department of Education – firing roughly…
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What is a charter school, really? Supreme Court ruling on whether Catholic charter is constitutional will hinge on whether they’re public or private
In April 2025, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether the nation’s first religious…