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Madina Toure

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Education Reporter at POLITICO

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  • 1 week ago | politico.com | Madina Toure

    “Elected officials and would-be elected officials are seeing that this is a constituency that is good for them to be thoughtful of,” said Rebecca Bailin, who leads New Yorkers United for Child Care, a parent-led group. The issue is an obvious political vulnerability for Mayor Eric Adams, a registered Democrat who’s sitting out the primary to run as an independent in the general election.

  • 3 weeks ago | politico.com | Rebecca Carballo |Madina Toure

    Detaining and arresting former and current international students involved in pro-Palestinian protests and pledging to review the visa status of demonstrators who took over a campus library are becoming big warnings. In some cases, legal challenges argue that many international students who had their visas revoked haven’t been protesters.

  • 1 month ago | politico.com | Madina Toure |Bill Mahoney

    The state’s school funding formula will be updated in this year’s state budget. | Eric Thayer/AP DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 36NEW ERA FOR SCHOOL FUNDING: A long-awaited effort to begin revamping the state’s antiquated school funding formula appears headed for the finish line. Conversations around Foundation Aid, established in 2007, stayed on the backburner for weeks as Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders blew past the April 1 deadline to finalize the budget.

  • 1 month ago | politico.com | Bianca Quilantan |Madina Toure

    That nascent pushback, showcased by Harvard’s decision to reject several proposals from Trump this week, is a notable turnaround from a year ago, when universities appeared more timid about their response to pro-Palestinian campus protests. But what’s unclear is how long even the wealthiest universities can weather a White House and conservative movement so committed to having a public spat with institutions easily branded as elite, exclusive and wealthy.

  • 2 months ago | politico.com | Madina Toure |Jeff Coltin |Nick Reisman |Emily Ngo

    With help from Cris Seda Chabrier Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers are still negotiating the details of a full-day cellphone ban in schools. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images NEW YORK MINUTE: Happy fiscal new year (and April Fool’s) to all who celebrate. The state budget is officially late, and lawmakers have until noon to approve a stop-gap bill to meet payroll for some 58,000 state workers and fulfill Medicaid payments. There’s more budget news below.

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