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Rep. Melissa Hortman, Killed in Targeted Attack, Was a Champion for Minnesotan Families

1 week ago | the74million.org | Grace Panetta

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter This story was originally reported by Grace Panetta of The 19th. Meet Grace and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy. Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House speaker who championed the passage of ambitious progressive policies in the state, was assassinated early Saturday in what Gov.
Florida Teacher: Juneteenth Explores the Oft-Avoided, ‘More Despondent’ Side of American History

1 week ago | the74million.org | Trinity Alicia

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How New Microschool Accreditation Pathways Are Opening Doors for Founders and Families

1 week ago | the74million.org | Kerry McDonald

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter As a mother of nine in Tennessee, Sarah Fagerburg tried a variety of different schooling types, from public schools to homeschooling, but she always felt there had to be something better. In the spring of 2023, she discovered Acton Academy from listening to a podcast, and knew that this was the educational model she had been seeking. “My mind was blown,” said Fagerburg.
Most Students Say They’re Not ‘Math People,’ RAND Survey Finds

1 week ago | the74million.org | Kevin Mahnken

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Nearly one in three students in middle and high school say they’ve never felt like a “math person,” according to newly released polling from the RAND Corporation. Another 25% said they used to feel at home in the subject, but don’t any longer.
Maine Case Opens New Battleground for School Choice: The Right to Discriminate

1 week ago | the74million.org | Linda Jacobson

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter In a landmark 2022 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court said states can’t exclude faith-based schools from voucher programs because they practice religion. That opinion, Carson v. Makin, turbocharged the spread of private school choice programs across red states. Now Christian schools in Maine, where the case originated, want the courts to go even further.
New Report: States Need to Up Their Game on Preparing Elementary Math Teachers

1 week ago | the74million.org | Jo Napolitano

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Elementary-level teacher preparation programs could use a significant overhaul in the area of mathematics, according to a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality: Many leave educators ill-equipped to teach critical topics — and children not up to the task in a difficult subject.
Pre-K Teachers Are Stressed and Say They Want to Quit

1 week ago | the74million.org | Bryce Covert

During the 2023-24 school year, a higher share of children were enrolled in preschool than ever before, and states spent record amounts of money on these programs. But a recent survey of public pre-K teachers could spell potential problems for states that want to keep expanding preschool programs.
Trump Wants to Cut Funding for California Schools Over One Trans Athlete. It’s Not So Easy

1 week ago | the74million.org | Adam Echelman

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s schools and colleges receive billions in federal funding each year — money that President Donald Trump is threatening to terminate over the actions of one student.
How to Expand Family Child Care in NC from CCR&R Team

1 week ago | the74million.org | Liz Bell

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter State legislators from both parties want to expand family child care — the home-based sector of licensed child care, which has shrunk by more than a third since 2018. Both the House and Senate budget proposals include pilots to open new programs to meet the needs of families and employers.
The Feds Are Coming for Immigrant Kids

1 week ago | the74million.org | Mark Keierleber

School (in)Security is our biweekly briefing on the latest school safety news, vetted by Mark Keierleber. Subscribe here. As federal immigration officials carry out mass arrests in Los Angeles and President Donald Trump unilaterally calls in the military to confront protesters — prompting civil unrest across the country this week — the city’s school chief vowed to protect immigrant kids in his care.