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Ongoing Federal Shutdown Threatens Head Start Access for Over 65K Children 'We don't want to see our children ... caught in the crosshairs of these types of political fights,' national deputy director said.

New: A first, state-by-state look at how many Head Start and Early Head Start seats could be threatened if the government shutdown extends until Nov. 1. @natlheadstart.bsky.social

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Ongoing Federal Shutdown Threatens Head Start Access for Over 65K Children 'We don't want to see our children ... caught in the crosshairs of these types of political fights,' national deputy director said.

Ongoing federal shutdown threatens Head Start access for 65K+ kids: "We don't want to see our children ... caught in the crosshairs of these types of political fights," Head Start's deputy director said. @amandageduld.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social #EduSky www.the74million.org/zero2eight/o...

New Gallup Poll: 1 in 4 Teachers Don’t Have Necessary Resources, Support Staff Over 60% of educators reported a shortage of teaching assistants, mental health resources and special educators, seriously impacting job satisfaction.

New @gallup.com poll: 1 in 4 teachers don't have necessary resources, support staff. @amandageduld.bsky.social reports

Experts Dissect What Confusing New Vax Rules Could Mean for Kids, Parents Over two days of chaotic meetings, RFK Jr.’s newly handpicked CDC advisory group updated vaccine recommendations, including for measles and COVID.

Over two days of chaotic meetings, RFK Jr.’s newly handpicked CDC advisory group updated vaccine recommendations, including for measles and COVID. @amandageduld.bsky.social reports

From Classroom Drudgery to Joyful Enrichment: The Evolution of Summer School The pandemic supercharged summer school’s transformation from remedial academics to learning plus fun — and now there’s no going back, experts say.

The pandemic supercharged summer school’s transformation from remedial academics to learning plus fun — and now there’s no going back, experts say. @amandageduld.bsky.social reports

Medicaid Cuts in Trump Tax Bill Spark Fears for Child Health, School Services The bill will cut an estimated $1.02 trillion from Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program benefits — programs that insure some 40M children.

Medicaid cuts in Trump tax bill spark fears for child health, school services. @amandageduld.bsky.social reports

Suspensions for Students with Disabilities Are Far More Frequent in These States Exclusive analysis by The 74 of 2022-23 IDEA data reveals stark disparities among students already subject to disproportionate punishment in school.

Strong reveals here by @amandageduld.bsky.social, including that South Carolina suspends these students more often than any other state — and at nearly 2X the national rate. www.the74million.org/article/for-...

Suspensions for Students with Disabilities Are Far More Frequent in These States Exclusive analysis by The 74 of 2022-23 IDEA data reveals stark disparities among students already subject to disproportionate punishment in school.

For students with disabilities, suspension is not just a matter of race and gender — but geography, @amandageduld.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/for-...

New Research: Childhood Vaccination Rates Drop Across 1,600 U.S. Counties Amid deadly measles outbreak, average measles vaccine rate fell further below herd immunity mark in 33 states, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.

New research: Childhood vaccination rates drop across 1,600 U.S. counties. @amandageduld.bsky.social reports

My commute to high school is my refuge The subway is the one place where I’m just another person moving through the city.

A lovely essay from a NYC high school student about how she learned to love her daily subway commute to school.

"I have no responsibilities, no duty to do anything for anybody. The train is the one place where I am just another person moving through the city."

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A Bronx high schooler showed up for a routine immigration court date. ICE was waiting. A NYC public school student’s arrest was part of a nationwide blitz of immigration authorities detaining migrants in courthouses in an effort to speed up deportations.

A Bronx high school student showed up at a routine immigration court date in Manhattan last week. ICE was waiting.

Please read this one. Immigration enforcement is an education story: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

‘A True Game Changer:’ Unprecedented School Choice Tax Credit Part of GOP Bill The $5B measure could expand private school choice to all 50 states and stands a better chance of passing than earlier federal attempts.

GOP-proposed $5B tax credit could expand private school choice to all 50 states and stands a better chance of passing than earlier federal attempts. @amandageduld.bsky.social reports

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‘A True Game Changer:’ Unprecedented School Choice Tax Credit Part of GOP Bill The $5B measure could expand private school choice to all 50 states and stands a better chance of passing than earlier federal attempts.

If the ECCA were to be enacted, the # of students receiving $ for school choice programs could double in one year, one expert told me. “A 100% increase in a single year in the number of people being served by private school choice programs? That’s a big deal.”

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Wave of Washington Head Starts Shut Down as Chaos Engulfs Federal Program After months of layoffs, funding freezes and uncertainty, Trump's new budget proposal calls for eliminating the anti-poverty early childhood program.

This little boy — and at least 400 other children in eastern Washington state — lost their Head Start and Early Head Start programs this week. It's the outcome most feared since Trump took office and may only be the beginning. @amandageduld.bsky.social reports.

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Head of New RFK Jr. Vaccine Study Practiced Unlicensed Medicine on Autistic Kids Even though David Geier is not a physician, he gave autistic children a dangerous, unapproved drug and improperly prescribed puberty blockers.

Head of new RFK Jr. vaccine study practiced unlicensed medicine on autistic kids. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports

New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order New York’s stance differed from the muted and deferential responses from other major institutions to the administration’s threats.

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Lives Upended: 3 Ed Dept Staffers Worry for Themselves — And the Nation’s Kids The three women, one fired, two placed on leave, are concerned about their own futures and families, but also millions of vulnerable students.

Ed Dept. employees fired or put on leave speak out. One fears for the kids they were meant to protect: “It’s painful,” she said. The impact this will have on schools and students “makes the pit of my stomach just fall.” www.the74million.org/article/live...

Scoop: State Dept. to use AI to revoke visas of foreign students who appear "pro-Hamas" The effort includes AI-assisted reviews of tens of thousands of student visa holders' social media accounts and marks a dramatic escalation in the U.S. government's policing of foreign nationals' cond...

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Would-Be Rural Teachers See Their College Dreams Dashed by Trump Funding Cuts ‘This scholarship was my way out. It was my way to be something,’ said one first-gen student hoping to teach English learners in Nebraska.

Would-be rural teachers see their college dreams dashed by Trump funding cuts. @amandageduld.bsky.social reports

‘Going for Blood’: After Mass Firing, Many Wonder How Ed Dept. Will Function The programs that took the biggest blows include student loans, the research arm that runs the ‘Nation’s Report Card’ and civil rights.

Terrific story from the @the74.bsky.social's team describing just what the impact will be of cutting half the staff at the Education Department. @lrj417.bsky.social @markkeierleber.bsky.social @gtoppo.bsky.social @amandageduld.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/depa...

‘Going for Blood’: After Mass Firing, Many Wonder How Ed Dept. Will Function The programs that took the biggest blows include student loans, the research arm that runs the ‘Nation’s Report Card’ and civil rights.

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‘Going for Blood’: After Mass Firing, Many Wonder How Ed Dept. Will Function The programs that took the biggest blows include student loans, the research arm that runs the ‘Nation’s Report Card’ and civil rights.

‘Going for Blood’: With Half of its Staff Cut, Many Wonder How Ed Dept. Will Function www.the74million.org/article/depa...

Education Department layoffs gut its civil rights office, leaving discrimination cases in limbo The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of complai...

The Office for Civil Rights has been gutted with around 240 layoffs, nearly half its staff. Seven of the civil rights agency’s 12 regional offices were entirely laid off, including busy hubs in New York, Chicago and Dallas.

His Daughter Was America’s First Measles Death in a Decade A visit with a family in mourning

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DOGE Education Cuts Hit Students with Disabilities, Literacy Research Teens with disabilities were getting help with life after high school. Then DOGE started cutting.

DOGE Education Cuts Hit Students with Disabilities, Literacy Research www.the74million.org/article/doge... @the74.bsky.social

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New: The administration—through DOJ, HHS, ED, and GSA—says it has canceled ~$400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University.

Along Party Lines, McMahon Bid to Lead Education Department Advances to Senate In a 12-11 vote, education committee approves former WWE CEO to lead — and perhaps dismantle — education department.

In a 12-11 vote, education committee approves former WWE CEO Linda McMahon to lead — and perhaps dismantle — education department

Education Groups Push Back Against Feared Cuts to School-Based Medicaid ‘Helping take care of children’s medical needs in school is a step forward. Taking that away is such a step backward,’ student disabilities advocate.

Education groups push back against feared cuts to school-based medicaid www.the74million.org/article/educ...