Just 47% of U.S. adults can correctly explain why the colonies declared independence from Britain, The 74's Greg Toppo reports. The 250th anniversary arrives with a civics crisis hiding in plain sight, teachers say www.the74million.org/article/at-2...

Opinion: Even as political leaders talk about limiting the time students spend in front of computer screens, millions of children and families across the country lack the digital skills employers require bit.ly/3SA1hlr

Teachers say debates over citizenship and equality are reshaping how students read the declaration today www.the74million.org/article/at-2...

Morton and Rhine: States should use the new federal dollars to build a healthcare talent pipeline for rural communities, starting in high school bit.ly/4eWzLGj

Yglesias: We should care more about actual efficacy in teaching bit.ly/4apEzme

States can block transgender athletes from playing on girls’ and women’s sports teams, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier today www.the74million.org/article/supr...

“It’s not going to be a finger snap,” former VA education secretary Aimee Guidera told The 74 contributor @nirvishah.bsky.social. The $447M Partnership for Petersburg helped, but “not as much as I want,” she said bit.ly/443T0IU

The ruling reaffirms that all babies born on U.S. soil are citizens regardless of their parents’ status, follows other wins for Trump on immigration www.the74million.org/article/supr...

Student’s Voice: The goal is not to ignore AI, but to ensure younger generations have opportunities to develop confidence in their own ideas bit.ly/4b0nJKJ

Providers in states that saw the biggest enrollment declines say COVID alone does not explain why the data show fewer 3- and 4-year-olds in school bit.ly/4oUnW85

The successor to Becky Pringle, president of the National Education Association, will be decided at the union's representative assembly July 3-7 bit.ly/4xVS9b6

At Imagine Early Learning Centers, all staff own a portion of the company. Could this model be part of the solution to retaining childcare providers? bit.ly/4xSoDCK

For years, the district was among the state’s worst. A $447 million investment has sparked a sense of being “on the move, slowly but surely” bit.ly/3QHGmwc

Disney's latest animated favorite depicts technology as displacing real peer-to-peer interactions. Experts weigh in on how much that mirrors reality bit.ly/3QCnbUA

Camp Mystic filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday, nearly a year after devastating Texas floods killed 28 campers and counselors. The camp submitted a Chapter 11 filing in a Texas bankruptcy court, according to @nytimes.com. We took a look back at its legacy: www.the74million.org/article/dead...

For people with disabilities, music can be a powerful tool capable of regulating emotions, rewiring neural pathways and opening channels of communication that language cannot reach. So why is it so hard for students with disabilities to access it? www.the74million.org/article/harn...

Student’s View: Music is an unusually powerful tool for regulating emotions, rewiring neural pathways, and opening channels of communication bit.ly/4gbIyGJ

As the Texas Board of Education prepares to vote on social studies standards Friday, members are just learning of a $67 million curriculum contract bit.ly/3R3y4Pl

Analysis: Former Netflix CEO on the ‘urgency for harnessing AI for accelerated, mastery-based learning’ www.the74million.org/article/reed...

More: Linda McMahon became the first U.S. education secretary to be the target of impeachment proceedings Read the three articles filed this morning in link below

The Los Angeles Unified Board voted unanimously to appoint Chait www.the74million.org/article/laus...

One expert said the effort will get Congress’ attention, but is largely ‘symbolic.’ @lrj417.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/demo...

A temporary program extending pandemic-era childcare stabilization payments ends June 30, leaving many providers grappling with how to make ends meet bit.ly/44xJTAg

As Linda McMahon further splits up the Education Department, some parents worry about a disjointed approach to serving kids with disabilities bit.ly/3R1zYzZ

A new movie connects with a civics curriculum that goes beyond memorizing dates and places to consider whether Washington made the right decisions bit.ly/4xMkvnO

Greenberg-Ellis and Pimentel: With approval of four new schools, plus added funding and benefits, lawmakers showed increased support for charters bit.ly/4w4Ijll

Aldeman: Indian River's initiative started with 2 moms. Now, there are 25 school literacy coaches, extra help for kids and family engagement programs bit.ly/4gCnlWk

College degrees don’t guarantee good jobs anymore, so students must build resumes and AI skills in high school and college, experts say bit.ly/4eBmLWt

Kisida: Many critics resist choice politically while exercising it for their own kids through private schools or expensive homes in 'good' districts bit.ly/43LZEn5

Consistent attendance, lacking in some past summer school initiatives, contributed to student gains, researchers said bit.ly/4v1jjuw

Burak: New research shows 220,000 children lost coverage from 2022-24, with dire consequences for childhood literacy and chronic absenteeism bit.ly/4giQC8H

Stopol: It is possible to ensure that all young people possess the connections and skills they will need to succeed in the workplace and in life www.the74million.org/article/scho...

In an effort to combat skyrocketing absenteeism, Iowa passed a wide-ranging law and put other efforts in place that seem to be working www.the74million.org/article/iowa...

When schools use a strong curriculum supported by instructional materials and teacher prep, students see gains in math scores bit.ly/4oHvmvu

Guerrero and Umland: Districts are making major investments to improve math results. Los Angeles shows how alignment can ensure investments pay off bit.ly/4oHvmvu

Gunton: Technological infrastructure centers relationships in New York City’s Every Child and Family Is Known initiative bit.ly/3QMbE50

Florida teacher: ‘When we recognize the push to make Juneteenth a national holiday was led by an educator — it highlights the strength & influence we possess’ www.the74million.org/article/flor...

An eight-state analysis from the Buffett Early Childhood Institute found a 44% turnover rate among the early childhood workforce bit.ly/4ehJx6R

Aguilar: Some key questions to ask before signing on the dotted line and committing limited resources to artificial intelligence-powered ed tech tools bit.ly/44fKUNn

SCOTUS will also decide whether President Trump can take away the protected status of hundreds of thousands of Haitian and Syrian immigrants bit.ly/4oCEuRU

Manno: Many grads have a new take on higher ed — that valuable learning doesn’t occur only in one place, on one timetable or in one type of school bit.ly/4a3dLb4

New Stanford research finds that students left alone with a tutoring bot spent just 2-5 minutes interacting bit.ly/4vyhk1T

Some foreign-born educators have had to leave the classroom already. Others might never arrive in the U.S. if Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee stands bit.ly/3SanqGN

Some regulations were loosened for federal Title grants to the state, but not to school districts as some conservatives want www.the74million.org/article/trum...

Eroh & Malipatil: If a tool does not improve learning, help teachers or advance a clear instructional goal, it does not belong in the classroom bit.ly/4ebODl5

The nation’s capital has seen some of the biggest achievement gains of any city in the country. But today’s mayoral primary could deliver a big shakeup bit.ly/44cLStG

A voter-approved sales tax helped build a stable, high-quality pre-K system with broad backing www.the74million.org/zero2eight/h...

Berry, Matsuda & Fullan: Anaheim is a case study in rethinking HS, college and career through partnerships, community schools and team teaching www.the74million.org/article/how-...

New research shows 1 in 3 young people use AI for personal, relational support or engaging intimately with characters and personas www.the74million.org/article/surv...

Hise: District and local nonprofit have built operational systems that make volunteer help useful, consistent and geared to what teachers want bit.ly/4vPwzDi