Each year, The 74 highlights stories we wish we’d written, like the @puddingviz.bsky.social's “This Is a Teenager.” @alv9n.com's project follows hundreds of teens into their late 30s, allowing viewers to dive into 24 years of circumstances & consequences www.the74million.org/article/the-...

LAUSD’s top financial officer said declining enrollment and the end of pandemic relief funds forced the district to take cost-cutting steps www.the74million.org/article/layo...

Our 13 most read, most talked-about and most powerful education essays of 2025 www.the74million.org/article/our-...

Using the latest adaptive technology and other critical supports, the 150-student private school allows nonverbal students to communicate and thrive www.the74million.org/article/tran...

50 years ago, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ended the routine institutionalization of kids with disabilities. Advocates fear a return to that dark time. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/befo...

Each year, The 74’s staff highlights stories from other outlets we wish we’d written, like @iowapublicradio.org's Nicole Grundmeier's thoughtful examination of Midwest districts’ experiments with four-day school weeks. See the full list here www.the74million.org/article/the-...

Miles: The early reading program’s fate will determine whether the city builds on hard-won progress in literacy or risks losing momentum www.the74million.org/article/new-...

Filmmaker Rob Reiner devoted his influence to reshaping early childhood education policy in California www.the74million.org/zero2eight/r...

Each year, The 74 publishes our Jealousy List — stories we admired so much, we wish we’d done them ourselves. First up: @propublica.org' @jsmithrichards.bsky.social & @chalkbeat.org's Mila Koumpilova's in-depth investigation into under-enrolled schools in Chicago

@chadaldeman.bsky.social: Can Los Angeles schools have a looming $1.6B deficit with $19B in revenues?

Every year, The 74’s staff shares a list of stories from other media outlets that we wish we had written: groundbreaking investigations, heartwarming tales and smart takes on the news. We hope you enjoy (and share) these stories www.the74million.org/article/the-...

Flexible, out-of-the-classroom thinking gave Raina Maiga the opportunity to discover her passions with interest-driven classes and internships. (Partner post with XQ) www.the74million.org/article/this...

Michigan laws now align literacy curriculum, assessment and funding with the science of reading www.the74million.org/article/mich...

Parents, students and immigrant advocates across the U.S. work to thwart enforcement near schools, creating safe passage to class for Trump targets. @jonapolitano.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/resi...

These research findings captured the K–12 world at the start of President Trump’s second term www.the74million.org/article/12-c...

A union official representing Education Department employees said she’s ‘relieved,’ but accused Secretary Linda McMahon of wasting $40 million

CDC advisory committee votes to overturn decades-old Hep B vaccination recommendations

3,000 California teachers, school staffers strike while 7 unions declare impasse. @laurenwreports.bsky.social reports

In addition to plans for a Jewish charter school in Oklahoma, Tennessee’s attorney general has argued in favor of a Christian charter there www.the74million.org/article/afte...

Opinion: Can Gen Z save journalism?

Cleveland abandons small schools in favor of boosting larger high schools. @patrickonews.bsky.social reports

Undiagnosed dyslexia can manifest as behavior issues, which can disproportionately harm Black and brown kids in school and their mental health. From @the74.bsky.social:

Opinion: We've passed the laws to support strong readers — now let's deliver results

Analysis: Bonus pay gets great nurses where they're needed most. Why not teachers, too?

In Arizona, the typical ESA recipient already attends private school, study finds

Opinion: Amid budget cuts to child care, dedicated funds hold promise

AI tutors, with a little human help, offer 'reliable' instruction, study finds. @gtoppo.bsky.social reports

About 40% of teacher prep programs aren’t producing graduating classes that are as diverse as their state’s educator workforce, new report finds

Opinion: Multilingualism is a strength. Why isn't curriculum designed that way?

Opinion: Students will pay a heavy price if feds gut funding for high-impact tutoring

Helming what has become a lucrative business empire, Graham Dugoni says he wants schools to retain a sense of "unexplored territory." www.the74million.org/article/from...

Opinion: When every student is guaranteed a chance, more reach advanced math

Q&A: In new book, researcher calls out dumbed-down method of teaching reading

Why aren't parents reading to kids? Here's what it means for young students

Chen: Many homeschoolers, charter students and military kids don't have access to music, dance or theater. My Florida program helps fill that gap

Vaping is 'everywhere now' in schools. Can surveillance tech thwart it?

Opinion: What football can tell us about how to teach reading

Opinion: Weakening the IDEA threatens millions of disabled Americans like me

Opinion: Schools should take a cue from the military and start aptitude screening

Opinion: Mayor-elect Mamdani's first test: Keeping our schools accountable

Inside the race to hire and retain America's early educators

Looking for a good news lunchtime read? New, from me @the74.bsky.social today: The story of four Albuquerque schools teaching a mix of cutting-edge and ancient sustainable agriculture strategies — and the endangered river the students are helping to protect.

State and district leaders predict further complications when the Labor Department starts managing $28 billion in K-12 funds. @lrj417.bsky.social reports

New Mexico kids learn to save precious water for the future. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports

Alina Adams: A recent ranking of public elementary schools exposes a key component to student success, but the top schools approach it in vastly different ways

There’s an innate tension between school safety and students’ civil rights. The 74’s Mark Keierleber keeps you up to date on the news you need to know

Watch: These schools are beating the odds in teaching kids to read @chadaldeman.bsky.social www.youtube.com/shorts/8hec1...

The nation’s second-largest district now enrolls about 62,000 English learners, down from more than 75,000 immigrant students in the 2024-25 academic www.the74million.org/article/thou...

Opinion: Downgrading education is a disastrous misreading of what our country needs

Illinois teachers call for taxing the wealthy to address school budget deficits. @laurenwreports.bsky.social reports