Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants “let them pray” and “Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE”

Teachers unions in St. Paul & Minneapolis have called for a general strike Jan. 23 to protest ICE activity & some students have said they plan to join. @uft.org in New York has planned an emergency demonstration the same day. Update from @bethhawkins.bsky.social: www.the74million.org/article/as-i...

From Head Start to civil rights, here are eight ways Trump reshaped education in just one year

Study: Switching to charter school improves performance for special education students. @laurenwreports.bsky.social reports

Aldeman: At these 255 schools, literacy rates are far higher than their poverty levels would suggest. Is your school a Bright Spot? www.the74million.org/article/top-...

Also in July, concerns mounted about how the staffing cuts at ED would impact students with special needs www.the74million.org/article/for-... @laurenwreports.bsky.social & @bethhawkins.bsky.social

What are the top reasons early career teachers leave? @laurenwreports.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social talked to Center for American Progress researchers about their new survey.

50 years ago, IDEA said no child could be declared ineducable. "Advocates celebrated the end of the school-to-asylum pipeline. Today, however, people with disabilities see flashing warning lights." Powerful & crucial story from @bethhawkins.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/befo...

Scribbled in green marker, Reagan Fletcher's Christmas list began with selfless requests: for her friend to move back and a classmate to recover from a broken wrist. Then, the usuals: an iPad and boots. But her last wish was for Santa to keep her school open. www.the74million.org/article/afte...

More than two-dozen teachers in Colorado Springs District 11 received warnings or were disciplined because of actions related to the one-day teachers strike in October, according to union officials.

3,000 teachers and school staff are at the picket line today in Richmond, California. Seven other teachers unions across the state are at a negotiations impasse with their districts. For most, it's a fight between pay raises and budget deficits. www.the74million.org/article/3000...

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"Jackson was told by Nebraska school officials at one point her daughter wasn’t able to read because her biological mother was incarcerated and she had lived with her grandmother." www.the74million.org/article/for-...

The Trump administration took a giant step toward breaking up the U.S. Department of Education and spreading key K-12 functions across other agencies, moves that many consider a violation of federal law, reports @lrj417.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/whit...

The Tribune spoke to more than a dozen transgender and nonbinary Texas students about how their lives on campuses have changed in recent years. Many said state and federal policies have emboldened their peers to disregard their gender identities, and administrators to slash campus support services.

Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates will lead the Illinois Federation of Teachers, the IFT announced Saturday after its election, positioning the progressive power player to have an even greater role in negotiations over state education funding.

An increasing number of school districts are building low-cost teacher housing as a unique perk to improve retention and recruitment. www.the74million.org/article/200-...

This @the74.bsky.social @laurenwreports.bsky.social recap of an @nctq.bsky.social report highlights something you hear All. The. Time. from burned out special educators: Principals often know very little about special ed and, instead of fostering inclusion, regard it as place to send certain kids.

The judge said it’s ‘far from normal’ for an administration to fire staff ‘as a way to punish the opposing political party.’ @lrj417.bsky.social reports

Budget shortfalls + teacher union contracts have been challenging for multiple districts this year. Philadelphia had to OK borrowing up to $1.5 billion while Fairfax County & Baltimore County returned to the bargaining table after approving promised raises. www.the74million.org/article/stra...

Oklahoma schools chief Ryan Walters steps down to lead anti-union group www.the74million.org/article/okla...

The Trump administration’s First Amendment crackdown in the wake of the activist’s violent death leaves student free speech on even shakier ground

Lots of quotes from lots of folks on dispiriting NAEP results: www.the74million.org/article/covi...

Nebraska Supreme Court rules in favor of mother of La Vista boy who went missing in 2021

The first day of school for Evergreen Public Schools was supposed to be Aug. 26, but buildings are still closed as 1,400 paras, security guards and bus drivers are on strike. And teachers have joined them: www.the74million.org/article/supp...

A Fairfax County union is negotiating its first contract as one of four recently formed school administrators unions in Virginia, following the lifting of a nearly 50yr collective bargaining ban. But Virginia is not alone in union growth for school leaders: www.the74million.org/article/scho...

BREAKING: Minnesota's governor said a shooting has occurred at a Minneapolis school, calling it a "horrific act of violence."

“It’s not going to be my fault that her dream dies." @MichaelElsenRoo spent months with an undocumented NYC student and the school fighting to keep her education hopes alive www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

Two years after police staged a chilling raid on the Marion County Record, the newspaper’s owner-editor remains committed to the hard-hitting journalism that made him a target. via @kansasreflector.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/qa-t...

This @the74.bsky.social @laurenwreports.bsky.social piece, new today, recaps some alarming findings about AI and classroom applications. My observation: We shouldn't be surprised, given that material the AIs take in — which we as a society generate — reflects ableism, sexism, racial bias, etc.

This past July, 10 high school and college students sat in the empty library of Maȟpíya Lúta — Red Cloud — High School in Pine Ridge, South Dakota. There, they recited everyday phrases in Lakota as part of a summer internship to learn and preserve the language. www.the74million.org/article/in-c...

reporting via @the74.bsky.social, @bethhawkins.bsky.social and @laurenwreports.bsky.social the FOIA Bakery has brought five systemic state complaints against chicago public schools in illinois ranging from transportation, physical restraint, and student assignment it is not easy but necessary

The Office for Civil Rights was a key avenue of relief for parents unable to get special ed services for their children thru state-level complaints. But with the dismantling of OCR, parents will have to rely on systems that have never delivered on their promise. www.the74million.org/article/for-...

New: The Trump administration says its education funding freeze is over. Details we still don't have: -WHEN the money will flow to states -WHETHER a rescissions request will follow -WHY the administration is releasing the $$ -HOW schools will recover from the chaos - www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

At Chadron State College, nestled in the Sandhills of western Nebraska, 36 high schoolers spent 60+ hours a week researching fungal crop infection as part of a competitive STEM program. The intense experience also took place at 13 other universities this summer. www.the74million.org/article/5-we...

Police search for suspect after shooting on University of New Mexico campus leaves one dead: cnn.it/453AOz1

BREAKING: The US Supreme Court let Trump resume dismantling the Department of Education, lifting a lower court order that required the reinstatement of as many as 1,400 workers

4,200 Arkansas teachers will get up to $10K for high performance, student scores. @laurenwreports.bsky.social reports

Breaking news: The Supreme Court ruled that religious parents can opt their children out of public school lessons with LGBTQ+ books, a case that could have implications for schools nationwide.

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-...

Nebraska invested in having special education students learn alongside their peers — and is seeing promising results hechingerreport.org/nebraska-inv...

It was great to partner with @jeremyturley.bsky.social on this project and write about Nebraska special education again! Students with disabilities were denied option enrollment at high rates in 2023-24 — and in 40 districts, only special ed kids were rejected: www.the74million.org/article/desp...

Today's decision means that, at least for now, Oklahoma cannot establish and fund a Catholic charter school. Barrett's recusal made all the difference. But another state will likely engineer a similar case in which Barrett does not have to recuse. So this story isn't over.

BREAKING: By an evenly divided vote, the Supreme Court affirms an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision blocking the creation of a Catholic charter school. Barrett recused, allowing for the deadlock. We don't know which conservative joined the liberals. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

So excited for the launch of the new @the74.bsky.social vertical, zero2eight! Check out stories about early education, development & more: www.the74million.org/zero2eight/a...

Will students with disabilities have to prove schools discriminated in ‘bad faith’ to sue for access, or just ‘deliberate indifference’? SCOTUS is set to decide. @bethhawkins.bsky.social reports

Nebraska boy, 9, with autism dies after being found in lagoon; family wants answers

Oakland teachers plan a one-day strike on Thursday to protest what its leaders say are unfair labor practices by Oakland Unified district officials.

Omaha-based edtech startup, Alpaca, focuses on improving teacher well-being and culture through pulse surveys, resources & care packages. It is now being used in 100+ schools in 25 states, plus some teacher colleges: www.the74million.org/article/ed-t...

"UT’s administrative overcompliance is nothing new. We have seen it most recently in its decisions to conduct mass firings following SB 17 and deploy state troopers against student protestors." thedailytexan.com/2025/04/25/w... @utaustinaaup.bsky.social @utaustin.bsky.social #HigherEd #FreeSpeech