Gut-wrenching reporting by @amandageduld.bsky.social, who spoke to parents, directors and teachers in the six states at risk of losing the greatest number of Head Start seats. As Time Runs Out, a Dozen Head Start Families and Providers Share Their Fears www.the74million.org/zero2eight/a...

As Time Runs Out, a Dozen Head Start Families and Providers Share Their Fears @the74.bsky.social @amandageduld.bsky.social www.the74million.org/zero2eight/a...

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 www.the74million.org/zero2eight/o...

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

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

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. @amandageduld.bsky.social reports

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-...

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. @amandageduld.bsky.social reports

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." www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

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...

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

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.” www.the74million.org/article/a-tr...

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. www.the74million.org/article/ther...

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

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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 www.the74million.org/article/educ...

NEW: The Education Department is “lifting the pause” on investigating civil rights complaints in schools — but only for disability cases. Race and gender investigations largely are still sitting idle. (Exceptions are the few priority cases such as one re: an all-gender bathroom in Denver)

'Evict Elon': Teachers union, others sue to stop DOGE's access to education department data. @amandageduld.bsky.social reports

Michigan students in poorest districts more likely to have less-qualified teachers. @amandageduld.bsky.social reports

I wrote about the various ways RFK Jr could impact school vax policies should he be confirmed to head HHS, which he came one step closer to this AM. “The anti-vax warriors have made it inside the castle walls,” Richard Hughes of @gwlaw.bsky.social told me. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

In a 14-13 vote along party lines Tuesday morning, the Senate Finance Committee voted to advance Robert Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services. @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/sena...

The GOP senator and former physician expressed misgivings about whether Trump’s controversial HHS pick could be trusted with the public’s health. @amandageduld.bsky.social reports

“‘ICE is going to have to arrest me before they arrest your daughter,”’ [one principal] told the mom, adding that they would lock her daughter in his office if needed.” www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

At some NYC migrant shelters, families say scores of kids haven't gone to school this week bc of deportation fears. “Almost nobody is sending their kids [to school] in case they’re taken. Everyone is scared." W/ @alexzimmerman.bsky.social @gwynnefitz.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...

My latest for @theguardian.com and @the74.bsky.social

In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing." The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care. One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:

Year 1 as a full-time Ed journalist in the books! For my first story of 2024 — and first for @the74.bsky.social — I covered a civil rights photographer’s decades-long attempt to rename Brown v. Board. His work highlights the intergenerational trauma of segregation that continues to reverberate.

Closing out this year’s reporting with a SCOTUS update

Featuring a quote from yours truly

www.the74million.org/article/left... This year, I got to spend months reporting a story about a problem so pervasive in schools — and so expected — that often parents don’t report it, despite the incredible harm it does to them and their kids. 1/ 🧵

‘How Far Will RFK Go?’ I had the opportunity to chat with two experts about Kennedy’s potential impact on child health. Check out the convos below! @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/how-...

It’s amazing to see impact from prior Local Reporting Network projects. I am thankful for that! 🙏🙏 Maine Proposes Major Staffing Increases for Assisted Living and Residential Care Facilities www.propublica.org/article/main... @mainemonitor.bsky.social

Los padres que no hablan inglés enfrentan barreras sistémicas en las escuelas y se les niegan servicios vitales de traducción a pesar de las protecciones legales. Historia de @amandageduld.bsky.social publicada originalmente en @the74.bsky.social 🔗 bit.ly/40QWmP6.

Follow our team for essential education news, insights and stories shaping the future of America’s schools. @the74.bsky.social go.bsky.app/T2bdb2o

Non-English-speaking parents face systemic barriers in schools and are denied vital translation services despite legal protections. Story by @amandageduld.bsky.social originally published @the74.bsky.social. 🔗bit.ly/3OiVBa4

Trump taps Linda McMahon, donor and former wrestling exec, to be education chief www.the74million.org/article/trum...