By @jillbarshay of @hechingerreport:
"President Donald Trump promises he’ll make American schools great again. He has fired nearly everyone who might objectively measure whether he succeeds."
https://t.co/mZmaukZLER
@jillbarshay has the scoop on new special education research.
"Analysis of 50 years of research argues that there isn’t strong evidence for the academic advantages of placing children with disabilities in general education classrooms"
https://t.co/ArRWrrcsuI
Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now receiving tens of millions in taxpayer dollars from rapidly expanding voucher-like programs.
Eye-opening reporting from @JenBerryHawes + @mrsimon22: https://t.co/FgLhSDQjCh
🗳️Voters around the country overwhelmingly supported child care and other child-focused ballot measures yesterday, despite Harris' (the "pro child-care" candidate) loss. I've been tracking these measures. See what has passed, and the few that have failed: https://t.co/api62npOt4
Check out this great guide by @noble_ingram that explains all the resources the @hechingerreport team created to help people who aspire to go to college!
"It wouldn’t be far-fetched to extrapolate that over $1 billion a year in public funds is being spent on dual enrollment across the nation."
Dual enrollment has exploded. But it's hard to tell if it's helping more kids get a college degree. https://t.co/w1vxW0TTnp
The numbers on college closures are staggering: Nearly 300 colleges and universities offering an associate degree or higher closed from 2008 to 2023. @ReporterMarina and @oliviarsanchez created a tool to track this seismic shift in higher education.
https://t.co/k2mCauhfcI
"Some districts warn students will miss up to a month of school, and others say they can’t yet determine a timeline for returning to classrooms." Our @AP team on the educational disruptions that come after a devastating storm https://t.co/QNqFHeOZZt
"At a time when the U.S. has yet to meaningfully invest in widespread, high-quality child care for all, especially for infants and toddlers, Norway provides an example of what affordable, universal, child-centric early care can look like." @jackiemader
https://t.co/Vu3tO4mF3V
Rural America is more than white, conservative, or Republican.
It also consists of Black folks who have power. Black rural voters have consistently voted for the Democratic Party at rates of 90% or more.
Why is their influence often invisible?
NEW: https://t.co/3RO5KZZqkZ
In Norway, having a joyful, secure childhood is a right enshrined into law. Child care isn't just a place to put children so parents can work, it’s a place where childhood is protected, with access guaranteed and heavily subsidized for all. My latest:
https://t.co/PNy4zfrf75
As free-tuition programs have multiplied, so have questions and doubts. Are low-income students benefiting? Is free tuition leading to more college graduates? https://t.co/BWIjVUgRcq @jillbarshay explains
A giant has fallen. Donald L. Barlett, former Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The Inquirer and best-selling author, dies at 88 https://t.co/MC8WYvOGcD via @phillyinquirer
Here is a guide for understanding the federal policies that contribute financing and training to providers of Spanish-language child care around the country: https://t.co/YZKjC5UkUr via @scout_hudson
These are not schools where students post the highest test scores, but schools where kids learn more each school year than students typically do: https://t.co/ZKImSPJ2Fg via @jillbarshay