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Louisiana has a long history with French. This immersion school aims to keep it alive

1:00pm March 19, 2025

Most Louisianans no longer speak French, but a growing number of schools are now immersing kids in it. At École Pointe-au-Chien, the focus is on teaching local French dialects first.

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How Alabama students went from last place to rising stars in math

5:00am March 17, 2025

Alabama is the only state where 4th-grade math scores are higher now than they were in 2019, before the pandemic. This is the story of how the state pulled it off.

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What parents, teachers and school choice groups think of Education Department cuts

3:56pm March 12, 2025

Teacher unions and some parent groups condemned the cuts, while school choice advocates celebrated them.

A man walks past the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7.

U.S. Education Department says it is cutting nearly half of all staff

5:06pm March 11, 2025

According to the department, more than 1,300 positions will be cut as a result of this reduction in force. Roughly another 600 employees have accepted voluntary resignations or retired.

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Rural schools in Alaska are crumbling. The state is the likely culprit.

5:00am March 04, 2025

Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that primarily serve Indigenous children.

Linda McMahon has been confirmed as Trump's secretary of education

6:42pm March 03, 2025

The White House has been clear that it intends to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, and that it will be McMahon's job to oversee that effort.

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Trump suspends the head of 'The Nation's Report Card'

1:50pm February 26, 2025

Peggy Carr, a federal official who leads one of the country's most extensive student testing programs, known as The Nation's Report Card, was placed on administrative leave.

Former President Trump Addresses International Christian Media Convention

Republicans' love/hate relationship with the Education Department

6:00am February 24, 2025

President Trump has made clear he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, but Republicans seem torn on just how far to go.

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A deep dive on U.S. reading and math scores, and what to do about them

5:00am February 11, 2025

by Cory Turner

New research drills down on poor student achievement and notes some school districts that are beating the odds.

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President Trump Looks To Dismantle Department Of Education

Trump administration targets Education Department research arm in latest cuts

9:11pm February 10, 2025

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is responsible for gathering data on a wide range of topics, including research-backed teaching practices and the state of U.S. student achievement.

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