AllHere Set Meeting With LAUSD Leaders Months Before Landing $6.2M Chatbot Deal The AI chatbot deal, the consultant who called the meeting and her close friend, L.A. schools chief Albert Carvalho, are now all linked to FBI probe.

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ICE Taps into School Security Cameras to Aid Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show.

School district cameras that record license plate numbers, like during drop-off and pick-up, are being accessed by ICE agents, @markkeierleber.bsky.social reveals @the74.bsky.social
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‘Teaching as You’re Feeling’: St. Paul Teachers Share Their Classroom Realities An elementary and a HS educator on who's in school and who isn't, online learning, the value of friends and routine, kids' fears — and their own.

My latest: What's it like to be a teacher in the Twin Cities? Two educators on the very different experience in their classrooms — and the awful realities that are the common thread.

In an Era of ‘America First’, International Baccalaureate Schools Still Thrive An IB head said the rigorous program “is celebrated from Florida to Texas and from Oregon to New York” because its students learn how to learn.

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Minneapolis Schools Shut Down for 2 Days in Wake of ICE Clashes, Fatal Shooting After a 37-year-old woman was shot dead, armed Border Patrol agents swarmed a high school, reportedly cuffing and tear gassing students and staff.

BREAKING: Minneapolis Public Schools are not only closed Thursday and Friday, they announced to staff this evening that they would be offering temporary online learning starting next week through Feb. 12. Appears district is preparing for a longer siege. www.the74million.org/article/minn...

Rob Reiner Spent a Decade Fighting For California Kids Filmmaker Rob Reiner devoted his influence to reshaping early childhood education policy in California.

Rob Reiner Spent a Decade Fighting For California Kids .. & @the74.bsky.social's @lrj417.bsky.social was there to chronicle it, interviewing Reiner multiple times. www.the74million.org/zero2eight/r...

School-to-Death-Row Inmate’s Life Spared After Educators Rallied to Save Him Advocates had argued the severe abuse and neglect Tremane Wood suffered as a child was ignored by school officials, who pushed him out.

Tremane Wood was spared today. I spoke to Cindy Birdwell, his sixth-grade English teacher, who was praying outside the gate of his Oklahoma prison, when they got word. Many "little Tremanes" in school today, she said. Reporting by @markkeierleber.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/the-...

The School-to-Death-Row Pipeline: Educators Rally to Spare Convict’s Life With just days left to live, Oklahoma death row inmate Tremane Wood’s education records are being leveraged in a last-ditch bid to halt his execution.

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28 Bills, Ten Commandments and 1 Source: A Christian Right ‘Bill Mill’ More than a dozen state bills — and three new laws mandating the Ten Commandments in public schools — are virtually identical to model legislation.

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Parents, Head Start Providers Challenge New Rule Barring Undocumented Families ACLU argues Trump administration can’t unilaterally change Head Start’s definition from an early education to a federal public benefit program.

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Suspensions for Students with Disabilities Are Far More Frequent in These States Exclusive analysis by The 74 of 2022-23 IDEA data reveals stark disparities among students already subject to disproportionate punishment in school.

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-...

A Bronx high schooler showed up for a routine immigration court date. ICE was waiting. A NYC public school student’s arrest was part of a nationwide blitz of immigration authorities detaining migrants in courthouses in an effort to speed up deportations.

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Mysterious Recusal Could Upend Pivotal Supreme Court Charter School Case Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s recusal from an upcoming Oklahoma charter case could tilt the scales in a cause her close friend spent a career defending.

Today’s 4-4 SCOTUS charter school decision was made possible by the recusal of Justice Barrett. In March, @lrj417.bsky.social wrote this scoop about Barrett's friendship with the law prof whose legal arguments are at the heart of the case. @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/a-li...

McMahon Takes Flak From Democrats, Republicans at Congressional Budget Hearing The education secretary on Wednesday argued for deep cuts to K-12 programs, but one committee leader said she’s “incapacitating” the department.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended a 15% cut in education funding Wednesday. @lrj417.bsky.social reports

The First 8 Years Are Crucial For Foundational Learning and Brain Development Introducing zero2eight, a new vertical examining issues critical to America’s youngest children.

New launch today @the74.bsky.social. Very excited to be growing our coverage into early childhood. A Child’s First 8 Years Can Lead to Lifelong Success. Why The 74 Is Digging Deeper Into Early Care and Education www.the74million.org/zero2eight/a...

As Deportation Target Widens, College-Educated Undocumented Grow More Fearful While Trump’s focus has fallen on immigrant laborers, there are 1.7M undocumented with a bachelor’s degree or higher and 408K enrolled in college.

Roughly 88% of undocumented higher ed students are enrolled as undergraduates and 12% are in graduate or professional schools. More than 27% of grad students earned their undergraduate degree in a STEM field. www.the74million.org/article/as-d...

PowerSchool Paid Off Hackers After Huge Breach — Now They’re Extorting Districts Millions of students’ and educators’ sensitive records, including Social Security numbers, face new risks as cybergang reneges on ransomware deal.

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In Case the Choice World ‘Dreaded,’ Justices Appear Open to Religious Charters Chief Justice John Roberts asked tough questions of both sides in a matter with important ramifications for the future of public schools.

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Wave of Washington Head Starts Shut Down as Chaos Engulfs Federal Program After months of layoffs, funding freezes and uncertainty, Trump's new budget proposal calls for eliminating the anti-poverty early childhood program.

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.

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Federal Agents Turn Up at Two LA Schools Seeking ‘Access’ to Young Children LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said Department of Homeland Security agents were blocked from improperly trying to gain access to students.

Been threatened by the administration, but this is a first as far as we know. @benchapmanmagic.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/fede...

The Education Department Asked for Reports of DEI. It Might Get Something Else State tip lines have been targets for spam and personal grievances. They've also had a chilling effect on classroom instruction.

The Department of Education asked for reports of DEI. It might get something else

Isolation & Neglect: Disability Advocates Fear Return to a Bleak Past Under HHS Much of what the Trump administration envisions for special education is likely illegal, critics say. Here’s what can happen if it goes through anyway

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NAEP ‘Absolutely’ Needs to Stay, Linda McMahon Says. The Department? Not So Much Following a speech at ASU+GSV, the education secretary spoke briefly with The 74 about civil rights, dismantling the department and NAEP’s future.

Exclusive: The NAEP test "absolutely" needs to stay, Linda McMahon says. The Education Department? Not so much. @gtoppo.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/lind...

Hundreds of High Schools Wrongfully Refused Entry to Older, Immigrant Student In 35 states, students have a right to attend high school until at least age 20; a 74 investigation revealed a 19-year-old was repeatedly turned away.

No education reporting deserves a Pulitzer Prize more than this piece. This morning, I taught @jonapolitano.bsky.social's exceptional investigation on high schools denying entry to immigrant students legally entitled to attend high school.

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Marianna McMurdock America's Education News Source

Congratulations to our own Marianna McMurdock for her well-deserved recognition at the Front Page Awards! She’s the proud recipient of the Ida B. Wells Award, honoring exceptional coverage of communities of color. Read her work: www.the74million.org/contributor/... @newswomensclubofny.bsky.social

In Every Language, Oakland Schools Makes Enrollment Possible for Newcomers Oakland’s multilingual enrollment office goes to exceptional lengths to eliminate the “million reasons” why immigrant students aren’t in school.

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FTC: AI ‘Weapons Detection’ Co. Evolv Misled Schools About its Safety Abilities Evolv Technology claimed its school security scanners harnessed artificial intelligence to detect “all the guns, all the bombs’ at unrivaled speed.

Update: Evolv Technology has reached a settlement with the FTC that didn't involve any admission of wrongdoing or fines but gives certain K-12 customers a 60-day window to cancel their contracts. Move could cost Evolv $3.9M in annual revenue.
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FTC: AI ‘Weapons Detection’ Co. Evolv Misled Schools About its Safety Abilities Evolv Technology claimed its school security scanners harnessed artificial intelligence to detect “all the guns, all the bombs’ at unrivaled speed.

BREAKING: FTC: AI ‘Weapons Detection’ Co. Evolv Misled Schools About its Safety Abilities @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/ftc-...