- May 25, 2025
9 Things to Know About the Big, Private-school Voucher Plan in Republicans’ Tax Bill
“If it funds private school tuition, it’s a voucher,” says Josh Cowen, a professor at Michigan State University who, after studying vouchers for more than
How Experiencing Wonder Helps Kids Learn
Young kids practice cognitive accommodation all the time. Think of a toddler whose only experience with dogs is the family’s small Shih Tzu. One day,
How to Keep Violent Porn Out of Your Home and Away From Your Kids
And many parents, including myself, make a second mistake about pornography. They don’t actually understand what these videos portray. Violent, degrading, misogynistic videos “Parents often
How Better Conversations Can Help Fight Misinformation and Build Media Literacy
While media literacy can seem politically charged, its core goals are widely shared. Words like “fake news” or “misinformation” may raise alarms, but “everyone wants
Three-fourths of National Science Foundation Funding Cuts Hit Education
Cuts to STEM education dominate NSF grant terminations Source: Grant Watch, May 7, 2025 https://grant-watch.us/nsf-summary-2025-05-07.html More than half the terminated grants… … and nearly three-quarters
On Teacher Appreciation Week, Union Leaders Say Teachers are Underpaid and Under Attack
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said with their skill sets and the amount of time they dedicate to their jobs, public school teachers
Education Researchers Sue Trump Administration, Testing Executive Power
Officers at the research associations described the complex calculations in suing the government, mindful that many of them work at universities that are under attack
Education Department Stops $1 Billion in Funding for School Mental Health
“It’s been amazing,” says Fialkiewicz of the difference that federal money — and the social workers it paid for — have made in his school
Trump Administration to Resume Collections on Student Loan Borrowers in Default
“This could not have come at a worst time for millions of Americans,” said Aissa Canchola Bañez, Policy Director for the Student Borrower Protection Center,
The Nation’s Report Card Gets Smaller with Cuts to Assessments
The board didn’t provide an official explanation for its moves. But the vice chair, Martin West, a Harvard professor of education, said in an interview
