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What Would Be the Impact if Trump Succeeds in Defunding Programs Helping the Children of Migrant Families and Students Learning English? A Q&A.

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July 17, 2025

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Pulling the Rug Out Beneath McKinney-Vento: How Block Granting Will Likely Remove Protections for Unhoused Children and Youth

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June 26, 2025

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Tackling Blocking: Trump’s Proposal for Fed Ed Funds and Research on Block Grants

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June 24, 2025

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Debunking DEI Misconceptions

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June 5, 2025

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Attaching a Dollar Amount to the Culture Wars at School

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March 27, 2025

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Can School Boards Save DEI?

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February 6, 2025

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Webinar: What Do We Do Now? Students’ Rights Are Civil Rights!

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January 14, 2025

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The Presidential Election and K-12 Education

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November 5, 2024

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The Elections and Issues Around Racial and Ethnic Diversity

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October 29, 2024

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National School Lunch Program and the 2024 Elections

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October 17, 2024

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What Will Happen to Bilingual Education After the Elections?

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October 10, 2024

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Testing and Accountability: The Federal Role

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September 26, 2024

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Federally Funded School Vouchers: Contrasting Party Views

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September 19, 2024

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Help or Harmful? The Federal Role in Supporting Students with Disabilities in Schools

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September 3, 2024

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What Role Should the Federal Government Play in Education Policy?

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August 22, 2024

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ICYMI: NEPC’s Top Newsletters of 2023

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January 25, 2024

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2020 Was a Horror Show. Is There Anything We Should Learn From Schools’ Response?

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October 31, 2023

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Testing is Broken. Can This Bill Fix It?

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October 5, 2023

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How Much Do You Know About School Vouchers?

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May 25, 2023

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Governor DeSantis Scuffles With Woke and Insolent Chatbots

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April 1, 2023

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Five Charts That Show How Partisan Strife Is Impacting Public Schools

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December 6, 2022

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The Other CRT

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October 4, 2022

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The School-to-Deportation Pipeline: The Other School Safety Concern

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August 18, 2022

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It's Time to End Corporal Punishment

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May 5, 2022

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Why Is the Charter Lobby So Upset About Biden’s Proposed Regulations?

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Kevin G. Welner

April 13, 2022

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Teachers Welcome Deprofessionalization

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April 1, 2022

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New Report Details the School-Level Impact of the Anti-CRT Conflict Campaign

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January 27, 2022

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School Controversies Dominated This Contentious Election Cycle

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November 11, 2021

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Critical Race Theory: What It Is. And What It Is Not. A Q&A With Adrienne Dixson

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August 26, 2021

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“Turducken Voucher” Bill Introduced in Florida

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April 1, 2021

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Do School Reopenings Contribute to COVID’s Spread?

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February 11, 2021

Patience Can Be Rewarded: RAND Report Demonstrates Promise of Embattled NYC Community Schools Model

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February 6, 2020

Unz-der the Radar: The Quiet, Final Blow to English-First Language Policies

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April 11, 2019

Voluntary Integration in the Age of Trump: A Q&A with NEPC Fellow Erica Frankenberg

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April 9, 2019

Advice on Keeping Immigrant Students Safe at School

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April 4, 2019

Class Sizes Will Be “The Biggest Ever” Boasts President Trump

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April 1, 2019

A Child’s School is the Child’s Choice

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April 1, 2019

Betsy DeVos’s Proposed Title IX Regulations: A Q&A with NEPC Fellow Elizabeth Meyer

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February 28, 2019

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Axed Guidance That Cracked Down on Unfair Punishments for Students of Color. What Should Schools Do Next?

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January 10, 2019

Are Four-Day Weeks Bad for Students?

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September 4, 2018

ALEC ‘Report Card’ Recycles Bogus School Quality and Improvement Claims

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November 7, 2014

Blueprint Reviews Now Available Online

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Wendy C. Chi

October 5, 2010