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How the anti-CRT push has unraveled local support for schools

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Based on the “narrative policy framework,” which scholars use to determine how policymakers and lobbyists use narrative storytelling to influence legislation, the researchers identified 11 key anti-CRT “narrative plots” being circulated.

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Arizona gave families public money for private schools. Then private schools raised tuition

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He also pointed to a new report from the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, showing that increases in private school tuition over the last 10 years were smaller in states that passed school choice policies than in those that didn’t. That concerns Joshua Cowen, a professor of education policy at Michigan State University.

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As college costs increase, more families are saving for it

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The Heritage Foundation, a right-leaning think tank, wants lawmakers to take additional steps: changing the rules for 529 plans to allow families more school choice at the K-12 and help them pay for a bevy of other options. Several education policy experts, however, says these plans — regardless of how they’re used — are flawed.

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GOP education bill would make college even less affordable for many, experts say

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Leave this field empty if you're human: Some believe that with fewer options from the government to pay for school, students and educators would have to think more carefully about how to finance the cost of a degree.

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OPINION: U.S. Supreme Court tax-credit decision won’t change much in terms of public-school spending requirements

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What would a decision in Espinoza’s favor really mean for school choice and public education? Below, Jonathan Butcher of The Heritage Foundation explores the issue. Montana Department of Revenue was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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States were adding lessons about Native American history. Then came the anti-CRT movement

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As a tribal state policy associate for the National Indian Education Association (NIEA), Preston provides support to tribes and student advocates collaborating on state education policy.

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How teachers can talk about the Israel-Hamas conflict

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The work Goldman’s office did to provide these educational guides is exactly how education leaders should respond to important social issues, according to Rick Hess, director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute. Her staff reaches out to community groups and others for their input.