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

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“The average amount of tuition is going to be more than the actual voucher, not to mention transportation and uniform costs,” said Nik Nartowicz, state policy counsel for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a legal advocacy group. This doesn’t help low-income families.” Credit: Ross D.

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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. Constitution even though some families sent their children to religious schools. Espinoza will not unwind public-school spending requirements.

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

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Among the proposed cuts are grant programs, including Teacher Education Assistance grants (for those who agree to teach, after college, for four years in a public school serving low-income families) and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (additional grant money for qualified undergraduate students from the lowest income levels).

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

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When the debate over teaching race-related concepts in public schools reached Kimberly Tilsen-Brave Heart’s home state of South Dakota, she decided she couldn’t in good conscience send her youngest daughter to kindergarten at a local public school.

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Child care, car seats and other simple ways to keep teen moms in school

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Viviana Longoria, 16, holds her daughter, Bella Rose, 1, who attends the school’s free on-campus daycare. Ríos, the school’s librarian, holds a paper flower made by students for a Mexican heritage celebration. Credit: Emily Kaplan for The Hechinger Report. “My She motivates me a lot.”.

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OPINION: Trump is back. We’re still waiting on his plan for schools

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It’s pretty hard to see how bathroom-usage policies will help kids recover from the pandemic’s academic consequences , or get more children ready for kindergarten, or more third graders ready to read on grade level. Now, there was a detailed conservative plan for federal K–12 education drifting around during the campaign.

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