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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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Below, Jonathan Butcher of The Heritage Foundation explores the issue. Montana Department of Revenue , those who think that more private learning options should be available to families and those who disagree are squinting to see an outcome that — like it or not — immediately shakes up traditional K-12 schools in the United States.

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

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Stephanie Hawk, tribal state policy liaison, NIEA The state’s executive order has caused confusion among teachers who taught Native American history and culture using the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings, said Roquel Gorneau, a South Dakota education specialist for the Lower Brule and Crow Creek Sioux Tribes. “A

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

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Ríos, the school’s librarian, holds a paper flower made by students for a Mexican heritage celebration. Only 53 percent of women in their 20s who gave birth in their teens hold a traditional high school diploma, compared to 90 percent of women who didn’t, according to Child Trends , a research organization focused on young people.

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

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Lisa Snell, a senior fellow of education at Stand Together Trust, a libertarian think tank, said that over time more private schools and educational providers will open in the state, creating greater market competition and pushing down costs. That concerns Joshua Cowen, a professor of education policy at Michigan State University.

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OPINION: Time to bring back our relationship with UNESCO for its strong commitment to education

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In 2008, the school helped pilot UNESCO’s “Breaking the Silence: The Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project,” a resource for educators that addresses the history and scope of slavery. UNESCO is perhaps best known for its World Heritage Sites, but it is much more than that. In so doing, the former president has deprived U.S.

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What education could look like under Trump and Vance

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The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank behind Project 2025 , earlier this year released a set of policy recommendations on undocumented immigrants in U.S. The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank behind Project 2025 , earlier this year released a set of policy recommendations on undocumented immigrants in U.S.

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