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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 24: U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington, D.C.

Education Access & Equity Who is likely to benefit from the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit?

Jon Valant, Sonika Harish, Margo Pedersen, Nicolas Zerbino

September 23, 2026

Preschool children holding large colorful letters spelling “English” in a classroom

Education What happens when academic achievement is used to determine English proficiency?

Diana Quintero, Shirley Xu, Coral Flanagan

September 18, 2026

Education Access & Equity Children in foster care need more than just a child care slot

Todd Grindal, Anne Partika, Kirby Chow

September 14, 2026

An eighth grader unlocks her cellphone pouch after school followed by other students at Mark Twain Middle School in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 6, 2025.

K-12 Education A year later, what teens tell us about school cellphone bans

Dan Silver, Amie Rapaport, Morgan Polikoff

September 10, 2026

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