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Misinformation is pervasive—not invincible. Teachers are helping students learn to adapt.

There is no precise accounting of media literacy classes. But they appear to be growing more common as teachers feel compelled to help students distinguish fact from fiction. Students’ ability to do so can shape their everyday actions and relationships. But this year’s presidential election, which has generated a seemingly endless stream of doctored images and out-of-context video clips, has given these lessons more urgency

Denver sets ambitious goals for Latino students, including 80% reading at grade level by 3rd grade

Denver Public Schools is setting ambitious goals for Latino students, families, and employees in response to a report from earlier this year that highlighted “serious barriers” to their success.

Here’s what Tim Walz, Kamala Harris’ VP pick, has done for education

Walz’s background as a social studies teacher and football coach at Mankato West High School in southern Minnesota was front and center Tuesday evening, during his and Harris’ first appearance as running mates at Temple University in Philadelphia.

School desegregation is hard to tackle at the federal level. Advocates say states can still do a lot.

A report issued Thursday by Brown’s Promise, a group that advocates for school integration, offers a roadmap for officials and advocates to roll up their sleeves and get to work.

From Title I to teacher pay: What you should know about Kamala Harris on education

Harris has backed Title I and Head Start funding increases, could reenergize school desegregation efforts and would bring civil rights experience to Title IX.

The GOP education platform might feel familiar. Project 2025 takes its ideas to the next level

Cut federal funding for schools “pushing critical race theory, radical gender ideology, and other inappropriate racial, sexual or political content on our children.” That’s among the top 20 promises in the Republican Party’s 2024 platform.

Proposed NYC charter hopes to become second LGBTQ+ affirming middle school in nation

The founders of the proposed Miss Major Middle School are seeking to establish a school that supports students as they navigate questions of identity.

Tennessee governor bets big on school vouchers with primary endorsements. Will it work?

Republican Gov. Bill Lee's universal voucher proposal stalled in the legislature this spring, even with a GOP supermajority. Now, in anticipation of a do-over, the governor is taking the unusual step of using his bully pulpit to endorse certain Republican candidates over others.

COVID aid funded big repairs at high-poverty schools. Will that give academics a boost too?

Across 21 states with publicly available data, schools on average planned to spend 18% of their third and largest COVID aid package on facilities, a Chalkbeat analysis found.

Philadelphia needs to hire more than 450 teachers, with the worst shortage in special ed

Brittney Whitehead, assistant principal of a small high school in Northwest Philadelphia, came to the Philadelphia School District’s educator hiring fair with one goal: She wanted to recruit certified special education teachers. But Whitehead left disappointed.

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