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Unlikely ed allies join forces to cut chronic absenteeism in half by 2029
Three high-profile education advocacy and research groups crossed political lines in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to announce an ambitious goal: cutting chronic absenteeism in half over the next five years. For the first time, the conservative American Enterprise Institute, the left-leaning Education Trust and the national nonprofit Attendance Works joined forces to confront an issue that...
By Amanda Geduld | July 24, 2024
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Post childbirth without paid leave, teachers leave their own children to teach others’
When elementary school teacher Kimberly Papa gave birth to her daughter, Margot, a little over a year ago, she wasn’t expecting much in the way of paid maternity leave. She knew that the majority of Americans don’t have access to it and certainly not those in her state of Ohio. While she could take 12...
By Amanda Geduld | April 29, 2024
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Journalist Natasha Alford on race, identity & her new memoir, ‘American Negra’
In Natasha Sonia Alford’s newly released memoir, American Negra, she describes an early childhood memory of being the new kid at school: “What are you?” another student asked. “I’m Puerto Rican and Black,” she responded, noting these were “the only words I had at the time to explain my identity in terms that made...
By Amanda Geduld | March 14, 2024
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Parent poll: It’s the economy — not culture wars— worrying them & cell phones OK
This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. Parents from across the political spectrum support providing public funds directly to families for resources like tutoring, internet access and mental health care, according to a...
By Amanda Geduld | March 12, 2024