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[Chaos and confusion as the statistics arm of the Education Department is reduced to a skeletal staff of 3](https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-chaos-confusion-statistics-education/)

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Acting stats chief booted after only 15 days in the job; fate of the Nation’s Report Card unclear

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[Schools are surveilling kids to prevent gun violence or suicide. The lack of privacy comes at a cost](https://hechingerreport.org/schools-are-surveilling-kids-to-prevent-gun-violence-or-suicide-the-lack-of-privacy-comes-at-a-cost/)

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[Reading comprehension loses out in the classroom](https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-reading-comprehension-classroom/)

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[10 lives, 5 years later: How the pandemic altered the futures of these parents, kids and educators](https://hechingerreport.org/10-lives-5-years-later-how-the-pandemic-altered-the-futures-of-these-parents-kids-and-educators/)

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### Trump on Education

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[Tracking Trump: His actions to dismantle the Education Department, and more](https://hechingerreport.org/tracking-trump-his-actions-on-education/) 

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[Student loan borrowers misled by colleges were about to get relief. Trump fired people poised to help](https://hechingerreport.org/student-loan-borrowers-misled-by-colleges-were-about-to-get-relief-trump-fired-people-poised-to-help/)

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[Education nominee McMahon says she supports calls to dismantle the agency but that funding wouldn’t be affected](https://hechingerreport.org/education-department-reorganization-wont-hurt-funding-mcmahon-promises-in-confirmation-hearing/)

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[Trump wants to shake up education. What that could mean for a charter school started by a GOP senator’s wife](https://hechingerreport.org/trump-wants-to-shake-up-education-what-that-could-mean-for-a-charter-school-started-by-a-gop-senators-wife/)

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[Reading comprehension loses out in the classroom](https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-reading-comprehension-classroom/)

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[Math can be a path to success after prison](https://hechingerreport.org/math-can-be-a-path-to-success-after-prison/)

[Investigating the Bureau of Indian Education — and Trump’s efforts to turn it into a school choice program](https://hechingerreport.org/investigating-the-bureau-of-indian-education-and-trumps-efforts-to-turn-it-into-a-school-choice-program/)

[Chaos and confusion as the statistics arm of the Education Department is reduced to a skeletal staff of 3](https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-chaos-confusion-statistics-education/)

[Five years later, lots of kids are still behind at school — and life. How about yours?](https://hechingerreport.org/five-years-later-lots-of-kids-are-still-behind-at-school-and-life-how-about-yours/)

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_Unequal offerings, unequal outcomes: We explore the nation’s math education crisis_

[Math can be a path to success after prison](https://hechingerreport.org/math-can-be-a-path-to-success-after-prison/)

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[These teens can do incredible math in their heads but fail in a classroom](https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-child-street-sellers-india-math/)

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[The building blocks of math that students need to excel — but aren’t always getting](https://hechingerreport.org/the-building-blocks-of-math-students-need-to-excel/)

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_[The Hechinger Report](https://hechingerreport.org/) teamed up with [Soledad O’Brien Productions](https://soledadproductions.com/) and [Retro Report](https://retroreport.org/) to look at the impact of the Supreme Court ruling on race-based affirmative action. [Watch Part 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_cS8sW6ewk&t=5s) and [Part 2](https://youtu.be/o_cS8sW6ewk?feature=shared)_ _of this series. Here is Part 3:_

[COLUMN: Fewer race-based scholarships and a new culture of fear follow the end of affirmative action](https://hechingerreport.org/column-fewer-race-based-scholarships-and-a-new-culture-of-fear-follow-the-end-of-affirmative-action/)

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[COLUMN: In just one week, Trump created a new culture of anxiety in education](https://hechingerreport.org/column-in-just-one-week-trump-created-a-new-culture-of-anxiety-in-education/)

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[OPINION: As diversity rates at elite colleges hang in the balance, some students still face increased exclusion and barriers](https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-as-diversity-rates-at-elite-colleges-hang-in-the-balance-some-students-still-face-increased-exclusion-and-barriers/)

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[Facing legal threats, colleges back off race-based programs](https://hechingerreport.org/facing-legal-threats-colleges-back-off-race-based-programs/)

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Beyond Admissions: Colleges React to Supreme Court Ruling on Race

The June 2023 Supreme Court decision banning colleges from considering race in admissions is having repercussions beyond who gets into college.

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### [STUDENT VOICE: What losing the Department of Education would mean for special education](https://hechingerreport.org/student-voice-what-losing-the-department-of-education-would-mean-for-special-education/)

[Five years later, lots of kids are still behind at school — and life. How about yours?](https://hechingerreport.org/five-years-later-lots-of-kids-are-still-behind-at-school-and-life-how-about-yours/)

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### [OPINION: During civic learning week, let’s push for national progress toward a more perfect union](https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-during-civic-learning-week-lets-push-for-national-progress-toward-a-more-perfect-union/)

[Math can be a path to success after prison](https://hechingerreport.org/math-can-be-a-path-to-success-after-prison/)

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[Investigating the Bureau of Indian Education — and Trump’s efforts to turn it into a school choice program](https://hechingerreport.org/investigating-the-bureau-of-indian-education-and-trumps-efforts-to-turn-it-into-a-school-choice-program/)

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### [Former Trump commissioner blasts DOGE education data cuts](https://hechingerreport.org/proof-points-former-trump-commissioner-blasts-education-data-cuts/)

[A case study of what’s ahead with Trump DEI crackdowns: Utah has already cut public college DEI initiatives](https://hechingerreport.org/a-case-study-of-whats-ahead-with-trump-dei-crackdowns-utah-has-already-cut-public-college-dei-initiatives/)

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[STUDENT VOICE: The path to health equity begins in K-12 classrooms](https://hechingerreport.org/student-voice-the-path-to-health-equity-begins-in-k-12-classrooms/)

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**[More Higher Education](https://hechingerreport.org/special-reports/higher-education/)**

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[Remembering our friend and colleague Fazil Khan, a year later](https://hechingerreport.org/remembering-our-friend-and-colleague-fazil-khan/)

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Khan, who moved to the U.S. from India to attend Columbia Journalism School, was a beloved colleague and star data journalist dedicated to exposing injustice 

### [Climate change vs schools](https://hechingerreport.org/tags/climate-change/)

We explore climate change’s future toll on kids and how the education system can adapt.

[Little school on the prairie: How keeping school land wild can combat climate change](https://hechingerreport.org/little-school-on-the-prairie-how-keeping-school-land-wild-can-combat-climate-change/)

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[Universities need a ‘Trump response plan’](https://hechingerreport.org/universities-need-a-trump-response-plan/)

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[Teaching about the climate crisis: Jubilant protests, restorative justice and role play](https://hechingerreport.org/teaching-about-the-climate-crisis-jubilant-protests-restorative-justice-and-role-playing/)

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#### [Climate change: Are we ready?](https://hechingerreport.org/special-reports/climate-change/)

### Child care in shambles

The coronavirus pandemic has strained the already fragile child care industry. Without government support, it’s likely to topple.

[Una de cada cinco personas que proveen cuidado infantil es inmigrante. Muchos están aterrorizados por las deportaciones y redadas de Trump](https://hechingerreport.org/una-de-cada-cinco-personas-que-proveen-cuidado-infantil-es-inmigrante-muchos-estan-aterrorizados-por-las-deportaciones-y-redadas-de-trump/)

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[Child care centers were off limits to immigration authorities. How that’s changed](https://hechingerreport.org/child-care-centers-were-off-limits-to-immigration-authorities-how-thats-changed/)

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[1 in 5 child care workers is an immigrant. Trump’s deportations and raids have many terrified](https://hechingerreport.org/1-in-5-child-care-workers-is-an-immigrant-trumps-deportations-and-raids-have-many-terrified/)

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[What the White House pause on spending means for education](https://hechingerreport.org/what-the-white-house-pause-on-spending-means-for-education/)

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_VOICES: Students, teachers, principals and experts weigh in_

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[TEACHER VOICE: Instead of  assuming that kids won’t read novels, give them skills to defend their analysis](https://hechingerreport.org/teacher-voice-instead-of-assuming-kids-wont-read-novels-anymore-build-a-curriculum-that-showcases-books-worth/) 

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[STUDENT VOICE: Humanities are in trouble in the state of Florida. We need a shift in culture](https://hechingerreport.org/student-voice-humanities-are-in-trouble-in-the-state-of-florida-we-need-a-shift-in-culture/)

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[OPINION: Parents have the power to drive change and make sure that AI addresses inequality](https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-parents-have-the-power-to-drive-change-and-make-sure-that-ai-addresses-inequality/)

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[OPINION: Instead of panicking over test scores, let’s rethink how we measure learning and student success](https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-instead-of-panicking-over-test-scores-lets-rethink-how-we-measure-learning-and-student-success/)

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[OPINION: We must acknowledge that students are asking for options beyond the four-year college degree](https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-we-must-acknowledge-that-students-are-asking-for-options-beyond-the-four-year-college-degree/)

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[TEACHER VOICE: We can’t outpace AI, but we can still teach our students the value of writing](https://hechingerreport.org/teacher-voice-we-cant-outpace-ai-but-we-can-still-teach-our-students-the-value-of-writing/)

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[OPINION: College is worth it for most students, but its benefits are not equitable](https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-college-is-worth-it-for-most-students-but-its-benefits-are-not-equitable/)

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[OPINION: The new administration could be on the verge of destroying public education as we know it](https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-the-new-administration-could-be-on-the-verge-of-destroying-public-education-as-we-know-it/)

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[TEACHER VOICE: Teaching can mean never-ending work days and nights, and we deserve to be paid for it](https://hechingerreport.org/teacher-voice-teaching-can-mean-never-ending-work-days-and-nights-and-we-deserve-to-be-paid-for-it/)

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