Support for parents’ rights candidates was underwhelming, while campaigns promising more education funding and school choice secured victories.
Author: Alia Wong, USA TODAY
9 wounded in shooting outside Philadelphia bar, police say
Four of the victims are in critical condition, and Philadelphia police are still looking for the shooters, authorities said.
The GOP is strengthening its grip on education. Parents say Democrats are to blame.
Democrats have long been seen as the country’s “education party,” but perceptions have shifted since the onset of the pandemic.
Exclusive: Federal aid helped child care providers stay open. Now the help is wearing off
Thousands of centers permanently shut down since COVID hit. The ones that remain are struggling to pay their workers livable wages.
How much time do kids spend in school? It depends on where they live.
Despite the importance of making up for lost time, many districts are actually cutting down their school weeks.
Exclusive: Education Secretary Miguel Cardona’s fall tour to include stops in swing states
As part of the annual back-to-school tradition, Miguel Cardona will visit more than a dozen cities to tout his priorities for the school year.
Conservatives are removing ‘pornographic’ books from schools. Many feature LGBTQ+ characters.
Conservative politicians and activists have successfully removed more than 1,000 unique book titles from schools, often arguing they’re too obscene.
Congress let COVID-era relief expire. Millions of kids already have fallen into poverty.
Pandemic policies like expanded tax credits and universal free school lunches have or will come to an end. The toll on kids has been immediate.
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Omicron closing day care centers in droves as parents are ‘just trying to stay afloat’
Day care closures hit their highest rate since June as omicron spread, vaccine was delayed for young kids and coronavirus tests dwindled.