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• Did New York blow $10 million on reading instruction that doesn’t work?
• Urged to speak out, education researchers face a high-stakes choice
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• The AI 'hivemind': Why so many student essays sound alike
• OPINION: ICE operations cause deep psychological trauma for students, declining enrollment and diminishing job paths
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• IPads in kindergarten, YouTube videos at snack time: Parents are pushing back on screens in the early grades 
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• How a Minneapolis child care center survived an ICE surge — and is moving forward
• Behind ideological attacks on higher ed, surprising bipartisan reforms are happening
• DOGE tore down the Education Department’s research and statistical agency. Now some in the Trump administration are pushing to rebuild it
• OPINION: Winning a prestigious award can make anyone’s day. But for a working-class student, it can transform a life
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