Satellite view of the large smoke plume from the Table Rock Wildfire moving across the GSP area this afternoon. Smoke Plumes from Wildfires are also visible across Swain (NC), Haywood (NC), Rabun (GA), and Polk (NC) Counties across the rest of the area. #scwx #ncwx #gawx

The Tufts graduate student detained by federal authorities in Somerville has been sent to a Louisiana detention facility, despite a federal judge’s order telling US Immigration and Customs Enforcement not to remove her from Massachusetts without notice. trib.al/tgvuERI

In Alabama, students will be able to trade upper level math and science classes for career courses like architecture or cosmetology. The goal is to help them attain skills for jobs, but it could hurt them if they decide to go to a four-year college: hechingerreport.org/a-new-kind-of-…

did no one read things before chatGPT? Because every writer I know loooooves the em dash

After 2 mos of confusion, Secretary Linda McMahon just issued a press release confirming that the 2026 NAEP, The Nation's Report Card is on schedule and she called the exam "critical" tool for assessing student preparedness. However, I am told that severe cuts to the assessment operation still loom. (1/4)

Reporters from @ap, The Hechinger Report and AL.com reached out to more than 50 school districts this spring to find out how Trump’s new immigration policies are impacting schools. Absenteeism and withdrawals could reshape local districts. Gift link: al.com/educationlab/2…

Summertime is back in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina! The mountains appear blue because specific oak and poplar trees here emit a chemical called isoprene to protect them against excessive heat. Photo Credit: Asheville Pictures #ncwx

NEW: TX lets out-of-state students buy homes to get in-state tuition. The law has led to an industry of families paying in cash for condos, owning them for 2 years, and selling them to the next out-of-state family. Often, the students never live there: kut.org/education/2025…

Jeff Wilson, who taught at Kingwood Park and Humble High Schools at Humble ISD for 30 years, is among those dead in the wake of the Hill Country floods. He was in the area with his wife, Amber Wilson, and 12-year-old son, Shiloh. The school district said Amber and Shiloh are

After the devastating Texas floods, an ode to that sacred, messy, beautiful thing that is girlhood (Houston Chronicle gift link) houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…

At a time of extreme political polarization, high school speech and debate clubs do something risky: encourage students to talk politics and intentionally disagree. Speech and debate teachers see this activity as a solution for our fractured society. hechingerreport.org/high-school-st…

Here are the federal funds that Alabama schools are waiting for. These are current budget year - FY25 - numbers. datawrapper.dwcdn.net/AO7P4/1/ #aledchat

Despite evidence of his innocence, Texas has set an execution date for Robert Roberson - Oct. 16. If this goes through Texas will be the first state to execute someone based on a shaken baby diagnosis

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release some previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Office of Management and Budget to allow the funds to be sent to states. Annie Ma

“You start wishing your children were part of your body again, back inside the womb, or behind your ribs, or in your eyes, just so you can shield them from a world that wants to break them." thenation.com/article/world/…

Funding cuts to AmeriCorps come at a time when entry level jobs are increasingly hard to find. One college grad affected by the cuts told me he joined AmeriCorps because every "entry level" job he applied to required some experience in the field. hechingerreport.org/federal-cuts-t…

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Will Shut Down nytimes.com/2025/08/01/bus… via @NYTimes

Absenteeism rates at schools across the nation have come down a bit in recent years, but they're still stubbornly higher than they used to be before the pandemic. Some surprising things I have learned. (1/5)

The CHOOSE Act is now live in Alabama. We mapped every participating private school so you can see where they’re clustered — and where there are fewer choices. 23,429 ESAs awarded so far, worth nearly $128M. Map + details on Alabama Daily News: aldailynews.com/alabamas-choos… #aledchat

As questions arise about an SC man's innocence, his prosecutor comes under fire postandcourier.com/news/sc-claren… via The Post and Courier