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“There are not many things that happen in Washington that really improve the lives of 20 million American families every year. This did, and once they implement it properly, it will be a great relief to these families' — Lamar Alexander to Linda Jacobson. The 74 the74million.org/article/financ…

Financial Aid Reform Was His Legacy. Now, Lamar Alexander Calls it ‘a Big Mess’ The 74 the74million.org/article/financ…

#TitleIX Rewrite Focuses Law on Victims, Including LGBTQ Students The 74 the74million.org/article/title-…

In a new National Microschooling Center survey, almost two-thirds of school founders say they serve autistic or other neurodivergent students. Linda Jacobson reports buff.ly/3xBdjR7

Hot off the presses: Are you attending ASU+GSV this week in San Diego? Then keep an eye out for The 74 and our first-ever print edition 📰 ASU+GSV Summit buff.ly/3PZfcx8

Latest on #FAFSA fiasco from Linda Jacobson The 74 the74million.org/article/ed-dep…

Great conversation on 'The Lost Debate' podcast between Ravi Gupta and The 74's Linda Jacobson on #ESA 's, microschools and the next wave of school choice. Linda comes in at 36:17. The Branch podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/los…

You never do this for awards, but it is nice to be recognized. Thanks Education Writers Association for recognizing Team The 74 FOUR times as finalists for awards this year, including the amazing Linda Jacobson for another outstanding run of beat reporting. ewa.org/members-news/a…

‘Are We Being Used as a Test Case?’: Oklahoma Justices Question Catholic Charter The 74 the74million.org/article/are-we…

Final Push to Save Expanded Child Tax Credit as Senate Hopes Dim The 74 the74million.org/article/final-…

Young students have made less progress in reading this year than they did earlier in the post-pandemic period.

Linda Jacobson reports, and I was pleased to share my two cents.

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New Amplify data shows that the number of students on track in literacy increased by 2 percentage points compared to this time last year. But the leap was more than twice as large between the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years. Linda Jacobson reports buff.ly/3IDUr67

Here’s When #SCOTUS Says School Officials Can Block Critics Online The 74 the74million.org/article/heres-…

.Dr. Susan Enfield, 4 years after #COVID hit: “I was pretty critical of a lot of our elected leaders during that time, but in hindsight, I have more empathy and compassion” buff.ly/3wQsrJQ

In The 74's On Biden's $8B to Put Learning Recovery on a ‘Faster Track’

FutureEd's Liz Cohen: “There is so much great tutoring happening already and I would love to see us learn from what’s working right now as we chart a path forward.'

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'For those of us in leadership roles, we really had to dig into who we were as people, what our values were.' Four Years After #COVID , Former Dr. Susan Enfield Looks Back with Pride — and Regret: Linda Jacobson via The 74 the74million.org/article/four-y…

“Ultimately the problems with this program are bigger than any superintendent,” former Arizona Department of Education chief Kathy Hoffman said about Arizona’s education savings account program. Linda Jacobson reports buff.ly/3Trg3ci