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Extreme heat — which affects everyone, but especially young children — is putting a strain on early care and education programs. buff.ly/3WLgmif

Early ed, higher ed, school lunch and more. Our team The Hechinger Report looked into where Harris and Walz stand on various education policies. Check out our toolkit here⤵️

Where do Trump and Vance stand on education policy, early ed? Check out our deep dive here⤵️

Many kids can't read, even in high school. Is the solution teaching reading in every class? - The Hechinger Report hechingerreport.org/many-kids-cant…

.Kavitha Cardoza tells you how she came to tell the story of former Russellville, Alabama schools Superintendent Heath Grimes for The Hechinger Report

Loved having this conversation about guided play with Jeff Utecht. Check it out next week!

Thank you Jackie Mader for sharing your evidence and research on the power of #play on the @shiftingschools pod! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/352…

👋 An important aspect of back-to-school coverage by Ariel Gilreath

As someone who was edited so thoughtfully by Sarah Garland for 8 years, there truly is nobody better for this job. Congratulations to Sarah--and also all the reporters who get to work with her on the education desk!

Head Start funding is inequitable, in part due to a funding formula from the 1970's. We got an exclusive look at Southern Education Foundation's new report on this, which could be even more critical now that the feds have called for higher salaries for HS staff: hechingerreport.org/in-2024-head-s…

At the Moms for Liberty national summit, former President Donald Trump said without evidence regarding transgender students: “Your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation.” via Laura Pappano & me for The Hechinger Report #education #k12 #LGBTQ

Children under 2 should not be exposed to any screens whatsoever, and screen use among two- to five-year-olds should be limited to a max. of one hour, according to guidelines announced by health authorities in Sweden: theguardian.com/world/article/…

"But come August, my daughter came home and frowned: “No recess.” Sure enough, recess had only been recommended, not required. That school year, she had recess maybe once a month" slate.com/life/2024/09/i…

"By nearly every academic measure, girls in New York City’s public schools are outperforming boys... Yet despite their academic success, girls report far less satisfaction with their school experiences." chalkbeat.org/newyork/2024/0…

Twitter jumbled up my transcription, so here is the full reply from Trump on child care:

Sen. JD Vance says part of the problem with the child care industry is states requiring child care staff to have "some ridiculous certification that has nothing to do..with taking care of kids." He cites a "6-year college degree" as part of the problem, which no state requires