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People protest outside the House chamber after legislation passed that would allow some teachers to be armed in schools during a legislative session on April 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee could join more than 30 other states in allowing certain teachers to carry guns on campus. There's virtually no research on the strategy's effectiveness, and it remains uncommon despite the proliferation of state laws allowing it.

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School Climate & Safety Another State Will Let Teachers Carry Guns. What We Know About the Strategy

Libby Stanford, April 26, 2024

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School representatives and parent liaisons attend a family and community engagement think tank discussion at Lowery Conference Center on March 13, 2024 in Denver. One of the goals of the meeting was to discuss how schools can better integrate new students and families into the district.

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Families & the Community 5 Ways to Get Parents More Involved in Schools

Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024

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Emmanuel Trujillo-Beas, family liaison at Marie L. Greenwood Early-8, talks with other school liaisons during a group discussion at Lowery Conference Center on March 13, 2024, in Denver. One of the goals of the meeting was to discuss how schools can better integrate new students and families into the district. Denver Public Schools has seen thousands of new students enroll this school year, many from families who recently arrived in the United States. The district has used a variety of strategies to build relationships with those families.

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Families & the Community Download DOWNLOADABLE: Best Practices for Building School-Family Relationships

Libby Stanford & Gina Tomko, April 25, 2024

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North Carolina Wesleyan University professor Patricia Brewer gives education major Makaela Stokes a hug after a tutoring session at the school in Rocky Mount, N.C., on March 18, 2024. For the past nine years, Brewer has hosted an after-school program for local families of students with disabilities where students receive tutoring from special education teacher candidates while Brewer teaches their parents to advocate for their kids.

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Families & the Community Should Working With Families Be a Core Skill for Teachers?

Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024

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Genesis Olivio and her daughter Arlette, 2, read a book together on March 13, 2024, in a room that's part of the community hub at John H. Amesse Elementary School in Denver. The Denver district has six community hubs at schools across the city that offer different services and resources for parents.

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Families & the Community What the Parents' Rights Movement Forced Schools to Do

Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024

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Parents log into Zoom to watch their students participate in a 鈥淏asic Facts Bee鈥� on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, at Adlai E. Stevenson Elementary School in Southfield, Mich. A number of technology-based tools have emerged in recent years that make it easier for schools to communicate with parents.

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Families & the Community The Good (and the Bad) of Using Apps to Connect With Parents

Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024

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Parents take photos of their children during a Black History Month program at Stevenson Elementary School in Southfield, Mich., on Feb. 28, 2024.

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Families & the Community How a School Made Parents Central to Its Turnaround

Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024

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Irene Perez and Yolanda Cosio type in math equations on their calculators during their GED class held at the community hub at John H. Amesse Elementary School on March 13, 2024, in Denver. The Denver school district has six community hubs that provide a range of resources for families and students.

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Families & the Community Why This District Meets Parents at Home

Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024

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Demonstrators advocating for transgender rights and healthcare stand outside of the Ohio Statehouse on Jan. 24, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday, April19, 2024, by the Biden administration. Notably absent from Biden鈥檚 policy, however, is any mention of transgender athletes.

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Federal New Title IX Rule Has Explicit Ban on Discrimination of LGBTQ+ Students

Libby Stanford, April 19, 2024

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Carrie White, a 2nd grade teacher, makes a heart with her hands for her student, Tyrell King-Harrell, left, during an SEL exercise at Yates Magnet Elementary School in Schenectady, N.Y., on March 28, 2024.

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Student Well-Being What This School Used as the Main Ingredient for a Positive Climate

Libby Stanford, April 14, 2024

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President Joe Biden delivers remarks on lowering prices for American families during an event at the YMCA Allard Center on March 11, 2024, in Goffstown, N.H. Biden's administration released its 2025 budget proposal, which includes a modest spending increase for the Education Department.

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Education Funding Biden's Budget Proposes Smaller Bump to Education Spending

Libby Stanford, March 11, 2024

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School Choice & Charters Tracker Which States Have Private School Choice?

Libby Stanford, Mark Lieberman & Victoria A. Ifatusin, January 31, 2024

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U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona participates in a roundtable discussion with students from Dartmouth College on Jan. 10, 2024, on the school's campus, in Hanover, N.H.

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Federal Biden Admin. Says New K-12 Agenda Tackles Absenteeism, Tutoring, Extended Learning

Libby Stanford, January 17, 2024

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Books sit in a cart and on shelves in an elementary school library in suburban Atlanta on Aug. 18, 2023.

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Families & the Community Parents Trust School Librarians to Select Books, But There's a Catch

Libby Stanford, January 16, 2024

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Reading & Literacy There's a Design Flaw With Many Reading Tests. Here's One State's Fix

Libby Stanford, January 15, 2024

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Salina Sanchez gives free lunches to Damien Chavez, right, and Umar Kotroo at Wheel Park in Aurora, Colo., on June 6, 2019. The Aurora Public Schools takes free summer lunches to children on colorful, hand-painted school buses. The new Summer EBT program from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $120 per child in grocery benefits to families with children who qualify for free and reduced-price lunch during the school year. But 15 states aren't participating in the program's first year.

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Student Well-Being A New Federal Summer Food Program Targets Child Hunger. Why Are 15 States Opting Out?

Libby Stanford, January 12, 2024

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs HB7, the Individual Freedom Act, also dubbed the Stop WOKE Act, during a news conference at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Fla., on Friday, April 22, 2022. The bill is intended to prohibit the teaching of critical race theory in K-12 schools. New research finds that the public calls for bans on the instruction of critical race theory diminished the general public's trust in local schools and teachers.

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Families & the Community A Side Effect of Anti-CRT Campaigns? Reduced Trust in Local Schools

Libby Stanford, January 10, 2024

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Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Experts Recommend Mental Health Screenings for Students. Most Schools Aren't Doing Them

Libby Stanford, January 4, 2024

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The rising role of artificial intelligence in education and other sectors will likely be a hot topic in 2024 at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, as well as in state legislatures across the country.

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States What 2024 Will Bring for K-12 Policy: 5 Issues to Watch

Libby Stanford, December 29, 2023

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Pins free for students to take sit on a table as the Miami Arts Studio mental health club raises awareness on World Mental Health Day, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, at the public 6th-12th grade magnet school in Miami.

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Student Well-Being How Can Schools Support Student Mental Health? 2 Principals and a Psychiatrist Weigh In

Libby Stanford, December 27, 2023

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