Politics Jul 25 Education Department says it will release billions in grant money withheld from schools By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Politics Jul 14 States sue Trump over billions in frozen after-school and summer funding More than 20 states have sued President Donald Trump’s administration over billions of dollars in frozen funding for after-school care, summer programs and more. By Bianca Vázquez Toness, Associated Press
Education Jul 03 Watch 5:13 Trump administration withholds billions in school grants for critical programs Millions of children and working families will soon feel the impact of a funding freeze that will put a halt to key school programs. With very little explanation, the Education Department abruptly blocked the release of nearly $7 billion set… By Laura Barrón-López, Karina Cuevas
Education Apr 20 After-school programs have either been abandoned or overworked during the pandemic Many after-school programs, which provide both enrichment and child care, have gone out of business. Others went remote and still others became full-day child care programs. None had much guidance or support… By Amadou Diallo, The Hechinger Report
Education Nov 14 Watch 7:32 After-school STEM programs inspire kids to keep learning At an after-school STEM club in Rhode Island, students are working on an engineering challenge -- because they want to be. The low-stakes, fun environment offers time for exploration when resources or hands-on activities may be in short supply during… By Lisa Stark, Education Week
Nov 23 Watch Schools Chief in New Orleans Faces Tough Road to Rebuilding In the newest in a series of reports on reforming troubled school systems, John Merrow returns to New Orleans for an update on how the city's schools chief is faring in his attempts to enact change in a system still… Continue watching