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She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life
Nory Sontay Ramos thought her immigration check-in was routine. Five days later, she and her mother were swiftly deported to Guatemala — a country she barely remembers.
Head Start advocates pursue legal challenge to new Trump policy barring undocumented children
Several state Head Start associations and parent groups are fighting a Trump administration effort to bar undocumented children from the federally funded Head Start program.
PBS cuts could mean the end of an era for kids’ TV
Gen X and millennial parents grew up on the gentle rhythms of “Sesame Street” and “Between the Lions.” But sweeping cuts to public broadcasting could leave their children facing a different entertainment landscape. Legislation that slashes billions from the federal budget, including funding for NPR and PBS, will put beloved PBS Kids shows in jeopardy, the network says.
States sue to force feds to release $7 billion in education funding
A group of 24 states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration Monday over its withholding of nearly $7 billion in education funding for after-school care, English-language learning, teacher training and other programs, asking a federal judge to force the federal government to release the money.
VIDEO: Veteran Educator Larry Ferlazzo Retires, Reflects on His Career
As veteran educator Larry Ferlazzo retired from the classroom this June, it was, he thought, the perfect time to leave. His colleagues and administrators hoped he’d stay, and he felt he was going out on top. In his final weeks at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., Ferlazzo sat down with Education Week to share some parting words and final observations from his time as a teacher.
Head Start preschools to bar undocumented children under new Trump rule
Undocumented children will no longer qualify for federally funded preschool through the Head Start program under a major policy shift the Trump administration announced Thursday.
Three Ways to Transform a District to Support English Learner Students
Most school systems in the United States struggle to meet the needs of students identified as English learners (ELs) because they were not designed with these students in mind.
New HHS rule bars undocumented kids from Head Start child care
The Trump administration is barring undocumented immigrant children from Head Start child care, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Thursday.
National AI training hub for educators to open, funded by OpenAI and Microsoft
More than 400,000 K-12 educators across the country will get free training in AI through a $23 million partnership between a major teachers union and leading tech companies that is designed to close gaps in the use of technology and provide a national model for AI-integrated curriculum.
See How Much Federal Money Trump Is Holding Back From Your District
The overwhelming majority of the nation’s 13,000 public school districts are getting less federal money than they expected for the upcoming school year, as the Trump administration withholds billions of dollars Congress approved for education in March.


