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  Candidates promised a bigger child tax credit. Will that actually happen?

  chalkbeat.org - Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th

  This story originally appeared in The 19th and is republished with permission under a Creative Commons license. Subscribe to The 19th’s newsletter …

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  Amid fear, trans students and families plan for Trump’s second term

  chalkbeat.org - Wellington Soares

  On the Saturday after the election, Cheryl Suydam headed to an impromptu meeting of parents of trans kids. The gathering was called by the local …

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  Trump picks Linda McMahon to lead, and possibly dismantle, Education Department

  chalkbeat.org - Erica Meltzer

  Former professional wrestling executive and billionaire Linda McMahon is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of …

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  Special education staffing shortages put students’ futures at risk. How to solve that is tricky.

  chalkbeat.org - Kalyn Belsha

  Every year, more special education teachers quit than graduate from the nation’s teacher preparation programs, even as the number of students …

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  Remote learning hurt high school grad rates. Ditching exit exams helped, new research finds

  chalkbeat.org - Kalyn Belsha

  Until now, the story of how COVID affected who got their high school diploma went something like this: Graduation rates dipped a little for the class …

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  Trump plan to ax the Education Department might affect kids with disabilities a lot — or a little

  chalkbeat.org - Kalyn Belsha

  A federal hearing about special education teacher shortages turned into a debate about how the potential elimination of the U.S. Department of …