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Linda Jacobson
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I cover K-12 education at The 74 @the74.bsky.social
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Conor P. Williams @conorpwilliams.bsky.social · 6d
"These are among the tangible effects of the Trump administration’s targeting services and supports that go toward educating more than 5 million English language learners in the nation’s K-12 public schools."

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Trump Targeting Services for Multilingual Learners Leaves Gaps in Schools
Professional development, newcomer centers, English learner teacher hires among the first to go. Advocates fear devastation in 2026 proposed budget.
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The 74 @the74.bsky.social · 6d
Eric Hirsch, who helped change the way school districts and parents think about curriculum, will step down as CEO of @edreports.bsky.social next year
Eric Hirsch, EdReports’ Founding CEO, to Step Down
The next decade, one expert said, should consider the role of AI in curriculum and making materials more useful.
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Linda Jacobson @lrj417.bsky.social · 6d
Ryan Walters’ Oklahoma Tenure Offered ‘Microcosm’ of Trump’s Education Overhaul www.the74million.org/article/ryan...
Ryan Walters’ Oklahoma Tenure Offered ‘Microcosm’ of Trump’s Education Overhaul
Though his love for Trump wasn’t always returned, the outgoing chief foreshadowed the use of education as an arena for relentless culture war.
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Linda Jacobson @lrj417.bsky.social · 13d
Oklahoma Schools Chief Ryan Walters Steps Down to Lead Anti-Union Group www.the74million.org/article/okla...
Oklahoma Schools Chief Ryan Walters Steps Down to Lead Anti-Union Group
‘This fight is going national,’ he said of his departure, which one critic called ‘a positive move for Oklahoma.’
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Linda Jacobson @lrj417.bsky.social · 29d
Students’ Skills — and Interest — in Science Tumble in First Post-COVID Test www.the74million.org/article/stud...
Students’ Skills — and Interest — in Science Tumble in First Post-COVID Test
At a time of rapid technological change, 8th graders are less likely to say they “definitely can do” many science-related activities.
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Linda Jacobson @lrj417.bsky.social · Aug 21
Education Department Calls Back Civil Rights, Some DEI Employees www.the74million.org/article/educ...
Education Department Calls Back Civil Rights, Some DEI Employees
As many as 250 Office for Civil Rights staff members could return throughout the fall, even as the administration continues legal battle to fire them.
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The 74 @the74.bsky.social · Aug 21
The U.S. Department of Education will start to bring back roughly 250 civil rights staffers that it tried to fire in March, according to a schedule the U.S. Department of Education submitted in federal court Tuesday. @lrj417.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/educ...
Education Department Calls Back Civil Rights, Some DEI Employees
As many as 250 Office for Civil Rights staff members could return throughout the fall, even as the administration continues legal battle to fire them.
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EdSource @edsource.org · Aug 15
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Andy Brownstein @andybrownstein.bsky.social · Aug 14
The latest from @lrj417.bsky.social: Some counterintuitive findings from exclusive PDK poll. While perception of schools nationally has gone down, Americans do not support closing ed dept. Also: support up for DEI, but down for AI. @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/excl...
Exclusive: Support for Schools Falls, But Closing Education Dept. is Unpopular
Latest PDK Poll also reflects rising embrace of private school choice, support for DEI and a backlash against artificial intelligence.
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The 74 @the74.bsky.social · Aug 14
Latest PDK Poll also reflects rising embrace of private school choice, support for DEI and a backlash against artificial intelligence. @lrj417.bsky.social reports
Exclusive: Support for Schools Falls, But Closing Education Dept. is Unpopular
Latest PDK Poll also reflects rising embrace of private school choice, support for DEI and a backlash against artificial intelligence.
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Beth Fertig @bethfertig.bsky.social · Aug 11
Despite Court Order, Education Department’s Civil Rights Staff Still On Leave www.the74million.org/article/desp... @lrj417.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social
Despite Court Order, Education Department’s Civil Rights Staff Still On Leave
Officials have asked the court to throw out the order. Meanwhile, students have been left ‘without recourse for discrimination,’ attorneys say.
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Phyllis Jordan @phylliswjordan.bsky.social · Aug 1
Texas Passed a Bible-Themed Curriculum. But Many Districts Aren’t Using It @the74.bsky.social @lrj417.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/texa...
Texas Passed a Bible-Themed Curriculum. But Many Districts Aren’t Using It
Districts in Texas are taking a selective approach toward Bluebonnet Learning — the state-developed materials that feature the Bible and Christianity.
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Linda Jacobson @lrj417.bsky.social · Jul 31
Penny Schwinn Drops Out of the Running for Ed Department’s Deputy Role www.the74million.org/article/penn...
Penny Schwinn Drops Out of the Running for Ed Department’s Deputy Role
Some viewed the former Tennessee education commissioner as a bipartisan pick for the post, but past controversies followed her.
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Phyllis Jordan @phylliswjordan.bsky.social · Jul 25
“The administration backed down and we are getting the money,” @rweingarten.bsky.social announced to a cheering crowd Friday at AFT’s TEACH conference after @usedgov.bsky.social announced it would release remaining $5.5B. @the74.bsky.social @lrj417.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/educ...
Education Dept. Lifts Freeze on Remaining Federal Funds
Advocates say they want to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
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Linda Jacobson @lrj417.bsky.social · Jul 25
Education Dept. Lifts Freeze on Remaining $5.5B in Federal Funds for Schools www.the74million.org/article/educ...
Education Dept. Lifts Freeze on Remaining Federal Funds
Advocates say they want to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
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Phyllis Jordan @phylliswjordan.bsky.social · Jul 14
Do you ever feel like you need a scorecard to keep up with all the litigation affecting the U.S. Department of Education and public schools? @lrj417.bsky.social at @the74.bsky.social has got it. www.the74million.org/article/lega...
Legal Scorecard: How is the Trump Education Juggernaut Faring in Court?
In some cases, judges have ordered the department to rehire staff and restore funding. But a decisive ruling from the Supreme Court awaits.
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Linda Jacobson @lrj417.bsky.social · Jul 1
Big Tax Bill Passes Senate — With Less ‘Beautiful’ Plan for National School Choice www.the74million.org/article/big-...
Big Tax Bill Passes Senate — With Less ‘Beautiful’ Plan for National School Choice
Big Tax Bill Passes Senate With Less ‘Beautiful’ Plan for National School Choice
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The 74 @the74.bsky.social · Jul 1
Nearly $7 billion for schools in jeopardy as U.S. Department of Education holds up federal funds. @lrj417.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/near...
Nearly $7B for Schools in Jeopardy as Ed Dept. Holds Up Federal Funds
The department is reviewing whether funding for migrant students and afterschool programs fits Trump’s priorities.
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Simon Owens @simonowens.bsky.social · Jun 27
The Trump administration is abusing an obscure privacy law to try to force schools to disclose whenever educators respect a student's preferred name and pronouns.
The California Mom at the Center of Trump’s Crackdown on School Gender Policies
The Education Department is relying on a novel interpretation of privacy law to punish schools that hide student identity changes from parents.
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Linda Jacobson @lrj417.bsky.social · Jun 27
Supreme Court Requires Schools to Allow Students to Opt Out of LGBTQ Lessons www.the74million.org/article/supr...
Supreme Court Requires Schools to Allow Students to Opt Out of LGBTQ Lessons
The 6-3 ruling is a victory for parental and religious rights, but some say it will further marginalize gay and trans students and families.
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Phyllis Jordan @phylliswjordan.bsky.social · Jun 25
More Than a Third of Homeschool Families Also Use Public Schools, New Data Shows @the74.bsky.social @lrj417.bsky.social #EduSky www.the74million.org/article/more...
More Than a Third of Homeschool Families Also Use Public Schools, New Data Shows
‘I don't know any family that really has kids who learn the same way,’ one parent said.
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Linda Jacobson @lrj417.bsky.social · Jun 25
New data from @angelarwatson.bsky.social‬ shows more than a third of homeschool families also use public schools. "There’s not this rejection of public schooling that people frame it as,” she said.
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More Than a Third of Homeschool Families Also Use Public Schools, New Data Shows
‘I don't know any family that really has kids who learn the same way,’ one parent said.
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Rachel Cohen Booth @rcobooth.bsky.social · Jun 25
"To my knowledge no one has thought to ask this question before. Folks just assumed homeschool families were homeschool families"

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More Than a Third of Homeschool Families Also Use Public Schools, New Data Shows
‘I don't know any family that really has kids who learn the same way,’ one parent said.
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Phyllis Jordan @phylliswjordan.bsky.social · Jun 12
Democratic Debate Over Private School Choice Reveals Post-Election Tensions @lrj417.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social #EduSky www.the74million.org/article/demo...
Democratic Debate Over Private School Choice Reveals Post-Election Tensions
Democrats for Education Reform’s Jorge Elorza prompted defections with push to embrace education savings accounts. But are they the party’s future?
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The 74 @the74.bsky.social · Jun 3
Chronic absenteeism is still roughly 8 percentage points higher than it was just prior to the pandemic. @lrj417.bsky.social reports
Chronic Absenteeism’s Post-COVID ‘New Normal’: Data Shows It Is More Extreme
Amid a wave of new research on the pandemic’s shattering effect on classrooms, one expert called it the ‘question that keeps me up at night.’
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