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    Federal Opinion How to Get Ahead of a Trump Education Agenda
    An attorney at the Center for Law and Education proposes three K-12 ideas to recommit to the promise of public education.
    Chris Yarrell, August 2, 2024
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    Federal Federal School Safety Clearinghouse Taps Diverse Array of Advisers
    Educators, advocates, and parents whose children died in school shootings will advise officials on school safety.
    Evie Blad, July 31, 2024
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    Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the American Federation of Teachers at their annual conference in Houston on July 25, 2024.
    Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the American Federation of Teachers at their annual conference in Houston on July 25.
    Annie Mulligan for Education Week
    Federal Kamala Harris' Potential VP Picks: Where They Stand on Education
    Some of the contenders for the No. 2 spot on the Democratic ticket have extensive K-12 records.
    Libby Stanford, July 29, 2024
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    Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the American Federation of Teachers at their annual conference in Houston on July 25, 2024.
    Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the American Federation of Teachers at their annual conference in Houston on July 25, 2024.
    Annie Mulligan for Education Week
    Federal Video Book Bans and Gun Control: 3 Minutes From Kamala Harris’ Speech to Teachers
    Kamala Harris shares her vision for the future of education, and the country.
    Jaclyn Borowski, July 25, 2024
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    Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the American Federation of Teachers at their annual conference in Houston on July 25, 2024.
    Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the American Federation of Teachers at their convention in Houston on July 25, 2024. Harris spoke to the nation's second largest teachers' union just days after President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection bid and the vice president appeared to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination.
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    Federal Kamala Harris Rallies Teachers: 'God Knows We Don't Pay You Enough'
    Harris called for student loan forgiveness and union member protections in her speech at the American Federation of Teachers' convention.
    Libby Stanford, July 25, 2024
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    Federal What Works Clearinghouse: Inside 20 Years of Education Evaluation
    After two decades of the What Works Clearinghouse, research experts look to the future.
    Sarah D. Sparks, July 24, 2024
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    Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns for President as the presumptive Democratic candidate during an event at West Allis Central High School, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in West Allis, Wis.
    Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns during an event at West Allis Central High School in West Allis, Wis., on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Harris will speak at the American Federation of Teachers convention on Thursday, July 25.
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    Federal One of Kamala Harris' First Campaign Speeches Will Be to Teachers
    Vice President Kamala Harris will speak to the nation's second-largest teachers' union at its convention in Houston.
    Libby Stanford, July 23, 2024
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    Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks at the organization's annual conference in Houston on July 22, 2024.
    Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks at the organization's biennial conference in Houston on July 22, 2024. She called on union members to support Vice President Kamala Harris the day after President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign.
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    Federal AFT's Randi Weingarten on Kamala Harris: 'She Has a Record of Fighting for Us'
    The union head's call to support Kamala Harris is one sign of Democratic support coalescing around the vice president.
    Alyson Klein, July 22, 2024
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    President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference July 11, 2024, on the final day of the NATO summit in Washington.
    President Joe Biden speaks at a news conference July 11, 2024, on the final day of the NATO summit in Washington. He announced Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement for the Democratic nomination.
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    Federal Biden Drops Out of Race and Endorses Kamala Harris to Lead the Democratic Ticket
    The president's endorsement of Harris makes the vice president the most likely nominee for the Democrats.
    The Associated Press, July 21, 2024
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    Vice President Kamala Harris embraces President Joe Biden after a speech on healthcare in Raleigh, N.C., March. 26, 2024. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election.
    Vice President Kamala Harris embraces President Joe Biden after a speech on health care in Raleigh, N.C., on March 26, 2024. Biden on Sunday announced he wouldn't run for reelection and endorsed Harris as his replacement.
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    Federal What We Know About Kamala Harris’ Education Record
    Harris is the frontrunner for the top of the ticket. A look at her record on K-12, along with those of other Democratic contenders.
    Libby Stanford, July 21, 2024
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    Federal Opinion The Great Project 2025 Freakout
    There's nothing especially scary in the Heritage Foundation's education agenda—nor is it a reliable gauge of another Trump administration.
    Rick Hess, July 19, 2024
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    Federal Is the Federal Agency That Tracks School Data Losing Steam?
    A new study of U.S. data agencies finds serious capacity problems at the National Center for Education Statistics.
    Sarah D. Sparks, July 17, 2024
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    Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, right, points toward Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally, March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio.
    Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, points toward Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally, March 16, 2024, in Vandalia, Ohio. Trump on July 15 announced the first-term Ohio senator as his running mate.
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    Federal Trump's VP Pick: What We Know About JD Vance's Record on Education
    Two days after a gunman tried to assassinate him, former President Donald Trump announced Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his running mate.
    Libby Stanford, July 15, 2024
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    Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
    Former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after being struck by gunfire at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. The day after the attempted assasination of the Republican nominee for president, Trump arrived in Milwaukee ahead of the start of the Republican National Convention and President Joe Biden gave a prime-time address, saying "politics must never be a literal battlefied. God forbid, a killing field."
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    Federal In Wake of Trump Assassination Attempt, Biden Calls for Unity and Investigation Gets Underway
    President Biden condemns violence, the FBI searches for a motive, and Trump heads to RNC.
    The Associated Press, July 14, 2024
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    Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Doral, Fla.
    Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Doral, Fla.
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    Federal Project 2025 and the GOP Platform: What Each Says About K-12 in a 2nd Trump Term
    A side-by-side look at what the two policy documents say on key education topics.
    Libby Stanford, July 12, 2024
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