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A federal class-action lawsuit alleges that New York City child abuse investigators intimidate tens of thousands of parents and caregivers each year, coercing their way into families’ homes where they conduct illegal and invasive searches. The complaint argues that these warrantless actions, which often include strip-searches of children and multiple, traumatizing return visits by case […]

A lawsuit says that investigators for the Administration for Children’s Services deceive and bully their way into people’s homes, where they rifle through families’ most private spaces, strip-search children and humiliate parents.

As we do every November, it’s time to rip off pay homage to Bloomberg Businessweek’s “Jealousy List” — the magazine’s annual tribute to the most important journalism published by its competitors. (You can see their notable 2022 edition right here.) Here at The 74, we’re also looking to celebrate the most memorable education coverage from […]

In this week’s episode, we discuss the changes at Houston ISD after a state takeover in June.

Three years ago, the nation’s schools received the first installment in what would become the largest infusion ever of federal funds for education — $190 billion to not only safeguard against COVID, but reverse the academic crisis that followed. Evidence of the damage from a year of remote learning was inescapable: major setbacks in reading […]

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Tennessee’s largest district, received almost $776 million in federal relief funds to help students recover from the pandemic — more than any other school system in the state. But anyone interested in learning how the district spent that hefty sum might be left scratching their heads. Until a few weeks ago, […]

In 1990, the Kiryas Joel school district opened its doors — and controversy has followed it ever since. Not only did its creation spark a lengthy court battle over church-state separation that reached the U.S. Supreme Court, investigators have cited the district three times for conflicts of interest and other questionable financial practices. Founded in […]

With pandemic rental assistance programs phasing out, families and schools in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom region grapple with a tight housing market

A budgeting model originated in Brazil launched as an elective class in Rhode Island’s poorest city. The approach is now taking hold statewide

Every December at The 74, we take a moment to recap and spotlight our most read, shared and debated education articles of the year. Looking back now at our time capsules from December 2020 and December 2021, one can chart the rolling impact of the pandemic on America’s students, families and school communities. Two years […]