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The best case for Biden is that a successful confirmation builds momentum for a cut-down version of Build Back Better, including universal pre-K.
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Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Bill Could Decimate the Child-Care Landscape
Rules could cut faith-based providers out of the picture
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How Federal Government Writes the Rules for Schools
"Too many people are not even aware that these regulations are being developed, much less that they can have a say in the end result."
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Families Are Using New Child Tax Credit for K-12 School Costs, Census Shows
Forty percent of low-income recipients say they spent the money on tuition, books, tutoring, or other education-related expenses.
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Ed Finance Guru Marguerite Roza on How Schools Can Best Spend Covid Aid
One concern: using the money to backfill budgets that should have been rightsized years ago for enrollment drops that started long before the pandemic.
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“The Choice Engine Is Revving While the Accountability Engine Is Stalling,” Says Troublemaker Checker Finn
"Couldn’t be more disappointed" in Biden agenda
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Don’t Plan on That Federal Education Spending Spree
Ambitious plans to make community college “free” or pre-K “universal” will have to be radically downsized.
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State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
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The pandemic and race dominate the discussion—for a second year.
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