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A newsletter from The Hechinger Report
In this week's edition: The Trump administration is investigating schools and colleges across the country ([link removed]) . Plus, a new book argues child care is a lost American value ([link removed]) .
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** Which schools are being investigated by the Trump administration?
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The Trump administration moved quickly after taking office to open dozens of investigations into schools and universities nationwide. Most of those announced publicly mark a dramatic shift in priorities from previous administrations.
The Education Department and other agencies are looking into allegations of antisemitism and racial discrimination against white students at dozens of colleges. The agency also has begun investigating policies that protect transgender athletes and, in some cases, targeted entire state departments of education as part of that work.
Check out our map to see which schools across the country have been affected.
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** Why Americans should care about child care — even if they don’t have kids
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by Jackie Mader
The other day, I came across an article about child care that felt so familiar I let out an exasperated sigh. Child care, the article announced, is now more expensive than college tuition and rent in most states. Many of us had just read another version of the article in March. And before that, in November 2024. Then there’s the one that dates back a little further — to 2013.
Many of these stories, which seem to come out on an annual basis, fail to mention that this is a problem that spans decades. The real news is that it hasn’t gotten any better, and many American lawmakers don’t seem to care enough to take action.
I asked Elliot Haspel his thoughts on this a few weeks ago when I interviewed him about his new book, “Raising a Nation,” which will be available Aug. 11. In the book, he presents 10 arguments — some of them well known and others less intuitive — for why child care needs to be a more supported part of American society.
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** Reading list
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El sistema de cuidado infantil de Estados Unidos depende de los inmigrantes. Sin ellos, podría colapsar ([link removed])
Para esta proveedora de cuidado infantil, la política de inmigración tiene efectos inmediatos
Tracking Trump: His actions to dismantle the Education Department, and more ([link removed])
The president is working to eliminate the Education Department and fighting ‘woke’ ideology in schools. A week-by-week look at what he’s done
OPINION: Here’s how we hold on to experienced teachers: Give them the support they need ([link removed])
If we are serious about improving student outcomes, we can’t treat teacher retention as an afterthought
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