Student Outcomes Take a Hit When Immigration Enforcement Ramps Up

Academic outcomes declined for U.S.- and foreign-born Spanish-speaking students in Florida when immigration enforcement ramped up in 2025.

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An Educator’s Checklist for Supporting Immigrant Students in Schools

Schools should be safe spaces for all students. Federal law protects the right to a free public education for all students regardless of citizenship

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Justice Department Releases Guidance on Implementing President Trump’s Executive Order Designating English as the Official Language of the United States

WASHINGTON — Today, the Department of Justice released Guidance to ensure compliance with President Trump’s Executive Order No. 14224, which establishes English as the official language of the United ...

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Three Ways to Transform a District to Support English Learner Students

Drawing on case studies of SEAL’s English learner education model in three school districts in California, New America highlights strategies that facilitated systemic changes for an asset-oriented app...

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Who Will Bear the Brunt of Trump's Hold on $6.8 Billion in School Funds?

The sudden absence of expected federal funds has already cost some educators their jobs.

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Attorney general: ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ sign cannot be displayed in Idaho schools

The sign violates a new law that prohibits the display of flags or banners have a political viewpoint, according to an Idaho attorney general’s office opinion obtained by EdNews through a pub…

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Trump Tells States He's Holding Back $6.8 Billion for Schools

Schools nationwide won't see funding earmarked for English learners, migrant students, professional development, and more.

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The Department of Education has designated June as Title IX Month. This year, for the first time, we officially celebrated the anniversary of this landmark civil rights law, which was signed on June 23, 1972, and strengthened our Title IX enforcement efforts on behalf of women and girls who are at risk in our education system. Under President Trump’s leadership, America’s schools and sports leagues are ending ideological practices that threaten the safety of female athletes and students.

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Project 2025 Tracker

Track the progress on Project 2025

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Quiz: What Does DOGE Know About You?

The Department of Government Efficiency has unauthorized access to millions of Americans' data. Take New America's quiz to see how much of your data is at risk.

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Toward a Bilingual Future for English Learners

Bilingual education has been proven to support all students’ second language acquisition, literacy development, and academic achievement. The benefits of bilingual education hold particular promise for the 5.3 million students identified as English learners (ELs) in the U.S. Yet, many EL students lack access to programs that support their development towards becoming bilingual and biliterate. With the shrinking federal role, states and school districts have an opportunity to lead in implementing asset-based approaches to EL education, including expanding bilingual education. Please join SEAL and New America for a webinar on June 25, 2025 from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm EDT where we will reflect on the evolution of English learner education in the U.S., unravel misconceptions about language education, and refresh attendees on the benefits of bilingual education for ELs.The webinar will feature a panel discussion with bilingual education researchers and a moderated conversation with a school system leader about how they have utilized bilingual education to advance academic success for their students. These conversations will elevate effective practices and policies, highlight challenges and solutions, and emphasize the continued need to invest in bilingual education. School District Conversation Moderator: Tara García Mathewson, Investigative Education Reporter for CalMatters and The MarkupFeatured School District: Azusa Unified School DistrictNorma Camacho, Assistant Superintendent K-12, Azusa Unified School DistrictPanel Discussion Moderator: Martha I.Martinez, PhD., Head of Research & Evaluation at SEALIlana Umansky, PhD., Associate Professor, College of Education, Education Policy and Leadership, Quantitative Research Methods in Education at the University of OregonKate Menken, Ed.D., Professor of Linguistics and Research Fellow at the Research Institute for the Study of Language in an Urban Society, Queens College, CUNYChristine Montecillo Leider, PhD., Assistant Professor, Multilingual Learner Education at UMass LowellMagaly Lavadenz, PhD., Endowed Professor of Moral and Ethical Leadership and Founding Executive Director of the Center for Equity for English Learners, Loyola Marymount University

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‘You essentially destroyed any chance I have,’ DNC chair told David Hogg in private meeting

Ken Martin expressed frustration and self-doubt in a meeting with other party leaders, according to a two-minute recording obtained by POLITICO.

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Hogg declines to run again for DNC vice chair after new election is called

The 25-year-old activist said he will devote his efforts to Leaders We Deserve.

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In final stretch of New York mayoral race, Cuomo targets Mamdani's inexperience

The 67-year-old former governor has taken to criticizing his top opponent, a 33-year-old state legislator.

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Texas agrees with feds to end in-state tuition for undocumented students

Almost 20,000 undocumented college students in Texas will likely lose in-state tuition after this sudden policy reversal.

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4-year-old Bakersfield girl facing deportation could die within days of losing medical care

In 2023, a Mexican girl, 4, was allowed U.S. entry for lifesaving medical care. She and her parents, who live in Bakersfield, have been told they must leave.

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Changes to SNAP Could Reduce Student Access to Free School Meals

Free school meal access has become increasingly intertwined with federal social safety net programs—including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—to reduce duplicative paperwork for s...

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Untangling Fact from Fiction in Trump’s Call to Defund English Learner Education

Trump’s attempt to defund Title III is fraught with baseless and inaccurate claims about the federal EL program, here are the facts.

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‘Chainsaw Approach’ to Budget Cuts Leaves Military Families as Collateral Damage - Early Learning Nation

Collateral damage is primarily a military term, and it is perhaps the best way to describe what some families of America’s service members have become in

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Head Start Programs Left in the Dark Amidst Regional Office Closures

Contact your Congressional leaders TODAY and demand that they retract the closures and reinstate staff immediately.

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Perverting the Mission: The Trump Administration’s Attempt to Distort Civil Rights Enforcement

The Trump administration is attempting to distort civil rights enforcement in education. New America's Education Policy Program offers insight into what is happening at the U.S. Department of Educatio...

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