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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, joined on stage by House Majority Leader William Lamberth, R-Portland, and Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, R-Franklin, addresses the media during a press conference on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision upholding Tennessee's ban on gender transition treatments for transgender minors at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Courts & Law What the Skrmetti decision means for transgender students and the future of education research

Raquel Muñiz , Andrés Castro Samayoa, Shane Dunn

December 1, 2025

Nurses Jenny Arcaro, left, and Mike Marasigan guide patient Mike Lowe to a procedure room at Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital on April 18, 2025.

Higher Education Defining professional programs: Why evidence and clarity matter in ED’s rulemaking

Katharine Meyer

November 26, 2025

High Point Elementary fourth-grade teacher Kristin Bierman leads a guided reading group in her English Language Learners classroom, where she typically works with six students at a time for 15–20 minutes, in Clearwater, Florida on April 8, 2017.

Education Access & Equity Recent federal actions portend new risks for English Learner students

Brianna Paliz, Michael Hansen

November 18, 2025

Wicomico County Superintendent Micah Stauffer and Glen Avenue Elementary Principal Tara Parsons visit Danielle Eichhorn’s 4th grade class on the first day of school, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Salisbury, Maryland. Stauffer toured 10 schools to kick off the new academic year.

K-12 Education Challenges and opportunities in measuring school district superintendent impact

Rachel White, David DeMatthews, Jinseok Shin, Alexandra Aylward

November 17, 2025

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