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Susan Gonzalez

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Editor @chalkbeat.org • Born and raised on the Tex-Mex border • Journalist & local news fan who has covered education, immigration, politics, gun violence, marginalized communities & more • Talk to me about human-centered, data-driven audience engagement

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Jon Passantino @passantino.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
News: The Washington Post is preparing to slash upwards of 300 staffers, incl sports, metro and foreign desks @nataliekorach.bsky.social reports. “The newsroom is being punished for absolute incompetence from the owner and publisher,” one staffer told @status.news www.status.news/p/washington...
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Post Parting Depression
Looming cuts at The Washington Post threaten to decimate key coverage areas as staffers question the motives and commitment of billionaire owner Jeff Bezos.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 07/01/2026
Social media operators would need to verify users’ ages, suspending accounts belonging to children under 14. Teens would need parental permission to make accounts. The ban is being proposed alongside a separate bill to further tighten rules on cellphones in schools.
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Indiana tries again to limit social media access for minors, targeting ‘addictive’ content
Social media operators would need to verify users’ ages, suspending accounts belonging to children under 14. Teens would need parental permission to make accounts. The ban is being proposed alongside a separate bill to further tighten rules on cellphones in schools.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 08/01/2026
After the Trump administration announced Monday that it was freezing funding for social programs in Colorado and four other states, officials said funds that help low-income families pay for child care will be exhausted by the end of January.
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The feds froze safety net funding for Colorado. Child care aid could run out within weeks.
After the Trump administration announced Monday that it was freezing funding for social programs in Colorado and four other states, officials said funds that help low-income families pay for child care will be exhausted by the end of January.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 08/01/2026
Samuels told Chalkbeat in an exclusive interview that he is eyeing mergers for schools that are too small to sustain basic programs.
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NYC Chancellor Kamar Samuels on mergers, integration, and screened schools
Samuels told Chalkbeat in an exclusive interview that he is eyeing mergers for schools that are too small to sustain basic programs.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 08/01/2026
Rep. Gabby Salinas’ bill would also require Tennessee to inform students and school staff of their rights regarding federal agents trying to enter school property.
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Tennessee Democrat wants to block ICE from using school, church property
Rep. Gabby Salinas’ bill would also require Tennessee to inform students and school staff of their rights regarding federal agents trying to enter school property.
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Susan Gonzalez @susangonzalez.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Trump administration jails migrant teens in facility known for child abuse www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump administration jails migrant teens in facility known for child abuse
Pennsylvania recently revoked a license for the secure juvenile detention center where the administration sends some migrant children, even some with no pending criminal charges.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 08/01/2026
The move came after officials at Roosevelt High School said armed U.S. Border Patrol officers came on school property during dismissal Wednesday and began tackling people, handcuffed two staff members and released chemical weapons on bystanders.
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MPR News @mprnews.org · 08/01/2026
Minneapolis Public Schools canceled classes district-wide for the remainder of the week “due to safety concerns,” following the killing of a woman Wednesday by an ICE agent. The district said it was acting “out of an abundance of caution.”
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Minneapolis schools cancel classes after Border Patrol clash disrupts dismissal at Roosevelt
Minneapolis schools closed for the week citing safety concerns after an encounter involving armed Border Patrol agents near Roosevelt High School.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 12/11/2025
“They don't have to be alone with those thoughts or those fears in the aftermath,” said Kiki Leyba, who was teaching at Columbine High School during the 1999 mass shooting.
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These teachers survived school shootings. Now they’re offering help to their peers.
“They don't have to be alone with those thoughts or those fears in the aftermath,” said Kiki Leyba, who was teaching at Columbine High School during the 1999 mass shooting.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 13/11/2025
Last year, more than 27,000 of the city’s roughly 136,000 free child care seats for kids ages 4 and under went unfilled, about 1 in every 5 seats.
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First puzzle Mamdani’s universal child care plan must solve: NYC’s empty seat problem
Last year, more than 27,000 of the city’s roughly 136,000 free child care seats for kids ages 4 and under went unfilled, about 1 in every 5 seats.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 15/11/2025
Two Catholic preschools that wanted to join Colorado’s state-funded preschool program but not admit children from LGBTQ families have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case.
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Catholic parishes appeal to Supreme Court in Colorado universal preschool case
Two Catholic preschools that wanted to join Colorado’s state-funded preschool program but not admit children from LGBTQ families have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 17/11/2025
A new report finds that students in juvenile detention often don’t get the special education support they need and struggle to reconnect with school after they’re released.
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After juvenile detention, many NYC students struggle to reengage with school, report finds
A new report finds that students in juvenile detention often don’t get the special education support they need and struggle to reconnect with school after they’re released.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 17/11/2025
The mothers, who live and work on the Southwest Side, have made new efforts to provide support to the kids and families they serve in schools who are fearful of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago.
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‘We have to put on our strong face’: Seven Chicago moms are stepping up amid intense immigration enforcement
The mothers, who live and work on the Southwest Side, have made new efforts to provide support to the kids and families they serve in schools who are fearful of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 11/09/2025
UPDATE: The 16-year-old student who shot two students at a Colorado high school on Wednesday was radicalized by an extremist network, a spokesperson for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Evergreen shooting victims still hospitalized, resource center opens for victims, witnesses
One shooting victim remains in critical condition at a Lakewood hospital. The other is in critical condition at Children’s Hospital Colorado.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 10/09/2025
At least three people are in critical condition after a shooting at Evergreen High School in Jefferson County, Colorado, according to the local sheriff’s office. This is a developing story and will be updated.
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Students shot at Evergreen High School in Jefferson County: What we know so far
The students were taken to the hospital, according to officials.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Florida is set to end all state vaccine mandates, the state surgeon general announced today
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DeSantis and Ladapo to ‘end all vaccine mandates in Florida law’
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo announced the move in Hillsborough County on Wednesday.
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 27/08/2025
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey after school shooting kills two children: Don’t just say “thoughts and prayers”
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 27/08/2025
Kristen Painter, business editor for the Minnesota Star Tribune, has a second-grade daughter and a preschool son who attend the school. “It sounds so cliché, but it’s your worst nightmare,” she said.
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Live: 23-year-old identified as suspect in shooting that killed two children, wounded 17 at Minneapolis church, two sources say
Dozens of squads en route to Annunciation Church, casualties reported.
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Susan Gonzalez @susangonzalez.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
One of us one of us! 🖤📰
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Anna Burns @annaburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Yesterday marked three years in community journalism; I believe the bottom image describes me accurately today. Image: @susangonzalez.bsky.social
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Susan Gonzalez @susangonzalez.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Damn. Closest I’ve ever gotten to this as a reporter was leftover stale Cheetos from the ad department’s party
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Alyssa Katz @alykatzz.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
What a way to end my work day: arranging for law enforcement to pick up a potato chip bag stuffed with cash.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 21/08/2025
Denver Public Schools has been under investigation since January for converting a girls’ restroom at East High to an all-gender restroom. The latest conversion is meant to “help address the notion of any unfairness,” the district says.
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Denver’s East High converts boys’ restroom to all-gender one amid Trump investigation
Denver Public Schools has been under investigation since January for converting a girls’ restroom at East High to an all-gender restroom. The latest conversion is meant to “help address the notion of any unfairness,” the district says.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 21/08/2025
The Education Department rescinded 2015 guidance spelling out the educational rights of English learners and requirements for schools to provide translation services for parents.
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This guidance was crucial for serving English learners at school. The Trump administration just got rid of it.
The Education Department rescinded 2015 guidance spelling out the educational rights of English learners and requirements for schools to provide translation services for parents.
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Mike Elsen-Rooney @michaelelsenroo.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
For 6 months, I’ve followed ELLIS, a Bronx HS for newcomers, to understand what it means to educate immigrant students in Trump’s second term. Proud to share the 1st of 2 stories about ELLIS, Bridget, an undocumented teen, & the fight to keep her education alive. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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‘They’ve given her a lot of hope’: A NYC school fights to educate an undocumented teen under Trump
For Bridget and Marta, ELLIS Prep often felt like the only public institution with its arms open in a city and country that seemed not to want them.
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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
We're well over the 50 incidents documented in our investigation now. Here's one from this week from @opb.org, reporting that a young girl was also in the the van of Mam-speaking farmworkers from Guatemala when immigration agents broke the driver window. www.opb.org/article/2025...
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Woodburn area farmworkers targeted by ICE, advocates say
Immigration agents pulled over a van in Marion County on Thursday morning, busted through the driver’s window and detained four farmworkers on the way to their jobs at a blueberry farm, according to a...
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Forbes @forbes.com · 04/08/2025
The cost of food has risen faster than overall inflation in the last year.
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Almost 90% Of Americans Are Worried About The Cost Of Groceries
The cost of food has risen faster than overall inflation in the last year.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas House falls short of quorum after Democrats leave state to prevent Trump-backed redraw of US House maps.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 30/07/2025
New federal guidance has derailed Colorado’s plan to allow babies and toddlers enrolled in public health insurance to stay continuously enrolled until they turn 3.
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Colorado babies and toddlers could end up uninsured under Trump administration policy
New federal guidance has derailed Colorado’s plan to allow babies and toddlers enrolled in public health insurance to stay continuously enrolled until they turn 3.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 31/07/2025
Some hoped Schwinn, a former state schools chief, would lend expertise to Trump’s efforts to give states more power over education. But cultural conservatives in Tennessee opposed her nomination.
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Penny Schwinn is no longer Trump’s nominee to be No. 2 at the Education Department
Some hoped Schwinn, a former state schools chief, would lend expertise to Trump’s efforts to give states more power over education. But cultural conservatives in Tennessee opposed her nomination.
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NPR @npr.org · 23/07/2025
The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]
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Former Afghan interpreter for U.S. military detained by ICE after routine immigration appointment
Zia’s arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betra...
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 21/07/2025
Twenty states filed a lawsuit Monday challenging new Trump administration rules that bar undocumented immigrants from a host of federal programs, including Head Start and career and technical education offerings.
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States sue over rules barring undocumented immigrants from education, health programs
Twenty states filed a lawsuit Monday challenging new Trump administration rules that bar undocumented immigrants from a host of federal programs, including Head Start and career and technical education offerings.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 22/07/2025
After a child care worker is detained, a community is left reeling
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Nicolle Orozco Forero had a gift for working with children with disabilities. Then she and her seriously ill son were taken into ICE custody.
After a child care worker is detained, a community is left reeling
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 18/07/2025
How do I sell my students on the merits of democracy in this difficult moment?
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Here’s what it means to teach civics in a Los Angeles scarred by fire and ICE
How do I sell my students on the merits of democracy in this difficult moment?
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 18/07/2025
The Trump administration withheld $6.8 billion in education funds while it reviewed the programs for signs they were advancing a “left-wing agenda.” Officials warned states not to use money for “unallowable activities.”
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Federal after-school funds to be released but other education money remains frozen
The Trump administration withheld $6.8 billion in education funds while it reviewed the programs for signs they were advancing a “left-wing agenda.” Officials warned states not to use money for “unallowable activities.”
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Susan Gonzalez @susangonzalez.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Tbh the most edge-of-my-seat moment in the new Superman movie is when Jimmy types the Big Investigative Story directly into the CMS
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 17/07/2025
“They don’t want anyone to see how they treat people. They want to be doing this”—their deportations—”with no witnesses.”
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ICE agents are harassing the courthouse volunteers who assist besieged immigrants
"They want to be doing this with no witnesses."
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
The Senate voted early Thursday to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a severe blow to 1,500 local public stations, as well as PBS and NPR
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Senate Votes to Strip $1.1 Billion From Public Broadcasting in Blow to PBS and NPR
The Senate voted early Thursday to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in a severe blow to NPR and PBS.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 15/07/2025
The Trump administration cut a prestigious national award for STEM teachers. Past winners are campaigning to save it.
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Trump cuts nation’s top STEM teaching award. Winners say it will hurt innovation.
The Trump administration cut a prestigious national award for STEM teachers. Past winners are campaigning to save it.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 17/07/2025
Several state Head Start associations and parent groups are challenging a Trump administration effort to bar undocumented children from Head Start.
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Trump wants to ban undocumented children from Head Start. Advocates are fighting back in court.
Several state Head Start associations and parent groups are challenging a Trump administration effort to bar undocumented children from Head Start.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 17/07/2025
The Trump administration’s budget bill takes aim at schools that serve students of color. These colleges and universities have been underfunded for years.
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Colleges and universities with the most students of color face cuts and challenges
The Trump administration’s budget bill takes aim at schools that serve students of color. These colleges and universities have been underfunded for years.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 10/07/2025
A rule change treats the federally funded preschool program like a welfare program and bars undocumented children from enrolling. Head Start providers condemned the departure from longstanding practice.
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Head Start will no longer enroll undocumented children, Trump administration says
A rule change treats the federally funded preschool program like a welfare program and bars the children of undocumented immigrants. It’s a dramatic change from longstanding practice.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 03/07/2025
The legislation backed by Trump and passed by Republicans in Congress could significantly restrict how much help schools get from Medicaid, and how many children receive free school meals. It also includes a new voucher-like school choice program.
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How Trump’s bill will disrupt students’ relationship with the social safety net
The legislation backed by Trump and passed by Republicans in Congress could significantly restrict how much help schools get from Medicaid, and how many children receive free school meals. It also includes a new voucher-like school choice program.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 01/07/2025
The Education Department is holding back funding previously approved by Congress for teacher training, English learners, migrant education, and after-school programming. Advocates worry the Trump administration is improperly circumventing federal lawmakers to carry out its policy agenda.
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Trump administration throws a $7 billion wrench into school budgets
The Education Department is holding back funding previously approved by Congress for teacher training, English learners, migrant education, and after-school programming. Advocates worry the Trump administration is improperly circumventing federal lawmakers to carry out its policy agenda.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 01/07/2025
The Trump administration cut more than $1 billion in federal funding for school mental health. Now, a group of attorneys general is fighting back.
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Lawsuit challenges Trump administration’s $1 billion cut to school mental health funding
The Trump administration cut more than $1 billion in federal funding for school mental health. Now, a group of attorneys general is fighting back.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 06/05/2025
Judge orders Education Department to restore pandemic relief funds in some states www.chalkbeat.org/2025/05/06/judge-…
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Declaring “COVID is over,” the Education Department cut off late spending on pandemic recovery. A federal judge turned the tap back on in more than a dozen states.
Judge orders Trump’s Education Department to restore some pandemic relief money
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 08/05/2025
‘Harmful and hurtful’: Trump administration cuts to AmeriCorps would impact Colorado students www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/05/…
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‘Harmful and hurtful’: Trump administration AmeriCorps cuts would impact Colorado children
Colorado stands to lose about $8 million in federal grant money and nearly 300 AmeriCorps members, many of whom work in schools or with youth.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 08/05/2025
Colorado transgender rights bill will mandate school policies about bullying, name changes www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/05/…
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‘The dignity of all people’: What Colorado’s transgender rights bill means for schools
The Kelly Loving Act is poised to set mandates related to school bullying policies, dress codes, and student name changes. Supporters say it ensures transgender students are protected, but critics say it could harm parental rights and school district prerogatives.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 08/05/2025
La administración Trump ataca programas de matrícula estatal para estudiantes indocumentados www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/05/…
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La administración Trump ataca programas de matrícula estatal para estudiantes indocumentados
El presidente Donald Trump firmó una orden ejecutiva que incluía la orden de que las agencias federales sancionaran a los estados que aplican la matrícula estatal a estudiantes indocumentados. Veinticuatro estados cuentan con leyes similares.
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 09/05/2025
Beyond High School: Trump targets in-state tuition for undocumented students www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/05/…
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Trump targets in-state tuition for undocumented students
One of Trump's recent executive orders called for federal agencies to target in-state college tuition programs for undocumented students. For now, Colorado’s program is expected to remain.
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