@anniema15

education reporter @AP. formerly @theobserver, @chalkbeat, @sfchronicle, etc. florida girl, @aaja fan. say hi, send tips: [email protected]

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I want to say a few things about this story, which is a health story on it's face but is deeply shaped by my years on the education beat: apnews.com/article/mental-he…

Black kids face racism before they even start school. It's driving a major mental health crisis

This story is part three of an AP series examining the health disparities experienced by Black Americans across a lifetime.

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For decades, a key principle underpinned civil rights enforcement in American schools: Not all discrimination was intentional. Under President Donald Trump’s administration, that’s no longer the case. From @anniema15 apnews.com/article/trump-edu…

Trump administration moves to limit fixes for systemic racism in schools

The Trump administration has shifted the approach to civil rights enforcement in American schools. Previously, both Republican and Democratic administrations addressed systemic racism, recognizing...

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Today, AP News Media Guild members across the U.S. are sending emails to Executive Editor @JuliePace and CEO Daisy Veerasingham opposing the offshoring of 40 U.S. and U.K. jobs to India. This is a violation of our contract and demand this effort be stopped.
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: The DoD school system is introducing a new "classical education" course. Historians and teachers told us it misleadingly depicts points in history, represents Western civ and Christianity as one and the same, and casts Islam as a threat to both. w/@anniema15
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DoD is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families, part of a larger effort by Hegseth to reshape the school system. w/ @KToropin apnews.com/article/defense-d…

AP Exclusive: US military base schools put new emphasis on Western civilization and Christianity

The Department of Defense is introducing a course centered on Western civilization and Christianity this fall in the schools it operates for military families.

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Historians and educators who reviewed excerpts of the text told the AP it depicts points throughout history in misleading ways. The book describes Islam as inherently more violent than Christianity, and describes Arabs as resentful or bitter toward Christians and Jews.
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For Hegseth, this kind of teaching has long been a passion project. He has been a steady advocate for classical Christian education, attempting to draw a connection between religion, antiquity, and the US, and telling parents to pull their children from public schools.
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Today's Ground Game: ✅ @anniema15 on rights of people w/ disabilities under Trump ✅ House calls it quits post-deadlock over Trump's demands by @LisaMascaro ✅ @Jesse_Bedayn w/ CO primary results tinyurl.com/APGroundGame0701… We will pause Friday for the holiday - see you Monday!
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Trump’s Education Department is backing away from addressing civil rights for Black students @anniema15 apnews.com/article/trump-edu…

Trump's Education Department is backing away from addressing civil rights for Black students

Under Trump administration, efforts to address deep-rooted inequities for students of color are being cast as discriminatory against white students.

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Emma Uber@EmmaUber7Apr 22
I'm back! There's been a lot of discourse about D.C. youth, so for my first story @CityCast_DC I decided to talk TO the teens, not just ABOUT them. I spoke with 10 teens about youth curfew, whether there's enough for them to do, etc. Read here: dc.citycast.fm/explainers/te…

A missing part of the teen takeover conversation · City Cast DC

D.C. can’t stop talking about curfews. But what do teens have to say about them?

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Among hundreds laid off from The Washington Post yesterday were dozens of international employees not eligible for protection under the Guild and being axed under less favorable terms, w/ massive logistical challenges ahead. Please help support them: gofund.me/a1da16561

Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee

Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees

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Rural schools hit by Trump’s grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money @anniema15 apnews.com/article/trump-edu…

Rural schools hit by Trump's grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money

Many rural school districts around the United States are having a hard time making up for federal grant money that's been cut by the Trump administration.

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As the shutdown drags on, schools that serve majority military children and Native American students are at risk of not receiving money they rely on to make up for lost tax revenue. apnews.com/article/governmen…

The shutdown is hurting schools whose budgets are mostly federal money

The government shutdown has cut off funds for some school systems that rely on federal money for the bulk of their budgets.

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I guess I'm biased as an economics reporter, but the characterization of climate, abortion, and identity as "social issues" drives me insane. These issues all have deep economic implications, and dismissing them as part of the culture wars wildly diminishes their importance.
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NEW: ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat politi.co/4onLnFu via @JasonBeeferman and me for @politico

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

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COVID changed the way we teach certain subjects, changes that may have disproportionately affected girls. On how schools are trying to address those gaps: apnews.com/article/math-scie…

The gender gap in math widened in the pandemic. Schools are trying to make up lost ground

Efforts to close the gender gap in STEM education are gaining momentum after setbacks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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NEW: Two internal emails obtained by AP indicate a policy shift that now allows ICE to show up, interview, and arrest some parents trying to reunite with their children. Advocates say it’s using kids as bait; the government says it’s necessary vetting. apnews.com/article/immigrati…

ICE is showing up to interview parents hoping to reunite with their children who entered US alone

President Donald Trump's administration has started requiring parents seeking to reunite with their children who crossed into the U.S. alone to attend interviews with immigration officers.

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Mariam Dagga, our freelancer who was killed today by Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, had bylined this powerful piece on malnourished children in Gaza just last week apnews.com/article/palestini…

Malnourished kids arrive daily at a Gaza hospital as Netanyahu denies hunger

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims there is no hunger in Gaza, but malnourished children are regularly arriving at Nasser Hospital.

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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — Trump and Putin end joint press conference without taking questions or sharing details of talks on Ukraine's future.
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While Trump meets privately with Putin, his team sends out a fundraising email that says “I’m meeting with Putin in Alaska!” and “No one in the world knows how to make deals like me!” apnews.com/live/donald-trump…
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new - Washington’s locally elected government is under attack from President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans. But the capital city’s self-proclaimed “warrior on the Hill” is nowhere to be seen on the front lines. politico.com/news/2025/08/13…

Eleanor Holmes Norton keeps a low profile as Trump takes aim at DC

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