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August 6, 2024 Harris almost immediately secured the endorsements of the American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association

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“Books like ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ ‘Catcher in the Rye’ all need to be made available to students,” one survey respondent said.

There were no mentions of K-12 education policy at the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. Harris’ proposal to reinstate a pandemic-era expanded child tax credit was one of the only mentions of a policy that could have a big effect on kids’ schooling.

September 17, 2024 Just seven states scored an A for how easy they make it to compare academic performance over time

Wheeles regularly has elected officials, ambassadors, and others visit his classroom, and he hopes that his students might go on to occupy some of those positions. “I am confident that someday I’ll have a former student in an elected office,” he said. “We want people to step up and be engaged. ”Wheeles is the 2024 high school teacher recipient of the American Civic Education Teacher Award. In addition to teaching AP U.S. History and AP U.S. Government, Wheeles teaches the government class that serves as his district’s graduation requirement, and he is a student government advisor.

Students work together at DSST: Montview, part of the DSST Public Schools charter network that grew rapidly in Denver during the education reform era.

J.D. Vance said schools need stronger doors and more help from police, while Tim Walz called for more red flag laws and other gun-control measures. During Tuesday’s debate, the two vice presidential candidates also discussed how to improve child care.

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