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I expected this year to be different when President Donald Trump vowed to eliminate the Education Department. But I didn’t anticipate the mass layoffs, the abrupt end to research contracts, or the sweeping destruction of decades of institutional knowledge — especially in research and statistics work that’s mandated by Congress and has long enjoyed bipartisan support.

When federal policy changes, the ripple effects reach every classroom, college and community.

**At Hechinger, my colleagues and I focus on connecting those shifts to the people most affected.**

In the past few months, our reporting has helped:

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**Teachers understand how federal changes will affect their classrooms.** A State Council Member for California's Teacher Association shared, "I so appreciate your research-based reporting. With how fast our world moves and the intensity of the issues we are facing,

**your work is vital to the conversations we need to have as educators**." 

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**School and college leaders prepare for shifting rules and funding.** After several stories, including ours, showed how a proposed 15-credit Pell grant requirement would hurt low-income and community college students, the provision was stripped from the final budget bill (OBBBA). 

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**Families see how policy decisions influence access, cost and opportunity.** A Maryland Parents' Coalition used our coverage on the Department of Education’s statistical changes to encourage members to submit public comments before the federal deadline. 

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**Policymakers use data and evidence to shape and enforce policies.** Citing Hechinger reporting on a missed congressionally mandated deadline, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) asked a Deputy Education Secretary nominee if she would commit to delivering the full report. 

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With appreciation,

Jill Barshay

Proof Points writer, The Hechinger Report

 

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