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Linda Jacobson

Senior Writer

Linda Jacobson is a California-based senior writer for The 74, covering Congress, policy, courts, early education and more.

Prior to The 74, Linda spent three years at Education Dive, writing and editing a blend of news and features with a special focus on school and district leadership. Continuing a longtime focus on early-childhood education, she also ran a monthly column on research, policy and practices related to young children.

Linda began covering schools for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; she has also worked as a reporter and associate editor at Education Week and served as assistant director of the Education Writers Association.

Linda was a first-prize winner in the National Awards for Education Reporting, the winner of an Eddie Award for a School Library Journal package on news and media literacy in schools, and a 2018 fellow with the Center for Health Journalism at USC.

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Linda Jacobson

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Articles by Linda Jacobson

A Ruling Against Harvard Might Not End Diversity-Based Admissions, Experts Say

Charting New Legal Territory, Okla. Approves First Religious Charter School

Feds: Book Removal in Ga. School District May Have Caused ‘Hostile Environment’

Pre-K Enrollment Nearly Bounces Back From Pandemic Amid Push for Universal Access

134K Comments on Feds’ Trans Sports Policy Demonstrate Difficulty of Compromise

Exclusive: As Post-Pandemic Enrollment Lags, Schools Compete for Fewer Students

Exclusive: Penny Schwinn, Influential Tennessee Education Chief, to Step Down

In Search of Equity, Divided Ga. District Taps COVID Funds for Reading Overhaul

She Didn’t Think She’d Last a Year; Now She’s the Nation’s Top Teacher

Despite ‘Crisis,’ States and Districts Slow to Spend $1B in Mental Health Funds

Oklahoma Board Sidesteps Final Decision on Religious Charter School

In and Out of Class, These Top Teachers ‘Thrive Off Connections’ With Students

Biden Plan Would Forbid Across-the-Board School Bans on Transgender Athletes

‘The Wild West’: GOP Lawmakers Push to Refuse Billions in Federal School Funds

GOP Parents Rights Bill Passes House, But Faces Likely ‘Dead End’ in Senate

As Testing Approaches, Tenn. Reconsiders Holding Back Third Graders

Supreme Court Rules 9-0 in Favor of Deaf Man in Special Education Case

Carvalho Faces ‘Defining Moment’ as L.A.’s Largest Unions Prepare to Strike

Showdown Over Biden’s Education Budget Likely as Conservatives Call for Cuts

Parents’ Bill of Rights: Amid Hot Debate, Democrats File Alternative to GOP Bill

House GOP Pushes Parents Bill of Rights, But Some Advocates Call it ‘Tone Deaf’

Supreme Court Skeptical Biden Has Authority to Cancel Student Loan Debt

New Oklahoma Legal Opinion Leaves Vote on Catholic Charter School in Limbo

Exclusive: Despite K-2 Reading Gains, Results Flat for 3rd Grade ‘COVID Kids’

In Debt Relief Case, U.S. To Argue Borrowers ‘Suffered Profound Financial Harms’

Once a Charter Fan, Democratic Leader Jeffries Expected to ‘Downplay’ Support

Foxx Says She Won’t Support Democrats’ ‘Top-Down’ Teacher Pay Plan

Stockton School Officials Could Face Criminal Charges After Blistering Audit

Stockton, CA: What Happens When a Dysfunctional District Gets $241 Million

NCES: 49% of Students Started Year Below Grade Level, Usually in Math, Reading

Arizona Parents are Using Public Ed $ for Kayaks, Trampolines & SeaWorld Tickets

Cardona’s Tutoring Charge, 1 Year Later: Some Progress, but Obstacles Remain

Seizing on Parents’ Frustration, GOP Govs Push for ‘Education Savings Accounts’

Cassidy, New GOP Education Leader, Will Focus on Reading Disabilities

SCOTUS Could Change the Rights of Students with Disabilities to Sue for Damages

SCOTUS Considers When Students With Disabilities Can Sue for Damages

OK’s Endorsement of Religious Charter Schools Could Alter Landscape for Choice

‘No Room for Error’: Senate’s 50-50 Political Split Was Bittersweet for Schools

‘You Don’t Get That Time Back’: Parents Seek Special Ed Services Lost to COVID

‘Late-in-the-Game’ COVID Relief Fund Guidance Leaves Some Scratching Their Heads

‘Heroes to Zeroes’: L.A. School Staff Plans Strike Vote

Report: Half of Largest School Districts Changed Leaders Since Pandemic

Former Dallas Supe Hinojosa Speaks Out on COVID Fights & His Political Future

Targeted by Lawsuit, Ed Dept. Abruptly Scraps Parent Council

Pandemic-Related School Closures Fueled Enrollment Exodus, Report Finds

Experts: Dismal NAEP Scores Offer Districts Chance to ‘Pivot’ on Relief Funds

Black Families Look to Continue Pod Schooling Movement Beyond Pandemic

Virtual Nightmare: One Student’s Journey Through the Pandemic

NC’s Top Court Compels State to Turn Over $800 Million in School Funding Case

DeSantis Solidifies Control of FL Ed Policy With Pickup of 6 School Board Seats

Easily Winning 2nd Term, OK Gov. Stitt Plans to Move Forward on School Vouchers

GA School Chief Woods Leads Race for 3rd Term, With Focus on Learning Recovery

L.A. vs. the Wonks: District’s 8th-Grade Reading Miracle on NAEP Draws Scrutiny

Senate ‘Odd Couple’ Bernie Sanders and Rand Paul Poised to Lead Ed Committee

$800 Million for CA Arts Ed & 7 Other Big School Propositions on Midterm Ballots

Skeptical Supreme Court Asks: Do Race-Conscious Admissions Have an Endpoint?

Experts Expect K-12 Ripple Effects as Supreme Court Considers Race in Admissions

In the ‘Crosshairs’: Beleaguered Superintendents Face COVID Wave of Firings

Exclusive Literacy Data: Small Gains Since Last Fall, But No Reading Rebound

More Parents Motivated to Vote in Midterms, Poll Finds

Analysis: States To ‘Likely See a Doubling’ of Pre-Pandemic Chronic Absenteeism

As Oklahoma Governor’s Race Tightens, Voucher Debate Takes Center Stage

Charter Schools with Federal Grants Stay Open Longer, Watchdog Group Finds

Report: Almost 40M Households Passing on Internet Discount

$700B: That’s How Much It Will Cost to Fix Pandemic Learning Loss, Study Says

School Choice Issues Blurring Party Lines in Heated Georgia Superintendent Race

In Congress and the Courts, Charter Supporters Seek to Undo Grant Revisions

OIG: Charter Grantees Opened Just Half the Schools for Which They Received Funds

Parent Council Case: As Judge Weighs In, Some Worry Group Will Lack Influence

Lawsuit: VA Parents Say Special Education Cases Are Rigged Against Them

Results From Long-Running Study Bolster Case for Universal Pre-K

‘Wake-up Calls’: New Parent Survey Shows 9% Enrollment Drop in District Schools

4th Circuit Weighs Whether Elite Va. School Discriminates Against Asians

New Testing Data: Fewer Students in Early Grades Developing Basic Phonics Skills

Touting Education Record, DeSantis Outlines Agenda for Beating the ‘Elites’

Facing Pandemic Learning Crisis, Districts Spend Relief Funds at a Snail’s Pace

Biden’s Move to Cancel Student Debt a Boon For Many Teachers, Child Care Workers