Highlights
How IDEA sparked innovations for students with — and without — disabilities - K-12 Dive - 25 November 2025
Trump administration’s effort to end 1960s school desegregation cases faces a hurdle - Associated Press - 26 November 2025
Why Americans say college isn’t worth the cost - POLITICO - 1 December 2025
New limits on school loans could narrow physician and nurse pipeline, educators warn - NPR - 25 November 2025
Join us for a discussion on policy to support work-based learning on December 10, 2025
Work-based learning (WBL) is a hot topic across much of the U.S., but legislative support varies widely by state. It is hard for policymakers, investors, and employers to keep track of what is working, where it is working, and who is driving progress in this area of workforce development.
In this conversation, Apprenticeship for America’s Senior Vice President Zach Boren, FAME USA’s National Director Tony Davis, Craft Education’s Head of Data & Research Patricia Saenz-Armstrong, and Whiteboard Advisors’ Vice President Matt Tower will discuss effective state-level efforts to support WBL, industries that are dedicating resources to growth in WBL opportunities, and what the future of WBL looks like, among other topics.
K-12 Education
4-day school weeks are growing in popularity, despite a lack of data on the effects - Stateline - 1 December 2025
Can School Counselors Support the Push Toward More Career Pathways? - Education Week (subscription model) - 26 November 2025
High school participating in national initiative to rethink secondary education - School News Network- 24 November 2025
Why district leaders need better postsecondary outcomes data- District Administration - 24 November 2025
Higher Education
Moody’s Projects a Negative Outlook for Higher Education - Inside Higher Ed - 25 November 2025
Defining professional programs: Why evidence and clarity matter in ED’s rulemaking - Brookings - 26 November 2025
What to Know About Trump’s Definition of Professional Degrees - Inside Higher Ed - 26 November 2025
Higher Education and Student-Parents’ Unaddressed Challenges - Governing - 25 November 2025
Are Diversity Essay Prompts Disappearing? Not Yet. - Inside Higher Ed - 26 November 2025
Tribal colleges in the U.S. are under threat - NPR - 26 November 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
Why Parents Aren’t Reading to Kids, and What It Means for Young Students - The 74 - 1 December 2025
5 cheat sheets for parents of preschoolers - The Hechinger Report - 27 November 2025
Can high schoolers solve Maryland’s child care shortage? - The Baltimore Banner - 1 December 2025
U.S. Department of Education
The challenge of moving special education out of the Education Department - POLITICO - 29 November 2025
How Trump 2.0 upended education research and statistics in one year - The Hechinger Report - 1 December 2025
Education Department seeks delay in landmark borrower defense settlement - Higher Ed Dive - 26 November 2025
Education Department outsourcing is unlawful, amended lawsuit claims - K-12 Dive - 26 November 2025
School Choice
Florida State Audit Displays School Choice Woes - The 74 - 25 November 2025
More than $1 of every $8 allotted for Arkansas’ student accounts last year go unused - Arkansas Democrat Gazette (subscription model) - 29 November 2025
Which students are eligible for Tennessee’s 2026 voucher program? - Chalkbeat Tennessee - 25 November 2025
Learner Health & Well-Being
A Smartphone Before Age 12 Could Carry Health Risks, Study Says - The New York Times (subscription model) - 1 December 2025
Are Schools a Problem? - The New York Times (subscription model) - 25 November 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
Are young college graduates losing an edge in the job market? - Higher Ed Dive - 26 November 2025
If You’re in Your Twenties, Having a College Degree No Longer Helps You Find a Job Faster - Bloomberg (subscription model) - 24 November 2025
Oklahoma program aims to fill long-term care shortages by certifying high schoolers - Oklahoma Voice - 1 December 2025
AI & EdTech
EdTech companies are lobbying their way into your kids' classroom. Who's vetting them?- Detroit Free Press (subscription model) - 25 November 2025
I’m a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse. - The New York Times (subscription model) - 25 November 2025
This Apple-backed classroom brings top-notch education to rural Alabama - Fast Company (subscription model) - 26 November 2025
Addressing The Digital Design Divide - Tech & Learning - 25 November 2025
These eighth graders use virtual reality to learn science. Teacher says it's improving attendance - KJZZ Phoenix - 24 November 2025
State & Local News
Colorado | A program in Colorado gives adults another chance at a high school diploma - NPR - 25 November 2025
South Carolina | Fewer empty teacher jobs in South Carolina schools for second year in a row. What’s working? - The Post and Courier - 26 November 2025
Denver | How a Denver school engaged Latino dads to tutor students in the community on reading - NPR - 30 November 2025
Los Angeles | As ICE Actions Ramp Up, Study Cites 81K Lost School Days After California Raids - LA School Report - 25 November 202
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Also Reading
College football mascots just as good at keeping their identities secret as firing up a crowd - Associated Press - 28 November 2025