Highlights
Education Department breakup divides K-12 community - K-12 Dive - 21 November 2025
Higher education outlook remains negative for 2026, Moody’s says - Higher Ed Dive - 21 November 2025
Have Democrats lost voters’ trust on education? Not according to most polls. - Chalkbeat - 22 November 2025
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K-12 Education
The Once and Future Classroom - EdSurge - 21 November 2025
A School District Almost Had to Close Mid-Year. What Happened? - Education Week (subscription model) - 21 November 2025
Is it really a good idea to assign homework? - NPR - 22 November 2025
This civics competition lets high school students have their day in court - NPR - 23 November 2025
Higher Education
Notes on the Complete College America Conference - Inside Higher Ed - 21 November 2025
Beyond efficiency: Building procurement agility in higher education - Higher Ed Dive - 24 November 2025
Public Universities Don’t Want to Discuss the Compact - Inside Higher Ed - 21 November 2025
DOJ targets college access for undocumented students in 6th lawsuit - K-12 Dive - 21 November 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
West Virginia turns to tech to implement a new child care payment model - Route Fifty - 20 November 2025
Child care workers are building a network of resistance against ICE - The 19th News - 20 November 2025
Childcare costs rise faster than inflation and women are paying the price - Denver Business Journal - 20 November 2025
Preschools, daycares feel 'double whammy' impact of budget issues. How they managed - The Times (subscription model) - 21 November 2025
U.S. Department of Education
Week in review: The beginning of the end for the Education Department? - Higher Ed Dive - 24 November 2025
How Education Department changes could affect students - NPR - 21 November 2025
Trump Shifted CTE to the Labor Dept. What Has That Meant for Schools? - Education Week (subscription model) - 21 November 2025
New federal student debt rule seen as tool to enforce Trump agenda - Louisiana Illuminator - 21 November 2025
Educator Workforce
Opinion: Stop Ignoring the Leaders Who Can Transform High Schools - The 74 - 21 November 2025
Opinion: Calling Yourself a 'Lead Learner' Doesn't Make It So - Education Week (subscription model) - 23 November 2025
School Choice
Senate puts forward its plan to clean up school voucher system missteps - Florida Phoenix - November 21 2025
Opinion: One Approach High-Performing Public and Charter Schools Share – And How to Do It - The 74 - 23 November 2025
Learner Health & Well-Being
Prioritizing student voice in education system decision making and transformation - Brookings Education - 21 November 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
Effectively Communicate How Your Campus Connects Education to Careers - Inside Higher Ed - 21 November 2025
Next generation of nurses at risk with proposed student loan caps - USA Today (subscription model) - 21 November 2025
As AI changes the first job, working while in college must evolve - University Business - 24 November 2025
I’m a Serial Entrepreneur With a Counterintuitive Hiring Strategy That Works - Entrepreneur (subscription model) - 19 November 2025
AI & EdTech
ChatGPT for Teachers: A Boon, a Bust, or Just ‘Meh’? - Education Week (subscription model) - 21 November 2025
ChatGPT to roll out educator tools free for some Virginia districts - The Washington Post (subscription model) - 21 November 2025
The Equity Gap You Can See: Why Visual Communication Is Now Essential in K–12 - Edtech Digest - 21 November 2025
State & Local News
Connecticut | Manchester Public Schools report diversity gains, but data shows gap among certified educators - CT Insider (subscription model) - 24 November 2025
Iowa | Iowa State University researchers develop accelerated semiconductor training program - Iowa Capital Dispatch - 21 November 2025
Ohio | Ohio unveils K-12 math plan with focus on quality textbooks, evidence-based instruction - Cleveland.com - 22 November 2025
Texas | Backbone of the economy’: North Texas child care leaders stress workforce role - Fort Worth Star-Telegram (subscription model) - 22 November 2025
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Also Reading
Alabama library board votes to pull books that discuss being transgender from children’s sections - The Hill - 21 November 2025