Highlights
Government shutdown offers schools a glimpse of life without an Education Department - Associated Press - 31 October 2025
Special education at a crossroads: What should the federal role be? - K-12 Dive - 3 November 2025
Colleges Face a Financial Reckoning. The University of Chicago Is Exhibit A. - The Wall Street Journal (subscription model) - 30 October 2025
The former Republican education secretary who wants to save the Education Department - Chalkbeat - 30 October 2025
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Deeper Dive: Government Shutdown
Two judges halt Trump administration’s suspension of SNAP benefits - K-12 Dive - 31 October 2025
Schools tackle food insecurity as SNAP benefits teeter - The Hill - 2 November 2025
Some Head Start preschools shutter as government shutdown continues - Associated Press - 3 November 2025
Child care crisis deepens as funding slashed for poor families - The Hechinger Report - 1 November 2025
K-12 Education
Fewer students are missing school. These state policies may have helped - NPR - 1 November 2025
Dubbed Tutoring’s ‘Patient Zero,’ Boston’s Match High School Weathers Trump Cuts - The 74 - 30 October 2025
Special Education Is Broken. Our New Database Can Help Spark Way to Fix It - The 74 - 31 October 2025
Higher Education
States and cities challenge Trump policy overhauling public service loan forgiveness - Associated Press - 3 November 2025
Postsecondary Access and Opportunity in California - Institute for Higher Education Policy - 24 October 2025
OPINION: Want to Boost Your College Admission Odds? Apply Early — Here’s Why It Works - The 74 - 30 October 2025
Crime Scene Houses Teach Career Skills to Criminal Science Students - Inside Higher Ed - 31 October 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
Dealing with the crushing costs of child care - CBS News - 2 November 2025
With the cost of child care soaring, ‘people are looking for other options’ - WBUR - 31 October 2025
In US first, New Mexico launches free child care for all - Reuters - 1 November 2025
We're testing preschoolers for giftedness. Experts say that doesn’t work - The Hechinger Report - 31 October 2025
Educator Workforce
Tense board relationships fuel high superintendent turnover - K-12 Dive - 31 October 2025
OPINION: Gen Z Teachers Are Ready to Reinvent Education. Schools Need to Catch Up - The 74 - 31 October 2025
School Choice
Decades after charter schools exploded in D.C., they face a changed city - The Washington Post (subscription model) - 3 November 2025
Learner Health & Well-Being
Student Mental Health Challenges Persist - Inside Higher Ed - 30 October 2025
Schools Tapped Young Adults to Serve as Mental Health Navigators. What Happened Next? - EdSurge - 3 November 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
Why Companies Are No Longer Hanging On to Employees - The Wall Street Journal (subscription model) - 1 November 2025
As Shutdown Slows Air Traffic Training, These Schools Are Stepping In - The New York Times (subscription model) - 31 October 2025
US job market is now no hire, more fire - Reuters - 29 October 2025
AI & EdTech
Congress Wants to Protect Kids Using AI. Are Their Ideas the Right Ones? - Education Week (subscription model) - 30 October 2025
Equity And Serving The Community With AI - Forbes (subscription model) - 30 October 2025
Building a Just AI Future: A Framework for Philanthropic Leadership - The Center for Effective Philanthropy - 30 October 2025
Academic Libraries Embrace AI - Inside Higher Ed - 31 October 2025
State & Local News
Ohio | Ohio schools urge voters to approve levies amid funding cuts, restrictions - Ohio Capital Journal - 30 October 2025
Wyoming | Lawmakers advance school funding model that includes teacher raises - WyoFile - 31 October 2025
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