Highlights
Survey Says: Higher Ed Moving in ‘Wrong Direction’ - Inside Higher Ed - 17 October 2025
Demand for afterschool programs outpaces supply as cost becomes growing barrier - The Hill - 19 October 2025
Government shutdown imperils dozens of Head Start preschool programs - Associated Press - 20 October 2025
10 Funders, $500 Million Targeting AI And Humanity - The NonProfit Times - 16 October 2025
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Deep Dive: Government Shutdown
Early childhood programs could face funding crisis due to government shutdown - Fox 19 - 17 October 2025
Head Start advocates warn shutdown will harm early learning programs - K-12 Dive - 20 October 2025
K-12 Education
Kids’ Social Media Use Linked to Lower Reading and Memory Scores, Study Suggests - Education Week (subscription model) - 17 October 2025
Plenty of schools have no-zeroes policies. And most teachers hate it, a new survey finds - eSchool News - 17 October 2025
In Arguing Over the Right Age for Gifted Testing, G&T Gatekeepers Miss the Point - The 74 - 19 October 2025
Higher Education
As deadline for Trump's colleges compact looms, schools signal dissent - NPR - 20 October 2025
Giving Credit Where It’s Overdue - Inside Higher Ed - 20 October 2025
Midwestern college students face higher than average costs - Open Campus - 17 October 2025
Can a University From Tennessee Help Accelerate Growth in West Palm Beach? - The New York Times (subscription model) - 19 October 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
Universal Child Care Doesn’t Have to Be a Fantasy - Bloomberg (subscription model) - 15 October 2025
GUEST COLUMN: New Mexico is leading the way on child care — Now we must deliver - Rio Rancho Observer - 19 October 2025
U.S. Department of Education
Parents of children with disabilities worry as Education Department shrinks - The Hill - 17 October 2025
New York City sues Education Department over Title IX funds - K-12 Dive - 17 October 2025
Educator Workforce
Teacher turnover contributes to suspensions and referrals, study finds - K-12 Dive - 17 October 2025
Indiana Fiscal Policy Panel Weighs Salary Gaps, Educator Shortage - The 74 - 17 October 2025
Teachers Are on the Front Lines of Public Health. Let’s Pay Them Like They Matter - EdSurge - 17 October 2025
Opinion: How Georgia school leaders can defy gravity and soar - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription model) - 16 October 2025
School Choice
Nearly All State Funding for Missouri School Vouchers Used for Religious Schools - The 74 - 18 October 2025
Charter schools in Florida move to take over space in public schools - The Washington Post (subscription model) - 17 October 2025
Ohio spent more than a billion dollars on private school vouchers in fiscal year 2025 - Ohio Capital Journal - 20 October 2025
Learner Health & Well-Being
Cellphone bans can help kids learn — but Black students are suspended more as schools make the shift - The Hechinger Report - 20 October 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
What’s New in Digital Equity: Adding AI in Skills Training - Government Technology - 16 October 2025
Why Alabama is ahead of the curve on Workforce Pell - Community College Daily - 17 October 2025
Only 40% of Americans have a 'quality job.' What that means - Yahoo! Finance - 16 October 2025
In ‘Rocky’ Labor Market, Your College Major Matters- Inside Higher Ed - 17 October 2025
AI & EdTech
It’s Not Magic': How These Schools Are Teaching AI Literacy - Education Week (subscription model) - 20 October 2025
Look How Fast This Is Exploding': Inside One District’s Approach to AI Training - Education Week (subscription model) - 20 October 2025
State & Local News
California | Expect more phonics lessons in California schools under law Newsom signed - CalMatters - 20 October 2025
Connecticut | East Haven school board wants new contract with bus company to be 'more affordable' - CT Insider (subscription model) - 20 October 2025
Illinois | Chicago schools considering $60 million, four-year contract to track technology - Chicago Sun-Times - 20 October 2025
Massachusetts | Springfield schools working to take back 8 schools from Empowerment Zone - MassLive - 19 October 2025
Ohio | Getting a bachelor’s degree in Ohio costs more than in other Great Lakes states, study finds - Signal Cleveland - 17 October 2025
Washington | WA math education is in crisis. Here’s what could help - The Seattle Times (subscription model) - 19 October 2025
Wyoming | Farm to school cafeteria: Wyoming students experience locally grown food - WyoFile - 17 October 2025
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Also Reading
After billions in failed big bets, funders and schools are turning to this small education nonprofit - Associated Press - 18 October 2025