Highlights
Let's Teach Young People Hope—Not Doom - Merion West - 16 September 2025
Public school kids were already going missing. Now schools are poised to see sharper enrollment declines - The Hechinger Report - 22 September 2025
With SNAP Cuts, This Federal Food Program May Become a Lifeline For Families - The 74 - 22 September 2025
What does the end of Grad PLUS loans mean for higher ed? - Higher Ed Dive - 22 September 2025
Webinar: The neuroscience of scenario-based training
Corporate learning gets a bad rap for being repetitive, disengaging, and quickly forgotten. Join ETU and Dr. Paul Zak this Thursday, September 25, 2025, for an interactive session on how to design training sessions that capture attention and create lasting impact.
K-12 Education
Week in review: Leaders navigate finance, equity challenges as K-12 satisfaction drops - K-12 Dive - 22 September 2025
How Educators Are Boosting Outcomes for English Learners Amid Challenge - Education Week (subscription model) - 22 September 2025
Higher Education
U.S. student applications to colleges in Europe, U.K. and Asia jump amid rising costs and political turmoil - CBS News - 20 September 2025
Disabled student-loan borrowers are eligible for debt relief. They’re not getting it - MarketWatch (subscription model) - 18 September 2025
Colleges pull back as Trump cuts programs that help migrant students - NPR - 22 September 2025
Trump administration’s new Harvard attack questions university’s financial stability - The Hill - 19 September 2025
In Trump’s America, Admissions Counselors Persevere - Inside Higher Ed - 22 September 2025
UC employees, unions sue Trump administration over ‘financial coercion’ - Higher Ed Dive - 17 September 2025
College advising isn’t just an educational imperative; it’s an economic one - The Hill - 18 September 2025
Opinion: From Data to Action - Inside Higher Ed - 19 September 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
How Universal Child Care Could Change the Economy - The New York Times (subscription model) - 22 September 2025
Brain Development Signals Reading Challenges Long Before Kindergarten - The 74 - 19 September 2025
Two Moms and Trump’s Head Start Rule: Child Care Shortages Meet Anti-Immigrant Politics - EdSurge - 19 September 2025
Trump admin cancels special ed grant to UNC-CH to train future Pre-K teachers across NC- WUNC - 2 September 2025
Educator Workforce
The Firing of Educators Over Kirk Comments Follows a Familiar Playbook - The New York Times (subscription model) - 22 September 2025
Teachers Say They Need More Support for English Learners, Survey Finds - Education Week (subscription model) - 22 September 2025
School Choice
At This Rural Microschool, Students Will Study With AI and Run an Airbnb - EdSurge - 22 September 2025
They Held a Rally for Charter Schools. Then Came the Backlash. - The New York Times (subscription model) - 21 September 2025
How Should The New Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Be Regulated? - Education Next - 19 September 2025
Learner Health & Well-Being
Opinion: For people with disabilities, stressful situations may be traumatic. VR can help - The Tennessean - 22 September 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
If College No Longer Guarantees A Job, What Does? - Forbes (subscription model) - 21 September 2025
AI & EdTech
Another AI Side Effect: Erosion of Student-Teacher Trust - The 74 - 22 September 2025
State & Local News
Alabama | More out-of-state students are calling the University of Alabama home: ‘At peace’ - AL.com - 22 September 2025
California | California faces steepest cuts as Trump ends diversity grants. How one college is faring - CalMatters - 22 September 2025
Colorado | Back to school: Older Coloradans stimulate intellect, ease transitions through college offerings - The Colorado Sun (subscription model)- 22 September 2025
ICYMI — W/A Notes 📝
Can you actually teach kindness? Turns out, there's a program doing just that in schools across America. Read about it and more in Friday’s edition of W/A Notes – here!
Job Opportunities
Looking for your next opportunity in education? W/A Jobs features 3,500+ career opportunities from 300+ organizations across the education industry. Today’s featured role is:
Stride is hiring a Middle School ELA Teacher to teach online in SY 2025-2026.
Also Reading
Does painting cows with stripes prevent fly bites? Researchers who studied this win Ig Nobel prize - Associated Press - 19 September 2025