Highlights
7 million student loan borrowers could face higher payments as SAVE plan gets the ax - The Hill - 11 December 2025
Without affirmative action, elite colleges are prioritizing economic diversity in admissions - Associated Press - 11 December 2025
Higher Education Plans for a Future Markedly Changed by A.I. - The New York Times (subscription model) - 10 December 2025
Most states still don’t tie AI literacy and computer science together - K-12 Dive - 10 December 2025
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U.S. Department of Education
Why a record number of students applied for federal financial aid this year - NPR - 10 December 2025
ED Seeks Public Comment on Accreditation Reform - Inside Higher Ed - 11 December 2025
Pell Grant program faces up to $11B annual budget shortfall - Higher Ed Dive - 10 December 2025
Federal Funding Cuts Would Damage Tutoring Movement - FutureEd - 11 December 2025
The FAFSA will now tell you if you’re applying to a school with historically low earnings outcomes - NBC News - 10 December 2025
Education Department recalls fired attorneys amid civil rights complaint backlog - NPR - 10 December 2025
Education Department announces $208M in mental health grants after previous cancellations - The Hill - 11 December 2025
Trump Administration Agrees to End SAVE - Inside Higher Ed - 10 December 2025
What to Know About Workforce Pell Talks - Inside Higher Ed - 10 December 2025
K-12 Education
The Reality of School Leadership: Misconceptions, Capacity Gaps, and What K-12 Vendors Still Miss - EdWeek Market Brief (Subscription Model) - 5 December 2025
In deeply polarized era, what schools teach increasingly depends on where they are - The Hill - 10 December 2025
When Raids Reach the Classroom - Education Next - 10 December 2025
Summer school boosts math — but not reading — achievement, NWEA finds - K-12 Dive - 10 December 2025
7 Things Teachers Say Would Make Them Stay on the Job - Education Week (subscription model) - 10 December 2025
Higher Education
How States Can Complement Workforce Pell with Smart Aid Design - New America - 11 December 2025
College Students Stress About Cost of Living Postgraduation - Inside Higher Ed - 10 December 2025
Preparing community colleges for what comes next - Community College Daily - 10 December 2025
Most Employers Confident in Higher Ed - Inside Higher Ed - 11 December 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
Trump’s crackdown on immigration is taking a toll on child care workers - Associated Press - 10 December 2025
New Mexico Early Childhood Department pitches $1.2B budget as it grows child care access - Searchlight New Mexico - 11 December 2025
School Choice
IRS requests comments on implementing the U.S. school choice tax credit scholarship - Ballotopedia News - 9 December 2025
Top GOP lawmaker wants to drop income, enrollment caps in Tennessee’s early voucher program - Chalkbeat Tennessee - 10 December 2025
Montana judge blocks education savings accounts for students with special needs for lack of funding - Associated Press - 10 December 2025
Learner Health & Well-Being
Reopening schools linked to lower rates of anxiety, depression among students - EdSource - 10 December 2025
School violence: An educator’s painful and promising 50-year perspective - K-12 Dive - 11 December 2025
Virginia Beach City Public Schools is making free, unlimited teletherapy a reality for some students - WHRO Public Media - 10 December 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
Small employers have something to tell us - ADP Research - 9 December 2025
America’s job market is turning into an exclusive airport lounge - CNN - 9 December 2025
US job openings rise slightly after surging in September; fewer workers quitting their jobs - Reuters - 9 December 2025
AI & EdTech
What’s working, not on front lines of AI in classroom - The Harvard Gazette - 9 December 2025
Beware the Smart Use Divide in AI - The 74 - 10 December 2025
State & Local News
California | Rural California gets a lifeline in school funding as Congress restores money it cut - CalMatters - 10 December 2025
Colorado | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis proposes closing state higher education department in favor of new agency - Chalkbeat Colorado - 10 December 2025
Texas | The Conservative Overhaul of the University of Texas Is Underway - The New York Times (subscription model) - 10 December 2025
Wisconsin | Democratic lawmakers propose bill to ensure schools get special education funding at estimated rates - Wisconsin Examiner - 9 December 2025
Philadelphia | Philadelphia’s tutoring program shows promise but faces familiar obstacle: expanding it effectively - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - 9 December 2025
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A Scientific Pipeline to the Nobel Prize Fueled by Immigrants - The New York Times (subscription model) - 10 December 2025
Rod Paige, Education Secretary Who Defended ‘No Child Left Behind,’ Dies at 92 - New York Times (subscription model) - 10 December 2025