Highlights
How the 2025 Elections Set the Tone for Education Leadership - Education Commission of the States - 6 November 2025
Why shifting special ed oversight could be ‘a public education crisis’ - K-12 Dive - 6 November 2025
Is HR the new frontier of AI at work? - Fast Company - 5 November 2025
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Deep Dive: Government Shutdown
‘The kids maybe are going home and not eating’: How the shutdown is starving Native American schools of federal support - Fortune (subscription model) - 6 November 2025
K-12 Education
Red Flags That a Contract Is Heading Toward Losing a Renewal - EdWeek Market Brief (subscription model) - 6 November 2025
84% of Teens Distrust the News. Why That Matters for Schools - Education Week (subscription model) - 6 November 2025
How California is Trying to Reshape High School - LA School Report - 6 November 2025
Opinion: Students Need Anchors When They Read. How to Make Them Stick - Education Week (subscription model) - 6 November 2025
Opinion: Student Engagement Is Key, Defining and Measuring it Is the Challenge - The 74 - 6 November 2025
Higher Education
International Graduate Student Enrollment Drops - Inside Higher Ed - 6 November 2025
How HBCUs Plan to Spend MacKenzie Scott’s Money - Inside Higher Ed - 6 November 2025
How college leaders can own the narrative about a major restructuring - Higher Ed Dive - 6 November 2025
Community college sticker price up 2.7% - Community College Daily - 6 November 2025
Listening to Military-Affiliated Students - Inside Higher Ed - 6 November 2025
NC community colleges prepare for Workforce Pell to support adult learners - EdNC - 6 November 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
States, donors and schools scramble to keep Head Start centers open — for now - Stateline - 5 November 2025
As More States Expand Child Care Programs, This Is One to Watch - EdSurge - 6 November 2025
Opinion: What America Can Learn From England’s Rocky Child Care Rollout - The 74 - 6 November 2025
U.S. Department of Education
Trump’s big push for apprenticeships has yet to take off - PoliticoPro (subscription model) - 5 November 2025
What to know about Trump’s changes to student loan forgiveness rules - PBS News - 5 November 2025
Educator Workforce
Closing the Digital Design Divide: SETDA’s New Framework Reimagines Professional Learning for the AI Era - EdTech Digest - 5 November 2025
Arizona survey reveals teacher shortage remains at catastrophic state, Supt. Horne says - News 4 Tucson - 6 November 2025
Supporting teachers, countering misinformation: NCSE's work with the National Academies - National Center for Science Education - 5 November 2025
School Choice
Universal vouchers have public schools worried about something new: market share - Chalkbeat - 6 November 2025
Lagging enrollment for new North Carolina charter schools raises questions about expansion - NC Newsline - 6 November 2025
Learner Health & Well-Being
Sanders announces new farm-to-table meal program for Arkansas schools - Arkansas Advocate - 6 November 2025
Colorado Voters Approve Boost to Free School Meals Program - The 74 - 6 November 2025
How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’ - The New York Times (subscription model) - 6 November 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
ED Releases Latest Proposal for Defining Professional Programs - Inside Higher Ed - 6 November 2025
Key to Ohio workforce: Young learners, a lot of teachers - Crain’s Cleveland Business - 6 November 2025
AI & EdTech
Professional Learning in an AI World: A Playbook for State and Local Leaders - Getting Smart - 6 November 2025
What impact are AI chatbots having on writing skills? - K-12 Dive - 6 November 2025
State & Local News
California | How California is Trying to Reshape High School - LA School Report - 6 November 2025
Cleveland | Cleveland Schools announces massive consolidation plan to close 23 buildings - Cleveland.com - 5 November 2025
Colorado | In Colorado’s school board races, progressives did the most winning this year - Chalkbeat Colorado - 6 November 2025
Colorado | Colorado voters raise taxes on wealthy to continue universal school meals - K-12 Dive - 6 November 2025
Indiana | Push for Indiana Schools to Share Buses and Buildings Ramps Up - The 74 - 6 November 2025
Missouri | Missouri schools show improvement in annual performance reports - Missouri Independent - 6 November 2025
Oregon | Oregon schools expect significant midyear budget shortfall from federal policies - Oregon Capital Chronicle - 6 November 2025
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Also Reading
Research Finds Students’ Political Views Influence Their College Enrollment Decisions - FutureEd - 6 November 2025