Highlights
Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference - The New York Times (subscription model) - 2 October 2025
New data show no AI jobs apocalypse—for now - Brookings - 2 October 2025
‘Death by 1,000 cuts’: Districts, states challenge Education Department civil rights enforcement - K-12 Dive - 2 October 2025
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🔎 Deeper Dive: Government Shutdown
How the government shutdown will impact schools, student loans - ABC News - 1 October 2025
Ed. Dept. Out-of-Office Emails Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown, Staff Say - Education Week (subscription model) - 2 October 2025
STATE OF PLAY: Federal Shutdown and Child Care/Early Learning Programs - First Five Years Fund - 1 October 2025
Federal shutdown's impact to Wisconsin schools limited, but some funds may be delayed - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription model) - 2 October 2025
How could the government shutdown affect NC public schools? - WUNC - 2 October 2025
How the federal government shutdown will impact California’s schools and students - EdSource - 2 October 2025
K-12 Education
Trump Targeting Services for Multilingual Learners Leaves Gaps in Schools - The 74 - 1 October 2025
Higher Education
At least 4 presidents abruptly departed their institutions last month amid pressure campaigns - Higher Ed Dive - 2 October 2025
FAFSA forms, launched ahead of shutdown, could be in position for ‘record high’ season - The Hill - 2 October 2025
Getting Financial Aid for College Just Got Easier - US News & World Report - 2 October 2025
Contextualizing Completion Gaps for First-Gen Students - Inside Higher Ed - 2 October 2025
ED Digs Its Heels in Over Student Loan Caps - Inside Higher Ed - 1 October 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
POLLING: Rural Voters on Child Care and Head Start - First Five Years Fund - 29 September 2025
Why mothers are leaving the workforce - Axios - 2 October 2025
118th and 119th Congress: Bipartisan Child Care Legislation in the House and Senate - First Five Years Fund - 30 September 2025
U.S. Department of Education
Trump Dumps Most of Humanities Advisory Council - Inside Higher Ed- 2 October 2025
Educator Workforce
Strapped for Cash: Districts OK Union Raises, Don’t Have the Money to Fund Them - The 74 - 2 October 2025
‘Absolutely devastating’: Rural schools say $100K visa fee could make it hard to hire teachers - Chalkbeat - 1 October 2025
School Choice
Are Charter Schools an Endangered Species? - Education Next - 2 October 2025
Who Supervises Students in Virtual Schools? - EdSurge - 2 October 2025
Tennessee won’t track how many students with disabilities benefit from new voucher program - Chalkbeat Tennessee - 2 October 2025
HB 93 is especially harsh on rural communities - Idaho Ed News - 2 October 2025
Learner Health & Well-Being
Peer support is a mental health lifeline for students. Why aren’t more colleges using it? - University Business - 2 October 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
🎧 Career Readiness in the Real World - EdSurge - 2 October 2025
AI & EdTech
Research, curriculum and grading: new data sheds light on how professors are using AI - NPR - 2 October 2025
Teachers Share More Ways to Engage AI in the Classroom - Education Week (subscription model ) - 2 October 2025
State & Local News
California | Ethnic Studies Mandate in California Schools Stalls Over Money, Politics - LA School Report - 2 October 2025
California | Newsom threatens to cut USC funding if it complies with Trump demands - EdSource - 2 October 2025
Florida | Florida again leads U.S. in book bans in 2024-25, free speech group says - Sun Sentinel (subscription model) - 2 October 2025
Michigan | GOP bill would force Michigan school board candidates to state their party affiliation - Chalkbeat - 2 October 2025
Michigan | Michigan budget takes shape: Free school meals, $10k per student, nearly $2B for roads - Bridge Michigan - 2 October 2025
New York | Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted Program for Early Grades - The New York Times (subscription model) - 2 October 2025
Oklahoma | Ryan Walters’ Oklahoma Tenure Offered ‘Microcosm’ of Trump’s Education Overhaul - The 74 - 2 October 2025
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Also Reading
Robots are learning to make human babies. Twenty have already been born. - The Washington Post (subscription model) - 1 October 2025
Are your kids always saying ‘6-7?’ Here’s what it means - The Hill - 2 October 2025