Highlights
Schools confront a new reality: They can’t count on federal money - The Hechinger Report - 18 September 2025
America’s Child Care Gap: 4.2 Million Children Potentially Need Care, Stuck Without Formal Child Care Spot - Bipartisan Policy Center - 15 September 2025
Community college students don’t always benefit from transferring to a 4-year college - Brookings- 17 September 2025
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K-12 Education
American satisfaction with K-12 hits record low — but parents tell a different story - K-12 Dive - 17 September 2025
Why "free" public education doesn't always include school supplies - NPR - 18 September 2025
Teacher-created classroom materials see slow uptick - K-12 Dive - 17 September 2025
What Two Harvard Studies Taught Us About Summer School - Harvard Graduate School of Education - 17 September 2025
Educators Are Being Fired for Posting About Charlie Kirk. Is That a Problem? - Education Week (subscription model) - 17 September 2025
Higher Education
CEO says his son is among Gen Zers questioning whether a college degree is worth it: ‘Is this education a scam? - Fortune (subscription model) - 17 September 2025
How to Survive as an Admissions Official - Inside Higher Ed - 18 September 2025
Why colleges must track, support student parents - EdSource - 17 September 2025
What Bossier Parish Community College Can Teach Us About Data and Workforce Pell - New America - 17 September 2025
🎧Listen: Chatbot Provides Resources, Early Alerts for Student Persistence - Inside Higher Ed - 18 September 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
Child Care Scholarships Help Families Experiencing Sudden Household Disruptions - The 74 - 17 September 2025
There’s a new push to save child care on college campuses - 19th News - 18 September 2025
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Education Dept. unites conservative groups to create 'patriotic' civics content - NPR - 17 September 2025
Education Department’s latest priority: ‘Patriotic education’ - University Business - 18 September 2025
Educator Workforce
A Day in the Life of an Educator in 2040 - Getting Smart - 18 September 2025
Gov. Wes Moore announces plan to address state’s teacher shortage - The Baltimore Sun (subscription model) - 18 September 2025
School Choice
How Private School Choice Threatens the Bedrock of Our Democracy - The 74 - 17 September 2025
Coalition files lawsuit to block new private school tax credit - Idaho Ed News - 17 September 2025
Arizona district proposes consolidating 9 of its 25 schools - K-12 Dive - 18 September 2025
Learner Health & Well-Being
Helping kids learn how their brains work - The Hechinger Report - 18 September 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
Credential Chaos: Career Certificates Boom in High School, But Not All Have Value - The 74 - 18 September 2025
U.S. To Need 5.3 Million More Workers With Some College Education By 2032 - Forbes (subscription model) - 17 September 2025
The Newest Face of Long-Term Unemployment? The College Educated - The New York Times (subscription model) - 15 September 2025
AI & EdTech
Teaching Through the Latest Industrial Revolution - EdSurge - 18 September 2025
Meta AI: How To Use It To Teach - Tech & Learning - 18 September 2025
Opinion: How to guide: A realistic approach to AI adoption - University Business - 18 September 2025
State & Local News
Maryland | $20M Boosts Maryland Colleges, Big Brothers Big Sisters - Southern Maryland News Net - 17 September 2025
North Carolina | How does North Carolina work to improve special education programs? - EdNC - 15 September 2025
North Carolina | Hurricane Helene hit North Carolina a year ago. Some students never returned to school - Associated Press - 18 September 2025
Virginia | Virginia researchers link housing and education, offer policy insights through new website - Virginia Mercury - 18 September 2025
Baltimore | Focus is on student achievement for next Baltimore Schools CEO - Baltimore Sun (subscription model) - 17 September 2025
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