Highlights
Oklahoma’s Top Education Official Who Pushed for Bibles in Schools to Resign - The Wall Street Journal (subscription model)- 25 September 2025
3 School Districts to Lose $65 Million Over Gender and D.E.I. Policies - The New York Times (subscription model) - 25 September 2025
The Postsecondary Crossroads: Why America Needs More Than College For All - Forbes (subscription model) - 24 September 2025
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K-12 Education
4 Keys to Building Stronger School Home Connections - THE Journal - 24 September 2025
Cuts to Title III and civil rights enforcement will harm English learners, report says - K-12 Dive - 25 September 2025
As CTE transfers to Labor Department, here’s what schools need to know - K-12 Dive - 25 September 2025
Strict rules can foster calm classrooms. But some students pay the price - NPR - 25 September 2025
Literacy for students with learning disabilities requires balance - K-12 Dive - 24 September 2025
Higher Education
Gutted NCES Releases First Batch of Higher Ed Data - Inside Higher Ed - 25 September 2025
What to know about the opposition around renaming new Pell grants after Trump - Associated Press - 25 September 2025
Opinion: Rural Community Colleges Are Uniquely Positioned To Tackle Complex Regional Challenges and Drive Community Transformation. Here’s How - The Hechinger Report - 24 September 2025
Opinion: The Grand Strategy Behind Trump’s Crackdown on Academia - The New York Times (subscription model) - 25 September 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
This State Is the First to Offer Universal Child Care. Here's How It Works - Education Week (subscription model) - 24 September 2025
New Interactive Resource Reveals Staggering Data on the Child Care Gaps Across the United States - First Five Year Fund - 24 September 2025
Months After Los Angeles Wildfires, Child Care Providers Are Still in Crisis - The 74 - 25 September 2025
What I learned about Head Start in rural America - The Hechinger Report - 24 September 2025
Educator Workforce
The World's Classrooms Are Short 44 Million Teachers - EdSurge - 25 September 2025
School Choice
Exclusive: Researchers Find it ‘Nearly Impossible’ to Gauge Microschools’ Impact - The 74 - 25 September 2025
Florida board of education signs off on a charter school expansion - ABC News - 24 September 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
What Declines in Reading and Math Mean for the U.S. Work Force - The New York Times (subscription model) - 25 September 2025
Commentary: Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is really about discrimination. ‘Youngism’ is worse than AI when it comes to eating entry-level jobs - Fortune (subscription model) - 24 September 2025
AI & EdTech
AI ‘companions’ pose risks to student mental health. What can schools do? - K-12 Dive - 25 September 2025
The difficult human work behind responsible AI use in college operations - Higher Ed Dive - 25 September 2025
How district and school leaders can support teachers with AI that works - SmartBrief - 25 September 2025
What Should A Teacher Do When Faced with AI Reluctance? - Getting Smart - 25 September 2025
State & Local News
Illinois | The Illinois State Board of Education wants to hear from educators on how to change math education in schools - Chalkbeat Chicago - 25 September 2025
Indiana | ILEA brainstorms school transportation challenges amid public calls for transportation for all - Chalkbeat Indiana - 25 September 2025
Tennessee | Tennessee college affordability ranks low in new report - WPLN News - 23 September 2025
Texas | Texas A&M controversy puts state at the center of fight over LGBTQ teachings - The Hill - 25 September 2025
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