Highlights
Trump officials move slowly on student loan forgiveness, repayment plan backlog: court filing - CNBC - 16 December 2025
Education Department Creates $15M Fund for Talent Marketplaces - Inside Higher Ed - 16 December 2025
Insights on Superintendents: How They Spend Their Time, Stress Levels, and More - Education Week (subscription model) - 15 December 2025
Retiring D.C. Charter Leader Can Celebrate Her Own Success — And the District’s - The 74 - 16 December 2025
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U.S. Department of Education
Trump’s Higher-Ed Policy Fight - The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription model) - 15 December 2025
Flag linked to Christian nationalism, Jan. 6 hung at Education Dept. - USA Today (subscription model) - 15 December 2025
US Department of of Education cancels Idaho community schools grant, citing DEI - Idaho Ed News - 16 December 2025
Title I Doesn’t Belong in the Department of Labor - The 74 - 16 December 2025
K-12 Education
When Resources Meet Relationships: The Returns to Personalized Supports for Low-Income Students - Opportunity Insights - 15 December 2025
Bill in Congress aims to ban seclusion, limit restraint in schools - K-12 Dive - 16 December 2025
The K-12 Dive Awards for 2025 - K-12 Dive - 16 December 2025
I spent 100 hours in classrooms last year. Here’s what I learned - SmartBrief - 16 December 2025
Higher Education
Week in Review: Public college systems eye — and make — academic cuts - Higher Ed Dive - 15 December 2025
Computer Science Grads Aren’t Landing High‑Paying Jobs — But Don’t Trash Those Degrees Yet - Forbes (subscription model) - 15 December 2025
Trump’s DOJ Pressured Lawyers to “Find” Evidence That UCLA Had Illegally Tolerated Antisemitism - ProPublica - 12 December 2025
WA students hit financial aid milestone - The Seattle Times (subscription model) - 12 December 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
Trump immigration raids take toll on child-care workers in California and nationwide - Los Angeles Times (subscription model) - 16 December 2025
School Choice
Idaho’s new education tax credit has fewer reporting requirements than similar programs - Idaho Ed News - 16 December 2025
Columbia schools sue to block law expanding reach of Missouri charter schools - Missouri Independent - 15 December 2025
Opinion: We Launched a Microschool Loan Program — and Were Surprised By What We Learned - The 74 - 15 December 2025
Learner Health & Well-Being
A Place Where Kids With the Toughest Behaviors Are Welcome and Can Heal - The 74 - 14 December 2025
Opinion: Colleges too often drop the ball on student-athlete mental health, and that’s a big mistake - The Hechinger Report - 15 December 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
What Tops My Holiday Wish List? Colorado’s Talent Development Plan — For Every State - Forbes (subscription model) - 16 December 2025
Career Guidance Falls Short for California College Students - Inside Higher Ed - 16 December 2025
Opinion: Workforce Pell can lead to good jobs for students if they get the support needed for long-term success - The Hechinger Report - 16 December 2025
AI & EdTech
You Can’t AI-Proof the Classroom, Experts Say. Get Creative Instead. - Inside Higher Ed - 16 December 2025
Teachers are using software to see if students used AI. What happens when it's wrong? - NPR - 16 December 2025
Inside Texas A&M University’s partnership with Google for AI training - Higher Ed Dive - 16 December 2025
Opinion: What Guidelines Should Teachers Provide for Student AI Use? - Education Week (subscription model) - 15 December 2025
State & Local News
Colorado | Gov. Jared Polis selects new leader of Colorado’s higher education department - Chalkbeat Colorado - 15 December 2025
Maryland | Maryland public school enrollment is shrinking, and leaders are scratching their heads - The Baltimore Banner (subscription model) - 16 December 2025
Virginia | Virginia Dept. of Ed projects K-12 schools will need $1.2 billion over next two years - Virginia Mercury - 16 December 2025
Clark County | Edmentum Donates Books and $2,500 to Support CCSD Book Bus Literacy Initiative - Nevada Business - 15 December 2025
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