Highlights
US faces shortfall of 5.3M college-educated workers by 2032 - Higher Ed Dive - 16 September 2025
More Colleges Promise Graduates Employment, Grad School Placement - Inside Higher Ed - 16 September 2025
How to fix the stubborn decline in math achievement - K-12 Dive - 16 September 2025
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K-12 Education
Student Achievement Is Down Overall — But Kids at the Bottom Are Sinking Faster - The 74 - 16 September 2025
School bus declines leaving strain on parents - The Hill - 16 September 2025
STUDENT VOICE: What National Endowment for the Humanities cuts mean for high schoolers like me - The Hechinger Report - 16 September 2025
Higher Education
Colleges Must Embed Career Purpose Throughout Student Journey, New Report Urges - Diverse - 16 September 2025
Part-Time Job Fairs Support Student Finances, Career Development - Inside Higher Ed - 15 September 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
Report highlights persistent challenges in early child care workforce - Commonwealth Beacon - 16 September 2025
OPINION: Head Start ‘changed our lives’: A newly minted Ph.D. reflects on why this program must be saved - The Hechinger Report - 16 September 2025
U.S. Department of Education
Education Department Announces $1.16 Billion in New Funding Amid Controversial MSI Grant Cuts - Diverse - 15 September 2025
Education Dept. reroutes grants to charter schools, other Trump priorities - The Washington Post (subscription Model) - 16 September 2025
Department Of Education Posts New Update On Student Loan Backlogs As Legal Threat Grows - Forbes (subscription model) - 15 September 2025
Educator Workforce
Superintendent Turnover Is Up. Is High Leadership Churn the New Normal? - Education Week (subscription model) - 16 September 2025
Teachers Turn Toward Virtual Schools for Better Work-Life Balance - EdSurge - 16 September 2025
How Much Freedom Do Teachers Have in the Classroom? In 2025, It’s Complicated - EdSurge - 15 September 2025
School Choice
Lawmakers pass sweeping charter school anti-fraud bill - EdSource - 15 September 2025
Learner Health & Well-Being
RFK Jr. wants mental health screening out of schools. Here's what experts say - NPR - 15 September 2025
What does the MAHA strategy mean for school meals?- K-12 Dive - 15 September 2025
Medicaid Cuts Could Cost Kids Coverage That Aids Learning - Disability Scoop - 16 September 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
Gen Z Doesn’t Need ‘Severance’—They Need Shared Spaces for Work and Care - New America - 16 September 2025
AI & EdTech
Dreamscape Learn VR lab transforms classes at St. Charles Community College - St. Louis Magazine - 15 September 2025
Teaching in the Age of AI - Inside Higher Ed - 15 September 2025
State & Local News
Alaska | U.S. Education Department boosts funds for HBCUs, tribal colleges, charter schools - Alaska Beacon - 15 September 2025
Colorado | 10% of Colorado principals leave their schools each year. Here’s how the state and universities are responding - The Colorado Sun (subscription model) - 16 September 2025
Colorado | New Colorado group focuses on student achievement, parent rights. Will it fan culture war flames? - Chalkbeat Colorado - 16 September 2025
Michigan | While Michigan sees improvements in childhood health, education outcomes raise concerns - Michigan Advance - 16 September 2025
Chicago | Chicago Public Schools forges ahead — cautiously — with its Black Student Success Plan amid federal inquiry - Chalkbeat Chicago - 15 September 2025
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