Highlights
4 in 5 hiring managers say high schoolers not prepared for workforce - K-12 Dive - 22 September 2025
MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs - Associated Press - 22 September 2025
Most Low-Income Students Find Bachelor’s Degrees Unaffordable - Inside Higher Ed - 23 September 2025
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K-12 Education
What you need to know about least restrictive environment in IDEA - K-12 Dive - 23 September 2025
New Parent Research Helps Explain Causes of Post-Pandemic Absenteeism Crisis - FutureEd - 23 September 2025
Math crisis began a decade ago and has only worsened, report says - Los Angeles Times (subscription model) - 23 September 2025
Still Connected: How This School Supports a Student in Immigration Detention - Education Week (subscription model) - 22 September 2025
Higher Education
International Enrollment Down at Regional Publics, Small Private Colleges - Inside Higher Ed - 23 September 2025
Helping College Students Avoid Wasting Time and Money - National Review - 18 September 2025
What Is the Classic Learning Test, and Why Is It Popular With Conservatives? - Education Week (subscription model) - 22 September 2025
Digging into diversity in college admissions - Higher Ed Dive - 23 September 2025
U.S. News Rankings Are Out After a Tumultuous Year for Colleges - The New York Times (subscription model) - 23 September 2025
Millions of student loan borrowers are bracing to have up to 15% of their wages garnished by the government - Fortune (subscription model) - 29 August 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
Licensed Child Care Homes Continue to Disappear After End of Stabilization Grants - The 74 - 23 September 2025
Child care doesn’t have to be this terrible - MinnPost - 22 September 2025
Mississippi invests in two pre-kindergarten programs to help prepare kids for school - Associated Press - 22 September 2025
The cost of child care is burdening Ohio's families and economy. What can be done? - WVXU - 22 September 2025
U.S. Department of Education
White House threatens to withhold funding to CPS over Black Student Success plan, transgender student guidelines - CBS News - 23 September 2025
Education Department gives Harvard 20 days to turn over admissions data - Higher Ed Dive - 22 September 2025
Educator Workforce
The ‘Silver Bullet’ to Fix Child Care’s Staffing Problem - EdSurge - 23 September 2025
School Choice
Universal school choice programs mostly benefit the wealthy unless policymakers act to prevent it - Brookings - 23 September 2025
School Choice Without Sacrificing Education Quality: Experts Weigh In - CRPE Reinventing Public Education - 23 September 2025
Start-Up Culture Comes to K–12 Accreditation - Education Next - 23 September 2025
Opinion: How Can Education Savings Accounts Serve Students With Special Needs? - Education Week (subscription model) - 23 September 2025
Learner Health & Well-Being
Experts Dissect What Confusing New Vax Rules Could Mean for Kids, Parents - The 74 - 22 September 2025
Opinion: With students back on campus, schools need a broader approach for addressing their mental health needs - The Hechinger Report - 23 September 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
Opinion: New Report Reveals the Struggle Worldwide to Prepare Young People for Work - The 74 - 23 September 2025
AI & EdTech
AI’s Next Frontier: From Tech Teams to the Entire Enterprise - The AI Innovator - The AI Innovator - 19 September 2025
AI in the Classroom Is Often Harmful. Why Are Educators Falling Prey to the Hype? - Education Week (subscription model) - 22 September 2025
Districts eye proactive cyber threat protection as risks increase - eSchool News - 22 September 2025
State & Local News
Arizona | Arizona public schools remain ranked last in the US as voucher spending hits $1 billion - AZ Mirror - 22 September 2025
Nebraska | Nebraska school finance commission looks to ‘thread the needle’ on policymaking, recommendations - Nebraska Examiner - 22 September 2025
New Jersey | NJ governor hopefuls split on forcing school districts to merge - New Jersey Monitor - 23 September 2025
Texas | Texas Legislation Expands Career Pathways for Students - Government Technology - 22 September 2025
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