Highlights
Enrollment Growth Continues, Bolstered by Short-Term Credentials - Inside Higher Ed - 11 November 2025
AI literacy shouldn’t wait for middle school - K-12 Dive - 12 November 2025
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Deeper Dive: Government Shutdown
The overlooked SNAP recipients: 1.1 million college students - Louisiana Illuminator - 11 November 2025
STATEMENT: First Five Years Fund on Senate Deal to Reopen the Federal Government - First Five Years Fund - 10 November 2025
K-12 Education
They Examined 3.3 Million Texts on Chronic Absenteeism. Here Are 4 Big Findings - The 74 - 12 November 2025
From explaining to empowering: How tutors can support student thinking - eSchoolNews - 11 November 2025
Higher Education
Undergraduate enrollment on track to increase for third straight year - Higher Ed Dive - 11 November 2025
What college leaders should know about the $100K H-1B visa fee - Higher Ed Dive - 11 November 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
119th Congress: Bipartisan Child Care Legislation in the House and Senate - First Five Years Fund - 10 November 2025
More States Adopt ‘Tri-Share’ for Child Care, Even As Some Question Its Merits - EdSurge - 11 November 2025
U.S. Department of Education
Advocates ask to keep data collection for special education racial disparities - K-12 Dive - 12 November 2025
Education Department Announces Key Priorities Through Grant Fund - Inside Higher Ed - 11 November 2025
22 states sue Education Department over change to loan forgiveness for public workers - ABC News - 11 November 2025
Educator Workforce
AZ Dept. of Ed: 1,000 teachers resign since start of school year - ABC 15 Arizona - 10 November 2025
School Choice
Opinion: Policymakers are increasingly supportive of public school choice - The Hill - 9 November 2025
Learner Health & Well-Being
Seeing Student Behavior Through a New LENS - ASCD - 5 November 2025
For students who rely on SNAP, school food pantries offer some relief - NPR - 12 November 2025
Opinion: From TikTok to telehealth — building mental health supports for the digital era - Deseret News - 10 November 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
From Classroom to Career: How the Apprenticeship Masterclass Helps You Build Pathways That Work - Craft Education - 10 November 2025
The Hidden ROI Of Job Quality: Better Jobs Improve Your Bottom Line - Forbes (subscription model) - 12 November 2025
AI is reimagining work. CEOs must rethink how we prepare future workers - Fortune (subscription model) - 12 November 2025
AI & EdTech
New Data Shows More Districts Are Adopting AI but Still Need a Coherent Strategy - The 74 - 12 November 2025
Kindergartners With Chromebooks: 350 Teachers on How Screens Took Over School - The New York Times (subscription model) - 12 November 2025
How I Turned Our School’s Tech Lab Into a Space Where Students Thrive - EdSurge - 12 November 2025
State & Local News
California | Attendance Zones Keep L.A.’s Best Schools for Wealthy Kids — & Shut out the Rest - The 74 - 12 November 2025
Texas | Fewer distractions in Texas schools after phone ban. Can academic growth follow? - Fort Worth Star-Telegram (subscription model) - 10 November 2025
NYC | Mamdani’s Education Plan: Ask Around, Find Out - Education Next - 12 November 2025
Denver | SNAP delays prompt Denver schools foundation to restart pandemic-era food fund - Chalkbeat Colorado - 11 November 2025
Philadelphia | Philly schools will get $193 million more in a new state budget lawmakers finally passed - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - 12 November 2025
San Diego | UC San Diego Sees Students’ Math Skills Plummet - Inside Higher Ed - 12 November 2025
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