Highlights
Autism isn’t one disorder, a genetic analysis shows - NBC News - 1 October 2025
Student-Loan Debt Is Strangling Gen X - The Wall Street Journal (subscription model) - 30 September 2025
‘Absolutely devastating’: Rural schools say $100K visa fee could make it hard to hire teachers - Chalkbeat - 1 October 2025
‘Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is:’ Indiana Wants Reading Gains Before Paying - The 74 - 1 October 2025
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🔎 Deeper Dive: Government Shutdown
What Would a Government Shutdown Mean for K-12 and Higher Education? - Whiteboard Advisors - 30 September 2025
How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education Department - Associated Press - 1 October 2025
The longer the shutdown, the worse for schools, education experts say - The Hill - 1 October 2025
What to Know About the Government Shutdown and Higher Ed - Inside Higher Ed - 1 October 2025
As Congress Fails to Avoid Shutdown, Trump Seeks More Mass Layoffs - The 74 - 1 October 2025
K-12 Education
The top K-12 conferences to attend in 2026 - K-12 Dive - 1 October 2025
PEN America warns of rise in books 'systematically removed from school libraries' - NPR - 1 October 2025
School ride-hailing services may be nudging aside traditional buses - Missouri Independent - 1 October 2025
A growing number of state bills target sex education, report says - K-12 Dive - 1 October 2025
Strengthening middle school literacy: What educators need to know - eSchool News - 1 October 2025
Higher Education
Higher Ed’s H-1B Visas in 4 Charts - Inside Higher Ed - 29 September 2025
The top higher education conferences to attend in 2026 - Higher Ed Dive - 1 October 2025
Embedding Career Readiness Across the Student Journey - The EvoLLLution - 1 October 2025
Early Learning & Child Care
Rural Americans who rely on Head Start worry about its future: ‘Without free childcare I couldn’t work’ - The Guardian - 28 September 2025
Educator Workforce
These Maps Reveal Gaps in Special Education, English-Learner Teacher Supply - Education Week (subscription model) - 30 September 2025
School Choice
Comptroller announces when Texas families can expect to apply for private school vouchers - Houston Chronicle (subscription model) - 30 September 2025
Labor Market & Workforce
New Effort Aims to Get States on the Same Page on Apprenticeship - Work Shift - 30 September 2025
What ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Can Teach Us About Improving Job Quality - Forbes (subscription model) - 1 October 2025
Opinion: The government shutdown means no jobs report. Is it time to kill the jobs report anyway? - Quartz - 1 October 2025'
AI & EdTech
Blackboard’s Parent Company Anthology Files for Bankruptcy - EdWeek Market Brief (subscription model) - 1 October 2025
From Defense to Resilience: Where School Cybersecurity Goes Next - EdSurge - 30 September 2025
Opinion: Using AI for the Master Schedule Can Meet Student Needs — And Save Money - The 74 - 1 October 2025
State & Local News
Alabama | Alabama Department of Youth Services reports increase in graduation rates - Alabama Reflector - 1 October 2025
Florida | Schools, parents removed fewer books last year, reports find - Florida Phoenix - 1 October 2025
DC | Will paying kids help them do better in class? This school will test the idea. - The Washington Post (subscription model) - 29 September 2025
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How Jane Goodall Inspired a Generation of Girls - Slate - 1 October 2025