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Is a 4 year degree worth it? Maybe. But many policymakers think not. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

Private School Choice Gets Supercharged in Trump's 2nd Term At the same time, his administration is pledging to dial back the federal role in education.

Is the Trump Administration using #SchoolChoice to empower states? Or to force their hand? @chrislub.bsky.social www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

NEPC Review: Directional Signals: A New Analysis of the Evolving Private School Choice Landscape (FutureEd, July 2025) The FutureEd report Directional Signals: A New Analysis of the Evolving Private School Choice Landscape compiles recent data on universal school choice programs, such as vouchers and education savings...

Report Provides Useful but Incomplete Portrait of Universal #SchoolVouchers. @chrislub.bsky.social nepc.colorado.edu/review/unive...

New special issue is on "The Rise of Education Marketization & the Enduring Enigma of School Segregation" with Ee-Seul Yoon, & great commentary from
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Ministers aim to export London’s academic success to England’s struggling schools Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says Rise scheme will use techniques from Blair government’s London Challenge

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Ministers plan to turbocharge their school improvement programme to tackle regional inequalities, aiming to export the success of London’s high-achieving pupils to England’s most struggling schools.

Tribal Colleges Rely on Federal Funding. Their Leaders Fear the Trump Years.

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As the Trump administration has publicly targeted elite universities, it has also quietly pursued funding cuts for the nation’s tribal colleges, which rely on federal dollars to operate.

How one state revamped high school to reflect that not everyone goes to college Indiana’s initial plan for revised graduation requirements was criticized for prioritizing work-based learning over academic preparedness. The state has tried to find a balance between the two.

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As student transportation vexes school districts, a rideshare service offers answers HopSkipDrive says it helps schools solve difficult transportation issues involving long distances and vulnerable kids, while also putting parents at ease. But the rideshare service doesn’t necessarily come cheap.

HopSkipDrive says it helps schools solve difficult transportation issues involving long distances and vulnerable kids, while also putting parents at ease. But the rideshare service doesn’t necessarily come cheap.

Mississippi Students No Longer Need U.S. History Test to Graduate The Mississippi State Board of Education voted on June 19 to eliminate the U.S. History end-of-course assessment as a requirement for graduation.

“I think history is so important. Even from a former English teacher, if you don't have the history, you have a very hard time understanding the literature,” said Mary Werner, the lone member of the Mississippi State Board of Education to vote against axing the U.S. history assessment.

#Unesco Integrating education initiatives within Ghana’s national nutrition framework
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"Key strategies include community-based behaviour change communication, leveraging school meals for educational and nutritional benefits... "

Just released: our 2025 rankings of think tanks (& individuals) in #EdPolicy based on influence & expertise. In many instances, influence is not particularly connected to expertise. For this 2nd annual version, we also considered political leanings. education.indiana.edu/ceep/educati...

Trump Targets Chinese Students, a Harsh Blow to Higher Ed The Trump administration’s latest effort to revive its student deportation campaign could drastically curtail the largest population of international students in the country.

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The news sent shock waves through higher education and could lead to a major reduction in foreign students at American universities, especially public research institutions.

Trump Administration Says New York Mascot Ban Violates Civil Rights Law After the state forced a Long Island school district to abandon its “Chief” mascot, federal education officials said the policy discriminated against Native Americans.

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The move was an expansion of the Trump administration’s efforts to punish states and public school districts for liberal stances on contentious education issues, and reflects a marked shift in the federal government’s interpretation of civil rights law.

So much for saving the planet. Climate careers, and many others, evaporate for class of 2025 The Trump administration is disrupting career paths for new graduates hoping to work in climate change jobs, sustainability, international aid, public service and the sciences.

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As the class of 2025 enters the workforce, the Trump administration has dismantled career pathways for graduates interested in climate and sustainability work, international aid, public service and research across the natural, behavioral and social sciences.

Opinion | Deporting International Students Risks the Economy Di Mario writes on how the Trump administration's termination of immigration statuses for international students could have economic consequences.

OPINION: Davis L. Di Mario writes on how the Trump administration's termination of immigration statuses for international students could have economic consequences.

USDA Disrupts Jackson Food Program, Ending Farm-to-School Grant The Farm to Community initiative has served nearly 400 students and 2,000 Jackson residents. But now, Trump’s USDA has canceled a grant that funds it.

Midtown Partner’s Farm to Community initiative has served nearly 400 underserved elementary and middle school students and more than 2,000 Jackson residents since its start, distributing hundreds of pounds of vegetables.

Now, the program is under threat from Trump’s funding cuts.

Facing Federal Uncertainty, Swarthmore Makes a Novel Plan: the 3-Month Budget With an expanded endowment tax, research cuts, and a possible chill on international enrollment looming, the college opted to budget for just a quarter “to avoid overcorrecting.”

With a hefty endowment tax likely, Swarthmore College is budgeting for just the first three months of the new fiscal year until more details become clear. chroni.cl/43bEX4A

Texas School Districts Slam the Senate’s School Finance Plan “It’s like your house being on fire, and the fire department showing up with a 12 ounce cup of water”

New from @josephinelee.bsky.social: A state Senate education bill offers just $55 in additional funding per student, a paltry sum (even compared to the House version). Public school advocates and superintendents say its not nearly enough to cover their deficits.

Read our latest policy brief from CEEP director @chrislub.bsky.social and
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He Denounced the Gaza War at Graduation. N.Y.U. Withheld His Diploma.

New York University is withholding the diploma of a graduation speaker who delivered an unapproved speech on Wednesday that referred to what he called “the atrocities currently happening in Palestine.” The university says he “violated the commitment he made to comply with our rules.”

Denver Superintendent: Why We Sued the Federal Government (Opinion) Education leaders shouldn't remain apolitical in the face of immigration enforcement changes and other threats from the Trump administration.

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"Education leaders shouldn’t remain apolitical in the face of serious threats from the Trump administration" - Alex Marrero

Head Start’s Future Is Uncertain. Rural Americans Aren’t Ready for What Happens Next. - EdSurge News “I think that they are going to, in the next four years, do all they can to try to dismantle the Head Start program,” says Joel Ryan, executive ...

The Trump administration has tightened funding access for grant recipients, laid off Office of Head Start employees, disbanded Head Start’s regional offices in mostly blue states and territories, and fired staff from the office that oversees basic needs programs like Head Start.

As ‘Grading for Equity’ Movement Grows, More Teachers Are Pushing Back As more schools adopt “grading for equity” policies, some teachers are pushing back.

America’s grading system has been largely stable for decades, but Joe Feldman has shifted many schools’ practices in just a few years

Funds for K-12 Students Are on the Chopping Block in Trump’s Budget The proposal seeks a cut of $4.5 billion for primary and secondary schools.

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President Trump’s budget proposal would shrink the Education Department, which he has called on Congress to eliminate, by slashing its funding by 15%, or $12 billion. The most significant chunk of that reduction, about $4.5 billion, would come from K-12 schools

In some states, colleges face a double dose of DOGE - The Hechinger Report Federal DOGE cuts have already hit higher ed. Now some state leaders are cutting higher education budgets, too, emulating the work Elon Musk has done slashing federal staff and spending.

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State leaders, taking cues from Elon Musk, are cutting higher education budgets.The efforts coincide with other state-level measures intended to rein in colleges and universities

ACLU sues to halt Trump administration attacks on Head Start child-care program The ACLU sued on behalf of early childhood groups to stop the Trump administration from further disrupting Head Start child-care centers without action by Congress.

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The American Civil Liberties Union, on behalf of six early childhood organizations, has sued the Trump administration to halt the dismantling of Head Start and restore cuts to the program, alleging that the actions required congressional approval.

#197 Taking America Back (to a Less Educated Past) The vision of the future on offer from Donald Trump looks a lot like the past, when men were men, women stayed home, and just about everyone was less educated. To get a glimpse of what that future mig

Listen to the latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social with hosts @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social and @jackschneider.bsky.social with special guest @profhicks.bsky.social discussing schools in Indiana, and how Trump is using them as a model for a new right-wing vision of education.

Dartmouth abstains from signing letter against federal funding cuts Of the eight Ivy League universities, the private school in New Hampshire is the only one that has refused.

Dartmouth College, the only Ivy League university that did not sign a letter condemning the Trump administration for trying to dictate policies and pausing billions of dollars in federal funding, said doing so would not have been an effective way to defend its mission and values.

Critchfield spells out ‘ongoing’ plan to comply with federal DEI dictates In order to secure a share of federal funding, Idaho administrators will have to state, in writing, that their schools are following federal anti-discrimination law.

In order to secure a share of federal funding, Idaho administrators will have to state, in writing, that their schools are following federal anti-discrimination law. #idaho #idleg www.idahoednews.org/news/critchf...

Monroe County private schools see explosive growth in voucher-based enrollment From 2021 to 2024, the number of Monroe County students attending private schools through vouchers jumped from 373 to 700.

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"“It might not always be families leaving for private schools, it could be families already in private schools now taking vouchers,” - quote from CEEP director @chrislub.bsky.social