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    Week In Review: Funding freezes, enrollment concerns and cyberthreats

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from lawsuits against the Trump administration to St. Louis’ proposed school cuts.

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    7 ways to bring career exploration into any classroom

    Discover proven strategies that make career-connected learning stick.

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    Education Department issues AI priorities. But what if the agency closes?

    As the agency issues advice on using federal grants to advance school AI strategies, districts remain concerned about leadership on cybersecurity.

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    Union seeks delay in Education Department RIFs

    AFGE Local 252 seeks to delay employees' Aug. 1 termination date, which they say is too soon under their bargaining agreement.

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    Strong budgeting, revenue flexibility key to weathering K-12 financial storm, says Moody’s

    States are trying to offset the impact of reduced federal support, but their success is uncertain, according to a recent Moody’s Ratings report.

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    What the Supreme Court’s parental opt-out ruling means for schools

    The high court’s decision in Mahmoud v. Taylor left many questions for districts to answer when setting their policies. 

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    POP QUIZ

    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From potential school closures in St. Louis to ransom demands on schools, what did you learn from our recent stories?

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    Trump’s withholding of Head Start funds violated the law, watchdog says

    HHS disputes the GAO's conclusion, and a Head Start advocacy group says recent disbursements are comparable to last year.

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    Tennessee launches direct admissions pilot with student aid component

    The initiative aims to ease high schoolers’ paths to college by providing financial aid information and automatic acceptance to participating institutions.

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    Milwaukee educators and community leaders join forces to tackle low literacy

    The Milwaukee Reading Coalition will focus on training educators on how to best prepare students for reading success.

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    Opinion

    Yes, it’s possible to see results from professional learning

    District leaders’ resources are limited, and they can't afford initiatives that fail to show measurable impact, writes Leading Educators’ Daniel Obregon.

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    Lawsuit adds pressure on Trump administration to release K-12 funds

    The Office of Management and Budget released after-school grants but is still reviewing the remaining funds to ensure alignment with Trump priorities.

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    St. Louis Public Schools to propose closing over half of its 68 schools

    The large-scale closures would be for 2026-27 and are based on declining enrollment and uncertainty about the future for families displaced by a tornado.

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    Judge pauses Mississippi’s DEI ban at public schools and colleges

    Accounts from educators and students fearing discussion of certain topics signal “possible widespread suppression of speech,” the judge wrote. 

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    20 states sue over immigration restrictions for Head Start, other programs

    The lawsuit alleges the Trump administration policy change would lead to the "collapse of some of the nation’s most vital public programs."

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    Did COVID have a lasting impact on public school enrollment?

    An enrollment decline in Massachusetts may signal broader post-pandemic trends nationwide, an Education Next study suggests.

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    Ransomware attacks in education jump 23% year over year

    Education was the fourth-most-targeted sector during the first half of 2025, according to a report from Comparitech.

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    CASE-CEC '25

    Special educators are in short supply at all levels. A cohesive fix is needed, experts say.

    From early education to postsecondary, schools face common recruitment and retention challenges — and solutions, CASE-CEC panelists say.

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    Trump administration to release frozen after-school, summer program funds

    The Office of Management and Budget said its review of those grants is complete but gave no timeline for the rest of the withheld funds.

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    10 GOP senators call on OMB to release frozen K-12 funds

    The senators said they don’t believe the over $6 billion in withheld funds are being used to fund “radical left-wing programs,” as OMB claims.

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    Week In Review: Education Department cuts move forward and principals convene in Seattle

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from changes to federal oversight to a set of delayed Energy Department rules.

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    Energy Department delays multiple rules after public pushback

    The proposals, quietly introduced in May, would have gone into effect for schools this week had critics failed to register their complaints.

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    UNITED '25

    How Portland Public Schools can afford to offer high-impact tutoring

    Oregon has been struggling with student literacy for years. The state’s largest public school district is tapping into a tutoring model to reverse that trend.

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    Chicago-area school district deploys geothermal system that’s a US first

    The dynamic closed-loop system uses groundwater to reject and absorb heat to provide year-round space conditioning for a 130-year-old elementary school, Trane Technologies says.

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    Trump’s FY 26 budget plan would worsen rural schools’ challenges, analysis finds

    Lower funding would exacerbate issues including teacher recruitment and lack of access to advanced classes, the Center for American Progress finds.

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    UNITED '25

    3 ways principals can help make schools safer

    School safety teams, training, and special education resources are key to improving response during a crisis, according to K-12 safety experts.