Nothing About Us Without Us Can Actually Raise Us
The key question is whether we learn from deindustrialization and treat this moment as a chance to reimagine the economy: to build, and in some cases rebuild, institutions t…
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Six Student Loan Changes You Didn’t Know Were Coming
Big changes are coming to the federal student loan system—both on the lending side and on the repayment side—starting on July 1.
Major Student Loan Changes Are Coming in July. Here’s What Borrowers Need to Know
Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is bringing drastic changes to student loans. Here’s what to expect.
Everyone Agrees Financial Aid Offers Are Broken. Now What?
To see real change on financial aid offers, state and federal policymakers must pursue standard, comparable aid offers.
Prenatal Connection to Early Intervention: A Snapshot of Current and Future State
Early intervention services to infants with suspected disabilities can start before they are born.
Built to Last: How Leaders Are Creating Sustainable Early Childhood Funding
This resource is designed for state and local policymakers, agency leaders and staff, and advocates working to establish, design, or strengthen their own dedicated fund…
Pre-K Is Having a Curriculum Moment. A Professional Learning Movement Needs To Follow.
Many pre-K systems remain stuck in outdated approaches to professional learning.
Federal Early Education Update: June 2026
The latest in federal early education news, including updates on the CCDF final rule and Head Start NPRMs
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Consolidation Would Give Mississippi Students Better, Fairer Schools, Says National Consultant
Zahava Stadler writes in Mississippi Today that smarter school district boundaries could reduce funding inequality in Mississippi.
Moving Special Education from the Education Department Will Harm Millions of Students with Disabilities
The Trump administration’s decision to move special education out of the Department of Education will reverse progress and weaken protections for students with disabili…
Resilient By Design
Shalin Jyotishi was selected as a national expert to inform the AACC's Resilient by Design strategic plan on community college futures.
Children Belong in School Learning, Not Left to Languish in ICE Detention
The federal government is depriving children of their right to an education by locking them up in family detention facilities.
A National Review of Early Childhood Cost Models: Findings on Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
This analysis describes how states account for the true costs of early intervention and early childhood special education in child care systems.