Apprenticeships, more male advocates and a shift in marketing language could bring more men in the field, according to some experts. https://www.edsurge.com/news/2025-09-23-the-silver-bullet-to-fix-child-care-s-staffing-problem

Latino students often wrestle with a tumultuous relationship to their language and culture. Many first- and second-generation youth either feel pride in their Spanish language, feel pressure to minimize it, or were never taught it.

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I spent the summer looking into the politics of inclusive classroom signage for @edsurge.com and how it's affecting teachers. www.edsurge.com/news/2025-09...

Federal Medicaid cuts could mean fewer school nurses and counselors, impacting student health, attendance, and learning.

Federal Medicaid cuts could mean fewer school nurses and counselors, impacting student health, attendance, and learning.

Maryland launched "Fed to Ed" program specifically for unemployed federal workers to get teaching credentials through alternative certification routes.

Schools provide vital medical, dental, and mental health services funded by Medicaid—but recent budget cuts have educators concerned.

4 in 5 parents with young children report emotional distress including anxiety, stress, and depression. Child care costs $300-400/week in some areas.

Half of U.S. kids get healthcare via Medicaid/CHIP. Schools are now worried about major federal cuts impacting student wellness.

Virginia got $6M to train 170 teacher apprentices. Maryland is spending $1M on online programs for laid-off feds to earn teaching licenses. Both states betting on alternative pathways.

Only 12% of students with disabilities took the SAT or ACT in 2021-22, compared to 20% of non-disabled students. 

As the feds cut 69,000 jobs since January, states are recruiting unemployed civil servants to become teachers. The pitch: go from processing Social Security to teaching kids.

Stanford's real-time data shows when expanded policies like child tax credit and SNAP were in place, families and children fared better. 

Schools rely heavily on Medicaid funding for student health services. Now, a $1T federal cut may put those critical supports at risk. 🔗: https://f.mtr.cool/oceosryezm

"A ZIP code should never determine a child's destiny. But it does."  🔗: https://f.mtr.cool/vwpntxgrpd

One in 7 public school students has an identified disability, but new federal data shows they face twice the rate of arrests and suspensions as non-disabled peers.

“Impossible tradeoffs” await districts as Medicaid cuts shift healthcare costs to states, impacting services for students most in need. 

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1/4 🧵 Stanford research shows 4 in 10 families are experiencing material hardship, with ripple effects on young children's development. Over a third of kids aged 0-5 show frequently fussy or defiant behavior.

States Hope Fired Federal Workers Will Flock to Fill Teacher Vacancies

A 2019 study found predominantly white school districts receive $23 billion more annually than predominantly nonwhite districts, despite serving the same number of students.

As families face difficulty affording housing, food or health care, young children experience ripple effects, including emotional distress and developmental delays.

The Trump administration takes aim at the home of beloved children’s shows backed by decades of learning research.

New College Scorecard data: Maritime academies dominate top 10 for graduate earnings. Naval architecture grads earning $75K-$100K starting salaries. 🔗: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2025-02-27-as-some-high-schoolers-fret-over-college-costs-these-majors-earn-students-100k

SLPs do far more than help with "R" and "S" sounds. They work on expressive language, receptive language, voice, fluency, gender-affirming speech, and even feeding and swallowing.

Current debates over CRT and DEI "resembles the South's paranoia over Northern textbooks and teachers" before the Civil War, Black argues.

New College Scorecard data: Maritime academies dominate top 10 for graduate earnings. Naval architecture grads earning $75K-$100K starting salaries.

"Gen Z is thinking college might be a gamble for their financial future, not an investment," says financial aid specialist Bethany Hubert.

"My Black is colorful, quick-witted, dynamic, innovative and brilliant," writes counselor Snelling, who's helping children replace negative associations of blackness with pride.

"You can't separate what we do from a student's academic success." 

Early literacy wasn't always criminalized: "There were schools operating out in the open where young Black children, free and enslaved, were going to school."

Researchers worry that recent federal education cuts may make it harder to determine what's working in states like Louisiana, as programs like What Works Clearinghouse face uncertainty.

The "Sea Islands' experiment" sparked Black leaders who demanded educational equality for all Southerners, writes Derek Black in his book on anti-literacy policies.

In Chicago schools, counselor Lauren Snelling noticed young Black children saying they were "just a person" when asked about their identity. Her work shows why early racial affirmation matters.

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Some education experts have identified a "Southern Surge" in NAEP scores, with Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee all showing improvements, possibly tied to similar literacy reform packages.

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Survey by Third Way think tank found 89% of high school students consider cost "very important" or "somewhat important" when deciding whether to pursue a four-year degree program.

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"I genuinely feel it would be profoundly impactful if we could see educators compensated accordingly, given the impact that we have on the future."

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UC Berkeley computer science graduates top the earnings list, with median salaries of nearly $150,000 one year after graduation while carrying median student loan debt of $13,750.

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After years of identity-focused curriculum, Snelling's first-graders expressed: "Being Black means that I can be whatever I want. I am brave, I am passionate about myself and I love being Black."

Louisiana invested over $30 million in targeted programs last year, including vouchers for high-dose tutoring identified as key to post-pandemic academic recovery.

"All behavior is communication," says SLP Debi Ryan, who helps students with communication challenges develop more functional ways to express themselves. 🔗: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2025-02-24-we-re-everywhere-now-how-a-speech-language-pathologist-has-seen-her-work-evolve

Universal public education in the US began during Civil War on SC's Sea Islands, where Black children learned to read after being denied literacy.

Researchers worry that recent federal education cuts may make it harder to determine what's working in states like Louisiana, as programs like What Works Clearinghouse face uncertainty.