ICYMI: Our Ed Funding Equity team recently urged states to rethink school district boundaries. They also released a special mapping tool to help state leaders redraw them. 💡 Explore both to learn how this effort can create more integrated, better-resourced school systems in your state.

What the Government Shutdown Could Mean for Higher Ed Colleges and universities likely won’t face immediate issues, but research may be disrupted as grants pause. https://bit.ly/4nuRxmW #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

Over the past two decades, the #EnglishLearner student population has grown in size, diversified by language and race, and changed greatly in geography. 🗣️ Here, our #PreK12 policy team examines state-level enrollment data and charts these shifts across the country.

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NEW: Department of Education employees furloughed this week discovered their email accounts had been manipulated while they were out of office to include partisan talking points that blamed a government shutdown on Democrats, according to five employees who spoke with NBC News.

What a Federal Government Shutdown Would Mean for Education https://bit.ly/4gMFz5A

U.S. Faces ‘Expanded and Escalated’ Book Censorship, PEN America Reports www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... via @publisherswkly.bsky.social

Writing for @hechingerreport.org, our #EarlyEd policy fellow @sarahelizcarr.bsky.social highlights state efforts to limit the expulsion of children with disabilities in #ChildCare settings. ↘️ Read how these efforts, like Ohio’s PROMISE program and Vermont’s grant initiatives, are working.

The U.S. Department of Education has halted some of the funding for the only federal program created to help teachers improve techniques for working with English learners.

What exactly is a government shutdown, and what does it mean for our democracy? In today’s episode of Democracy Deciphered, New America’s @mschmitt9.bsky.social unpacks why shutdowns happen and what history can teach us. 🎧 Tune in: https://bit.ly/474dXWq

🆕Ellen Hause of the American Association of #CommunityColleges (AACC) and I are out with a profile on Dr. Celeste Carter, who recently joined @newamerica.org as a #FutureofWork & Innovation Economy initiative fellow and led NSF's ATE program for 16 years #scipol www.newamerica.org/education-po...

How many Einsteins have we "lost?" 🧠 Here, our policy experts @shalinjyotishi.bsky.social and @lisaguernsey.bsky.social detail how steep cuts to #STEM funding and canceled research grants have jeopardized opportunities for young and underrepresented scientists—and how we can re-engage them.

In a recent speech, Secretary McMahon bemoaned that colleges used to be a good place to meet a partner, “maybe even have your first child.” 💡 It’s true that colleges remain difficult places for those with children to succeed—but our new report lists ideas for how to better support these students.

➡️ Check out my new piece that discusses the unique challenges parenting students experience and how beauty schools can support their success: www.newamerica.org/education-po... 🧵:3/3

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The economic whiplash of Trump’s second term, combined with AI tools that are automating the lowest rungs of white-collar work, are making it harder for new grads to find jobs. But history and data tell us that the premium on degrees is going up, not down. washingtonmonthly.com/2025/09/30/t...

Poll: Public Confidence in Higher Ed Growing https://bit.ly/4pIhTDB

State budgets are strained, safety nets are slashed, and inequities persist for students. But here's a bold new fix: redraw the school district lines. ✏️ 🏫 ✏️ Read our latest to learn how states can implement this overlooked solution—and deliver fairer funding for more integrated school systems.

Gig work is on the rise, but protections haven't kept up. In a new piece in collaboration with The Workers Lab, Emma Fenstermaker, Meegan Dugan Adell, @morganpolk.bsky.social and @vshabo.bsky.social lay out smart policies that will help protect gig workers. Read: https://bit.ly/3IG8HPs

1/ Check out this brand-new, very cool analysis from my colleagues at New America's Education Funding Equity Initiative. In short: It's time for America to un-gerrymander its public school districts. www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Student parents need layers of support. What does your state do to support student parents?

Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation's most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities.

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To wrap up #StudentParentMonth, our #HigherEd policy team has just published detailed insight into why on-campus #ChildCare helps parenting students stay enrolled and graduate—but also why it’s not a silver bullet. 🧸 Read here how colleges must design multiple strategies to truly meet their needs.

Wrote about New Mexico making childcare free for all for Forbes. A truly great policy change that more states should pursue. www.forbes.com/sites/edward...

The Trump administration has canceled the remaining grant funding for more than 200 ongoing projects in education.

Hear more from me and learn more about these budget proposals in this new piece for @npr.org from Cory Turner: www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...

"The House budget does something new and scary: it openly targets funding for students in poverty. This is not something that we see ever." — @zahavastadler.bsky.social, Project Director, New America's Education Funding Equity Initiative 🚨 🚨 🚨

🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 Working families are stressing over finances and work-life balance. Overwhelmingly, they want government support, including paid family leave. Our new poll of parents with children under five found this and more. See the results and the implications for policymaking here ➡️ ow.ly/Fa0w50X29BP

I'm very proud to share a new, first-of-its-kind analysis and data tool from my team at @educationwork.newamerica.org. Redrawing the Lines is a first-ever look at how, if states draw school district borders with equity as the goal, they can HUGELY reduce funding inequality and segregation. #edusky

What if states could give all kids fairer access to school funding, just by drawing smarter maps? ↘️ The latest release from our Ed Funding Equity team shows how purposeful redistricting can boost fairness and diversity without moving kids or burdening budgets.

Trump's ED Department has punished Harvard with heightened cash monitoring, an oversight tool for financially shaky colleges. But as ED squeezes Harvard, it’s letting unstable colleges slide off HCM—leaving students & taxpayers unprotected: My latest: www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Next month, our #HigherEd policy experts will be down South discussing how #college leaders can better help #StudentParents find #ChildCare. Will we see you in the Big Easy? Join us for our pre-conference session: 🗓️ 10/22 🕙 10am CST 🎷 New Orleans 🔗 registration.experientevent.com/ShowACT252/F...

After cutting various federal resources for English language acquisition, Trump is also pushing to eliminate all K-12 funding for it. Congress is split on the idea so far. Supporters say such work should be left to states. Critics allege the move would hurt students and schools in general.

Equitable research and development funding is key to unleashing HBCUs’ wellspring of innovation to improve America’s health, economic growth, and national security. Learn more from CAP and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund: www.americanprogress.org/article/bols...

HBCUs are engines of economic mobility for students, of economic impact for communities, and of economic growth for the United States. Federal policymakers should commit to measurable benchmarks for the share of funds awarded to these institutions to truly move the needle.

Starting July 1, 2026, parents can only borrow $20,000 a year, or a total of $65,000 per student, from the Parent Plus loan program. High school seniors applying to college will now face borrowing restrictions.

💡 Meet our new #FutureOfWork fellows! Over the next year, these experts will help us advance scholarship and technical assistance related to science, #workforce, and industrial policy. Welcome, all!

From canceling union contracts to rolling back wage protections, the White House has left workers behind—resulting in layoffs and stalled wages. In the newest edition of The Thread, @newamerica.org Mary Alice McCarthy unpacks the labor costs of Trump’s economy. go.newamerica.org/labor-day-trump-5

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Since 1980, the Parents Plus program has let families borrow federal loans to cover the full cost of college tuition. Now, the Trump admin is setting a loan limit of $65k per student. Peter Granville (@petergranville.bsky.social) shares his perspective with @washingtonpost.com.

ICYMI: Last week, @sanders.senate.gov introduced a new bill designed to strengthen Head Start, the federal program that provides America's youngest learners access to free #EarlyEd and health services. 💙 ❤️ 💙 www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releas...

Excited to welcome our 2025 cohort of @newamerica.org Future of Work & Innovation Economy initiative fellows! Thanks to @politico.com for covering the news. Welcome Francie Genz, Phil Singerman, Celeste Carter, @adamfagan.bsky.social, and @techiewonk.bsky.social! www.newamerica.org/education-po...

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How Indirect-Cost Reform Will Affect University-Industry R&D Partnerships Join @newamerica.org along with former NSF Director France Cordova, former White House OSTP Director Kelvin Droegemier, UIDP CEO Anthony Boccunfuso, and Microsoft's Elizabeth Bruce. Moderated by @politico.com's Erin Schumaker

@lisaguernsey.bsky.social and I are out with a new article for @newamerica.org capturing #student voices that have been caught in funding cuts and grant cancellations over what we refer to as a "summer of despair for #STEMeducation" Please read it and share! www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Which Congressional Districts Would Lose the Most K–12 Funding Under the Trump and House Education Budgets? via @newamerica.org www.newamerica.org/education-po...

We are excited to host Engines of Growth: The Future of Place-Based Policy TODAY with our partners IFP and @newamerica.org. NSF leadership, Congressional voices, and leading experts will discuss the evolving landscape of innovation and the future of the NSF Engine program.

Read our recap of yesterday's hearing held by the House Education & Workforce Subcommittee on #HigherEducation and Workforce Development to discuss the current state of #CollegePricing and what Congress can do to increase transparency: ow.ly/AxXF50WY6kp

After the Child Care Access Means Parents in School program saw unprecedented cuts, two Democratic lawmakers are reintroducing legislation to fully fund the federal program — which awards four-year grants to about 260 colleges and universities to offer child care to low-income students.