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CEEP at Indiana University offers evidence-based insights from world-renowned researchers so that research better informs policy discussions of education issues. Repost does not mean endorsement. https://education.indiana.edu/research/centers/ceep
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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...
Edu-Thinker Influence and Expertise Rankings 2025: : Policy Reports: Education Policy: Center for Evaluation and Education Policy: School of Education: Indiana University Bloomington
Because think tanks play such a crucial function, it is worth asking about how the technical expertise of these organizations, and the people who work at them, supports or undercuts their influential ...
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Is a 4 year degree worth it? Maybe. But many policymakers think not. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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October 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Is the Trump Administration using #SchoolChoice to empower states? Or to force their hand? @chrislub.bsky.social www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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.
www.edweek.org
October 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New special issue is on "The Rise of Education Marketization & the Enduring Enigma of School Segregation" with Ee-Seul Yoon, & great commentary from
@efrankenberg.bsky.social journals.sfu.ca/ijepl/index....
Volume 21, Issue 2: The Rise of Education Marketization and the Enduring Enigma of School Segregation | International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership
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September 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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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.
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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August 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/u...
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.
Tribal Colleges Rely on Federal Funding. Their Leaders Fear the Trump Years.
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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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.
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.
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August 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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“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.
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.
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June 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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#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... "
June 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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...
Edu-Thinker Influence and Expertise Rankings 2025: : Policy Reports: Education Policy: Center for Evaluation and Education Policy: School of Education: Indiana University Bloomington
Because think tanks play such a crucial function, it is worth asking about how the technical expertise of these organizations, and the people who work at them, supports or undercuts their influential ...
education.indiana.edu
June 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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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 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.
www.insidehighered.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/n...
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.
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.
www.nytimes.com
June 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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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.
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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May 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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OPINION: Davis L. Di Mario writes on how the Trump administration's termination of immigration statuses for international students could have economic consequences.
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.
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May 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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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.
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.
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May 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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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
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.”
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May 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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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.
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”
www.texasobserver.org
May 19, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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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.”
He Denounced the Gaza War at Graduation. N.Y.U. Withheld His Diploma.
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May 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
"Education leaders shouldn’t remain apolitical in the face of serious threats from the Trump administration" - Alex Marrero
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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May 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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.
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 ...
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May 12, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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America’s grading system has been largely stable for decades, but Joe Feldman has shifted many schools’ practices in just a few years
As ‘Grading for Equity’ Movement Grows, More Teachers Are Pushing Back
As more schools adopt “grading for equity” policies, some teachers are pushing back.
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May 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/02/u...

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
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.
www.nytimes.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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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
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.
hechingerreport.org
May 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM