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National Education Policy Center
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NEPC is a university research center housed at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education. Find us at nepc.colorado.edu.
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New policy memo from the Freedom to Learn Collective highlights research needs in the wake of fear-based politics and well-funded networks that threaten public schools. bit.ly/43UanMq
What We Need to Know Now to Respond to Right-Wing Attacks on Public Schools: A Research Agenda
Progress toward educational, social, political, and economic equality has always faced backlash—sometimes violent, other times embedded in institutions. Amid economic uncertainty, politicians are agai...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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And listen to brief co-author Kevin Burke, on the Faithful Politics (@faithfulpolitics.bsky.social) podcast, discussing Christian Nationalism in education & the brief.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Hosts Will Wright and Pastor Josh Burtram speak with Dr. Kevin Burke, co-author of the first-of-its-kind NEPC report Christian Nationalism and Educational Policy in the U.S., about how faith is reshaping public schools and what it means for church-state separation. youtu.be/3b0Nx2bazCQ
Christian Nationalism and Educational Policy in the United States with Dr. Kevin Burke
YouTube video by Faithful Politics Podcast
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November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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New policy brief warns of growing efforts to reshape schools around White Christian nationalist ideology. @heidihadley.bsky.social bit.ly/4qJ0CKT
Christian Nationalism and Educational Policy in the United States
American public education, though historically rooted in Christian ideals, has long navigated tensions among denominational differences and, in modern times, secularism. The growing influence of Chris...
nepc.colorado.edu
November 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Read the whole thing. I’d add that to the extent this IS an opportunity for public school districts, it’s an opportunity for the best locally resourced—especially through existing 501c3 foundations they already draw from—to make new cash selling services.

Not an option for many poorer districts.
November 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Former EdSec @arneduncan.bsky.social is wrong.
Govs likely won't be able to "ensur[e] that the students with the greatest needs are prioritized" by Trump's SGO/voucher program. wapo.st/3LkhIP7.
Welner explains why: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/....
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Opinion | America is in an ‘education depression.’ This solution is a no-brainer.
Democrats can regain the educational (and moral) high ground with this federal program.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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The Trump administration has said that will not fund the nation’s largest federal food assistance program after Oct. 31, unless the government shutdown is resolved. bit.ly/4908Bgt
The Government Shutdown Is About to Increase Childhood Hunger. Here’s Why.
The Trump administration has said that will not fund the nation’s largest federal food assistance program after Oct. 31, unless the government shutdown is resolved.
nepc.colorado.edu
October 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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New NEPC Review: School Choice Wisconsin report’s conclusions about the cost effectiveness of private school vouchers rest on invalid methods and inaccurate data.
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NEPC Review: Wisconsin’s Most Cost-Effective K-12 Program (School Choice Wisconsin, August 2025)
Wisconsin’s long-running private school voucher program has drawn decades of research interest, including a recent report from School Choice Wisconsin. The report claims voucher-receiving schools in R...
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October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Don't export the NOLA approach to other districts. @carolburris.bsky.social explains why the sales pitches are built on quicksand.
October 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Members of the National Academy of Education drew upon a consensus study to question the Trump administration’s proposal to prioritize the funding of programs that emphasize so-called “patriotic education.” bit.ly/3LntMPs
Researchers Question Prioritizing “Patriotic Education”
Members of the National Academy of Education drew upon a consensus study to question the Trump administration’s proposal to prioritize the funding of programs that emphasize so-called “patriotic educa...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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New NEPC Review: @bellwetherorg.bsky.social report takes a balanced yet overly simplistic approach to evaluating the use of artificial intelligence in schools. @tmphilip.bsky.social bit.ly/42Qa5WE
NEPC Review: Productive Struggle: How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Learning, Effort, and Youth Development in Education (Bellwether, June 2025)
A report from Bellwether explores when the ease provided by GenAI promotes learning versus when it becomes a shortcut with hidden costs. It examines AI’s influence on students’ memory, attention, moti...
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October 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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NEPC Talks Education: This month's podcast explores the challenges of navigating education's competing goals, with @cmsaldana.bsky.social and @dlabaree.bsky.social bit.ly/3KUg2vs
NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With David Labaree About Navigating Education's Competing Goals
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews David Labaree about the fundamental tensions shaping American education, and how recent developments in AI and school...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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K12 Inc, now rebranded as "Stride", continues to be a darling of investors. But this new story from @palan57.bsky.social about a lawsuit in NM suggests that the company continues to engage in the sorts of ed malpractice and cheating that made the rebranding necessary.
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Did A Cyber School Giant Try To Hide Its Troubles By Attacking A Public School?
Stride, a giant in the cyber charter school industry, was accused by a New Mexico school district of violating rules and regulations. Now a lawsuit alleges that Stride responded by mounting a coordina...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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This couldn't be true! The administration has told us that it's firmly against "unlawful proxy discrimination" (unless it favors white people, perhaps?) (www.justice.gov/ag/media/140...)

Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People
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October 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Layoff notes sent to ED staff official emails, which admin said can't be checked during shutdown. Admin now says it's okay to check, just to see if laid off. But they won't check cuz they don't trust the admin. ('Sorry, you checked email, so you're fired for cause.') www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
White House Guts Education Department With More Layoffs
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October 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Opinion | Trump's mass firings strike a hammer blow against Americans with disabilities www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
Opinion | Trump's mass firings strike a hammer blow against Americans with disabilities
The GOP once supported special education programs. Recent dismissals at the Education Department put an end to that support.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Inside a New Bible-Infused Texas English Curriculum www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
Inside a New Bible-Infused Texas English Curriculum
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October 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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New NEPC Review: National Governors Association report relies on faulty assumptions, undermining its call for schools to prioritize economic outcomes. bit.ly/4nToslx
NEPC Review: Let’s Get Ready! Educating All Americans for Success (National Governors Association, July 2025)
A National Governors Association report urges governors to make schools engines of economic competitiveness through public dashboards that align education with workforce needs. It defines four “readin...
nepc.colorado.edu
October 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Yikes! I hadn't read Brooks' column until now. What a stale collection of 2-decade-old talking points (plus enough misleading statements to make Trump blush, if that were possible)!
Mr. Brooks, it's simple: Kids learn when they have rich opportunities to learn. No, it won't help to bring back NCLB.
jeffbinnc.bsky.social Jeff Bryant @jeffbinnc.bsky.social · Oct 10
Lots of wise observers of edu policy such as those at @nepc.bsky.social are pointing policy makers to a better direction for edu but Books is too busy scrolling through videos of defunct pols like Rahm Emanuel to pay attention to those who know better.
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Opinion | Why Are the Democrats Increasing Inequality?
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October 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Celebrating well-loved scholar David Berliner bit.ly/3WwjwXw
Celebrating and Remembering David Berliner
David Berliner was a scholar and public intellectual who championed teachers and pushed back against misconceptions about public education.
nepc.colorado.edu
October 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon says she's leading the department's "final mission" to shut down. But @megomatz.bsky.social and I found it's more than that: Political appointees from ultraconservative groups are in power at ED now, and they hope to dismantle public schools.
These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.
Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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The “One Big Beautiful Bill” invites Treasury Department regulations that will leave states vulnerable to federal overreach, diminished protections for students, and steep academic declines tied to voucher expansion. bit.ly/434xcN9
Federal Vouchers, Treasury Regulations, and State Flexibility
The 2025 Reconciliation Act, or “One Big Beautiful Bill,” creates a federal school choice program offering tax credits for donations to Scholarship Granting Organizations that fund private-school tuit...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Student data isn’t safe. Ed tech companies collect + monetize it without real oversight. #StudentPrivacy
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October 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Yes! More importantly, the report is misleading. As the review says, "simple comparisons of privatization programs’ expenditures and public school spending do nothing to inform a comparative analysis of each sector’s cost, especially when differences in student populations and outcomes are omitted."
October 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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A new study examined how the pandemic impacted college access for different student groups. bit.ly/4gPtoF8
How Did the Pandemic Impact College Access?
A new study examined how the pandemic impacted college access for different student groups.
nepc.colorado.edu
October 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM