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Over 100 Organizations Urge Congress to Reverse Federal Education Grant Cancellations

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Every child in our nation deserves access to highly prepared educators, and it is essential that every educator be prepared in a manner that equips them for modern classrooms," said Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, AACTE president and CEO. Michigan lost TQP grants focused on addressing teacher shortages and improving literacy instruction.

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Postsecondary Enrollment Continues to Grow, Most Notably at Community Colleges

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College student attendance patterns this spring compared to spring 2024 are reinforcing and building on the growth that we saw in the fall, said Dr. Doug Shapiro, executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC), which released its report on spring 2025 enrollment. The current enrollment is a 3.2%

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Education Research Groups Urge ED to Finalize Civil Rights Data Collection

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Department of Education to immediately finalize the Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2025-26 school year, warning that delays could jeopardize a critical federal tool for monitoring educational equity. Eleven leading education research organizations are pressing the U.S.

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Celebrating the Incredible Emerging Scholars of 2025

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Active Minds is honored to share our 2025 Emerging Scholars and their incredible research. By addressing systemic barriers in these underserved communities, Kevin seeks to inform policies that enhance mental health funding and access globally. Bakare is a second-year undergraduate at Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Celebrating the Incredible Emerging Scholars of 2025 Copy

Active Minds

Active Minds is honored to share our 2025 Emerging Scholars and their incredible research. By addressing systemic barriers in these underserved communities, Kevin seeks to inform policies that enhance mental health funding and access globally. Bakare is a second-year undergraduate at Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Former Library of Congress Chief Carla Hayden Joins Mellon Foundation as Senior Fellow

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Carla Hayden The appointment, announced Monday by the Mellon Foundation, comes as libraries and cultural institutions face unprecedented challenges ranging from artificial intelligence's impact on information access to escalating censorship efforts nationwide. Hayden's contributions to library science have earned widespread recognition.

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Department of Education Blocks Undocumented Students from Career and Technical Programs

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Department of Education announced it will no longer allow federal funds to support career, technical, and adult education programs for undocumented students, rescinding a nearly three-decade-old policy that permitted such access. The interpretive rule, published in the Federal Register, clarifies that federal programs under the Carl D.