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Are Schools and Edtech Companies Ready for the Digital Accessibility Deadline?

ED Surge

It updated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the law that requires state and local governments to supply equal opportunity — including in services like public schools, community colleges and public universities — for people with disabilities. While not new, the obligations in the rule have become pressing.

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Meet DFP Fall Fellow, David Gregory, California State University, Chico

Political Science Now

His future goals include pursuing a PhD to advance research on the intersections of sovereignty, governance, and policy, while mentoring underrepresented students and fostering diversity in political science education and academia. Please join us in congratulating the 2025-2026 class of fellows.

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Inside Canada’s 50-year fight for national child care

The Hechinger Report

The new system aims to provide child care for an average of $10 a day in licensed settings, with plans to create an additional 250,000 spots for children by 2026. For many years, the province of Quebec has shown the potential benefits of government funding for child care. Now, an offshoot of that recommendation has come to fruition.

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NEH Announces Funding for a New Mission US

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Through playing Isla Preciosa, middle school students will investigate how the shift from Spanish rule to American governance affected the lives of Puerto Ricans at the turn of the 20th century, and what role Puerto Ricans, including youth, played in those transitions. invasion of Puerto Rico in 1898 and its aftermath.

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Federal Rule Change May Undermine ‘Inclusive Access’ Textbook Models

ED Surge

Now the federal government is considering changing the rules in ways that would essentially make it harder for colleges to automatically bill students for books as long as they allow students to opt out. Otherwise, any changes would take effect in mid-2026. The White House signaled support for the possible rule change.

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In Japan, plummeting university enrollment forecasts what’s ahead for the U.S.

The Hechinger Report

Even with declining selectivity, more than 40 percent of private universities here — there are 603, along with 179 publics — aren’t filling their government-allocated enrollment quotas. There will be a 10 percent drop in the number of high school graduates from 2026 to 2037, according to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

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PROOF POINTS: New studies of online tutoring highlight troubles with attendance and larger tutoring groups

The Hechinger Report

The virtual version has boomed since the federal government handed schools nearly $190 billion of pandemic recovery aid and specifically encouraged them to spend it on tutoring. Now, some new U.S. studies could offer useful guidance to educators. Both options — in person and virtual — involve tradeoffs.

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