Federal Early Education Update: June 2026
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Consolidation Would Give Mississippi Students Better, Fairer Schools, Says National Consultant
Zahava Stadler writes in Mississippi Today that smarter school district boundaries could reduce funding inequality in Mississippi.
Killed Walking Home From School: Why Did Somali Children Become Targets of US Drone Strikes?
The Guardian cites David Sterman and New America’s data on U.S. strikes in Somalia in an investigation of a deadly strike.
Moving Special Education from the Education Department Will Harm Millions of Students with Disabilities
The Trump administration’s decision to move special education out of the Department of Education will reverse progr…
The Case for Real-Time Housing Permits
Entrepreneur Robbie Leer makes the case for AI-supported permitting as an underleveraged solution to housing supply…
U.S. and Iran Set to Sign Peace Deal
Future Security Program Fellow Taufiq Rahim discusses what’s known and not known about the U.S.-Iran deal.
Resilient By Design
Shalin Jyotishi was selected as a national expert to inform the AACC’s Resilient by Design strategic plan on community college futures.
How Colorado Made Tax Credit Access Easy: A Conversation With State Officials
Amber Egbert and Kevin Amirehsani provide insight into how Colorado was able to increase tax credit access throu…