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Gen Z workers increasingly opt out of college and into the trades: ‘There are about 2 million fewer students,’ says expert

In the first quarter of 2024, Gen Z made up 18% of the workforce, according to the Department of Labor, but 18- to 25-year-olds made up nearly 25% of all new hires in skilled trade industries that year, according to Gusto.

U.S. public schools brace for ‘fiscal cliff’ after surge in hiring meets budget shortfalls

The funding crisis stems largely from the end of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds, which pumped billions of federal dollars into school districts during the Covid pandemic. As of September 2024, those funds have dried up.

Judge orders reinstatement of education grants axed by Trump in DEI sweep

A judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate some of the education grants it had nixed as part of its work to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

26-year-old used 3 soft skills to become the youngest principal in his school’s history: ‘This never happens’

When Kenneth Gorham heard that he was in the running to become the principal of his local middle school, his immediate response was: “Are y’all sure?” It wasn’t totally out of the blue. During Gorham’s time as a teacher to that point, his class had the highest end-of-year test scores across his grade level, he says.