The Year in Education: 25 of our top stories about schools, students and learning
Dec 29, 2025
The Year in Education: 25 of our top stories about schools, students and learning
The 74
When it comes to education news, 2025 was unprecedented. Within days of President Donald Trump taking office in January, tectonic shifts to education policy and child welfare were set in motion – and at a dizzying pace.
Fordham Institute
At this year’s SXSW EDU conference, the startup Apprentos stole the show, winning the “Launch Competition” with a slick pitch promising to “de-risk” apprenticeships for employers.
Lisa Gonsalves, a highly respected education and nonprofit leader, continues to make a profound impact through her visionary leadership, strategic expertise, and unwavering commitment to community advancement.
Oklahoma Voice
Legal efforts to found the nation’s first religious charter school in Oklahoma have reignited, with a rejected Jewish charter school and a former U.S. congressman filing a lawsuit against the state Tuesday.
The 74
School hiring processes play a crucial role in determining the racial demographics of the American teacher workforce — including by putting non-white teaching candidates at an apparent disadvantage — according to a study released in February.
