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📚 WEBINAR: The Latest on the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit: Opportunities and Challenges for Public Schools 🗓️ October 16th at 4pm ET 🔗 Register here: future-ed.org/event/webinar-…

One week until our webinar, 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 🗓️ September 22, 2026 | 2pm ET 🔗 Register here: future-ed.org/event/webinar-…

🚩44 states and D.C. have released chronic absenteeism data for the 2024-25 school year, and most continue to show progress. Based on available data, the national estimate sits at 22% of students who were chronically absent in 2024–25, down from 23% the previous year but still well above the pre-pandemic rate of 15%. Explore the updated tracker at the link in the first comment below.

📊 Education, by the numbers: According to research from @afterschool4all , more than half of children who wanted to participate in a summer program in 2024 were unable to access one. Among families whose children could not enroll, 38% cited cost as a barrier, making affordability the most significant obstacle to participation. For more education statistics, check out the Index on our homepage: future-ed.org/

📊 Education, by the numbers: According to research by Sohil Malik, @MatthewAKraft, and Grace Falken, nearly 10,000 U.S. schools are located within a quarter mile of a hazardous site with acute exposure risk. Native American students are 124% more likely than white students to attend these schools. For more education statistics, check out the Index on our homepage: future-ed.org/

📺 Webinar: A Win-Win: How Teachers in Training Are Supporting High-Quality Tutoring Schools across the country are implementing high-dosage tutoring to accelerate student learning, but many face challenges finding tutors and sustaining them now that federal relief funding has ended. Schools of education are stepping up to fill the need by having their undergraduates tutor students in partner schools—adding a new component to their teacher training programs in the process. Join @FutureEdGU for a conversation on this new “win-win” strategy. In conversation: Meredith Fortner, executive director of @EduTutorVA @loeb_susanna, professor at @Stanford and director of the SCALE Initiative at Stanford University @DeanDawnShinew, dean of the College of Education and Human Development at @bgsu Moderated by Maureen Tracey-Mooney, associate director at @FutureEdGU 🗓️ November 12, 2025 | 12pm ET 🔗 Register here: future-ed.org/event/webinar-…

📊 Education, by the numbers: 1,073 school districts rely on Impact Aid, a federal program that supports districts with tax-exempt federal land. The government shutdown has halted payments, affecting 15% of U.S. public school students. For more educational statistics, check out the FutureEd Index: future-ed.org/

🚨Our webinar on school measurement is tomorrow at 1pm! With student achievement in decline and debates over who’s responsible intensifying, how should we define and measure school quality? Join FutureEd at Georgetown and Keystone Policy Center for a conversation on the past, present, and future of school measurement. In conversation: @GovofCO Jared Polis @MargaretEdu, Bipartisan Policy Center @TequillaBrownie, Ed.D., TNTP @FrancesMessano, NewSchools Chris Walters, University of Chicago Moderated by @VanSchoales, Keystone Policy Center 🗓️ October 15, 2025 | 1pm ET 🔗 Register here: future-ed.org/event/webinar-…

Welcome Maureen Tracey-Mooney, FutureEd’s new associate director! Maureen joins us most recently from the U.S. Department of Education, where she served as a senior advisor in the Biden-Harris Administration. She previously served as special assistant to the president for education policy at the White House Domestic Policy Council.

📺 Webinar: The New Federal Education Tax Credit—Policy and Politics The Trump administration’s federal tax credit scholarship program could direct billions toward private schooling—but only if states choose to participate. What does that mean for students, families, and policymakers? On September 30th at 1pm ET, join FutureEd for a timely discussion with: @rachelanncanter, Progressive Policy Institute @Jorge_Elorza, Democrats for Education Reform @MichaelPetrilli, The Thomas B. Fordham Institute @JonValant, The Brookings Institution 🔗 Register here: future-ed.org/event/webinar-…@