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2026 IgnitED Awards Nominations
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2025-26 Federal Executive Actions
A continuously updated list of EducationCounsel’s resources specifically related to the Federal Administration’s executive actions.
A Special Message from Grantmakers for Education
This is a defining moment for education that calls for staying at the table. It's time to show up in ways that reflect the gravity—and possibility—of this moment.
Renewing Public Education’s Purpose
In this series of diverse essays on the purpose of public education, the authors write from different vantage points, but each takes seriously a core question: In a time of widespread change, what is public education for, and how can it evolve to meet its promise? Cosponsored by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Stuart Foundation.
50-State Comparison: Statewide Admissions Policies
In an effort to establish common expectations for college preparedness among incoming students, some states or higher education systems have adopted common admissions policies applicable to first-time, first-year students seeking admission at four-year institutions. Statewide or systemwide admissions standards commonly include minimum measures of academic performance, including class rank, high school GPA, completion of high school coursework or standardized assessment scores.
Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund (PEF): Do Economic Returns Change Over Time?
Washington, DC’s PEF is the nation’s first dedicated public funding stream to address pay disparities between CCEE educators and public school teachers.
Blueprint for the Federal Role in Advancing Early Learning Research & Development
Informed by the insights of 25 leaders across early learning, this blueprint provides targeted federal policy recommendations to advance early learning research and innovation and ensure that children, families, and educators are set up to thrive.
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