Vaccination coverage among U.S. kindergartners declined across the board during the 2025–2026 school year, while the share of children exempted from required vaccines climbed to its highest level yet, trends unfolding alongside a sharp rise in measles cases nationwide, according to new CDC data. Vaccination Coverage and Exemptions Coverage fell for every reported vaccine compared […]
Cheryl Adams
Cheryl is a veteran educator turned journalist turned editor. I love long walks and debating on social media about the human side of arguments.
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La’Brea Pringle: Reimagining Education Through Care, Neuroscience, and the Science of Belonging
Dr. La’Brea Pringle, recognized as a Top 50 Educator, has built her career around a powerful belief: students learn best in environments that consistently communicate their value. Her work sits at the intersection of care, neuroscience, and instructional design, reshaping what it means to create classrooms where adolescents not only achieve academically, but also feel […]
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Victoria Sorg: Expanding Access, Elevating Student Voice, and Redefining What It Means to Belong in Learning
Victoria Sorg’s journey into education began outside of it—in the fast-paced world of public relations and marketing. While she valued the relationships and professional growth that came with that career, she found herself returning to a more fundamental question: whether her work was making the kind of difference she truly wanted to make. That reflection […]
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Weak July Jobs Report Reveals Deep Cuts to Public School Employment
The U.S. economy added just 23,000 jobs in July, a stark shortfall against forecasts that had called for roughly 100,000 new positions, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. One of the largest contributors to the miss came from an unexpected source: the nation’s public schools. Education Jobs Take a Hit Local government education employment […]
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Gratitude Tour: Robert Pelle
One of my best buddies during my high school days was Wes Pelle. Wes remains today one of my best friends. Wes’s younger brother is Robert, one of my wife’s classmates. Like Wes, Robert was and still is a quiet, humble human being. Somehow, I convinced him to allow me to tell his story after […]
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Dr. Brenda Ortiz-McGrath: Leading Education Through Belonging, Bold Leadership, and Whole-Child Transformation
Brenda Ortiz-McBath’s path in education is rooted in a conviction that schools are not just institutions of instruction, but powerful systems that can reshape a child’s life trajectory. She entered the field as a school social worker, guided by an early understanding that academic success is inseparable from emotional well-being, relationships, and access to opportunity. […]
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Trump Administration Set to Unveil Sweeping Head Start Deregulations as Early as Next Week
The Trump administration is preparing to publish a proposed rule that would strip away most of the federal standards defining Head Start since its creation six decades ago, according to people familiar with the plan. The overhaul, formally titled “Modernize the Head Start Program by Reducing Requirements and Enhancing Alignment with State and Local Systems,” […]
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Senate Committee Advances Bill to Block Department of Education Transfers
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions approved a bipartisan bill Thursday that would prohibit the U.S. Department of Education from transferring its postsecondary office to other federal agencies. The bill, which was advanced in a 13-9 vote, now awaits a full Senate vote. The legislation, S. 5046, would also block the outsourcing […]