https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/ Education and skills developments explained through the population, measure and practical implication. en 2026-09-17T06:52:20+00:00 https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/editions/2026-09-16https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/editions/2026-09-16Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:26:21 +0000The dated edition for 2026-09-16. https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-more-than-states-require-cursive https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-more-than-states-require-cursive 2026-09-17T04:42:43+00:00 BriefPulse Learning An analysis dated 20 August 2026 states that cursive is making a comeback and that more than 25 states require students to learn to read and write in cursive. The material available to this desk gives the count but not the states, the adoption dates, or any outcome evidence. https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-visa-change-source-calls-eemingly https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-visa-change-source-calls-eemingly 2026-09-17T04:42:31+00:00 BriefPulse Learning An analysis published by The Conversation argues that a technical change to international student visas could disrupt teaching and research at US universities — but the evidence supplied does not say what the change is, who issued it, or when it takes effect. https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-philadelphia-schools-bought-technology-federal https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-philadelphia-schools-bought-technology-federal 2026-09-17T04:26:08+00:00 BriefPulse Learning Federal stimulus funds paid for new technology for Philadelphia students, but many schools could not account for where the equipment went, according to an analysis published 31 August 2026. The material available gives the claim but not the scale — no device counts, dollar values or breakdown by school. https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-trump-administration-proposes-stripping-tax https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-trump-administration-proposes-stripping-tax 2026-09-17T04:10:21+00:00 BriefPulse Learning The Trump administration is proposing a rule that would remove the tax-exempt status of private schools and colleges that provide targeted help to students based on their race. https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-trump-administration-proposal-would-end https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-trump-administration-proposal-would-end 2026-09-17T04:10:16+00:00 BriefPulse Learning The Trump administration wants to end tax-exempt status for universities with certain race-based programs, according to an NPR report. The account is brief: it carries no text of a proposal, no list of affected programs and no timetable, and the substance rests on two lines of reporting plus a university president's reaction. https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-florida-textbooks-shedding-climate-change https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-florida-textbooks-shedding-climate-change 2026-09-17T02:36:35+00:00 BriefPulse Learning A report published on 15 September 2026 says textbook publishers in Florida are minimising or removing climate change coverage, and that the phrase is slowly disappearing from the state's textbooks and education standards. The reporting indicates a direction of travel rather than a measure: it does not give numbers of titles, subjects or publishers. https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-paying-students-night-sleep-seven https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-paying-students-night-sleep-seven 2026-09-17T02:36:20+00:00 BriefPulse Learning An article credited to Osea Giuntella, Sally Sadoff and Silvia Saccardo describes paying college students roughly $5 a night to sleep at least seven hours, with grades improving quickly. The evidence available to this desk is the authors' own summary and page metadata only, so the size, duration and design of the effect cannot yet be checked. https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-federal-data-ties-tens-thousands https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-federal-data-ties-tens-thousands 2026-09-17T02:12:40+00:00 BriefPulse Learning New federal data shows that tens of thousands of federal student loan borrowers who are in default, or well on their way there, attended the same problematic schools. The evidence available to this desk is a short summary only: it names no institutions, no dataset and no number beyond 'tens of thousands'. https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-air-force-has-hit-500-pilot https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-air-force-has-hit-500-pilot 2026-09-17T01:34:12+00:00 BriefPulse Learning The US Air Force says it has reached its goal of training 1,500 new pilots annually after years of shortfalls, and is turning to private flight schools as part of the fix. The evidence is a headline and a single service claim: no providers, costs, completion rates or verification are given. https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-government-fully-fund-england-teachers https://news.briefpulse.com/publications/learning/stories/learning-government-fully-fund-england-teachers 2026-09-17T01:33:42+00:00 BriefPulse Learning The government has agreed to fully fund a forthcoming pay increase for teachers in England, according to a Guardian report, reversing a position that had prompted a strike ballot. The evidence here is one report only: it contains no government statement, no cost figure and no confirmation of what happens to the ballot.