Declining Enrollment, FAFSA Woes Lead to Cuts | K-12 Budgets Are Squeezed, Moody's Says | U.K. University Regulator Plans for Looming Insolvencies

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[Click here to download!]( [ ] K12 [ ] [Moody’s Report: Funding Cliff Isn’t the Only Squeeze on K-12 Budgets]( | EdWeek Market Brief [Fairfax Schools to Lock Cellphones Away in Pouches on Some Campuses]( | Washington Post [Privacy, Please: What’s Behind the Wave of K-12 Companies Leaving the Public Market?]( | EdWeek Market Brief [A Superintendent Made Big Gains With English Learners. His Success May Have Been His Downfall]( | The Hechinger Report [ ] ADVERTISEMENT The State of Education Venture Capital: What’s Still Getting Funded and Where Is Fundraising Headed Next? Join this briefing as we discuss how education VCs believe the next few years will play out in ed tech, and how they see the overall interplay between fundraising, innovation, and M&A playing out. [Register Now]( [ ] Et Alia [ ] [U.K. Universities Regulator Plans for Looming Insolvencies]( | Financial Times [Newsom Set an Ambitious Goal to Launch 500,000 Californians Into New Careers. 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Sia joined Currculum Associates in 2020 and has since served as chief financial officer and chief operations officer at the company. Boston University named [Penny Bishop]( as dean of its college of education and human development. Bishop comes to Boston University from the University of Maine, where she was the dean of its college of education and human development and taught in its school of teaching and learning. Heard of executives changing jobs within the education industry? Write to edbiz-transitions@educationweek.org. Jobs [ ] [Supervisor Operations]( First Student The Operations Supervisor is in charge of all day-to-day field operations. This includes the field direction and guidance of all staff to maintain high levels of customer service and efficiency in a safe manner. 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