Top 2025 Education News Headlines
Season 1 Episode 8
Episode LINKS
2:00 Catchup!
10:49 Things We’re Loving Right Now
14:31 Our Central Idea: Top 5 Education Articles of 2025
15:12 Trump orders a plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions, article published March 20, 2025
21:27 Why school isn’t working for many boys and what could help, article published January 27, 2025
30:10 Mounting Evidence Shows National Reading Scores Stuck at Historic Lows, article published October 14, 2025
35:18 Reading Comprehension Teaching Has Improved- But Not Nearly Enough, article published March 20, 2025
46:00 NYC Teens Could Soon Bank at School as New Initiative, article published November 13, 2025
52:53 Cellphone Ban Adopters Share How They Did It—and How It’s Changed Students, article published May 28, 2025
Sound it Out LINKS
In this episode of Sound it Out, Cailin and Shanida are sharing their top education news headlines from 2025! We explore headlines about the dismantling of the Department of Education, challenges faced by boys in the education system, the alarming state of reading scores, the importance of comprehension skills, and the introduction of financial literacy programs in schools. We also cheers to our first full year of the Sound it Out Podcast!
CREDITS
Hosts: Cailin Kiefhaber & Shanida Giovanna Gutierrez
Producer: Cailin Kiefhaber & Shanida Giovanna Gutierrez
Editor: Shanida Giovanna Gutierrez
Music Composer: Shanida Giovanna Gutierrez
Graphic Designer: Marie @mrkttnr www.fiverr.com
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