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A Newsletter for Education Business Leaders [ ] [Advertisement]( [edBiz Update | The news roundup for education business leaders] Powered by [EDWEEK Market Brief]( [EDWEEK MARKET BRIEF](  | [EDUCATION WEEK](  | [ADVERTISE](mailto:mbakley@educationweek.org?subject=Advertising%20Opportunities)  | [JOBS]( Higher Education [ ] [Is College Worth It? Poll Finds Only 36% of Americans Have Confidence in Higher Education]( | AP News [The College Board’s FAFSA Takeover]( | Inside Higher Ed [Tracking Higher Ed’s Dismantling of DEI]( | Chronicle of Higher Education [N.J. Colleges Could Be Forced to Cap Tuition Hikes. Here’s the Plan]( | NJ.com [ ] ADVERTISEMENT What’s the Future of School District Spending, Post-Stimulus? In this webinar, we’ll talk with a panel of experts who work directly with school district leaders what they see ahead. [Access On-Demand]( [ ] K12 [ ] [MagicSchool AI Raises $15M]( | EdWeek Market Brief [High-Ranking NYC Education Officials Switch Positions in Staffing Shuffle]( | Chalkbeat [Profile of a Key State Education Market: Illinois]( | EdWeek Market Brief [America’s Biggest Education Experiment Is Happening in Houston]( | Governing [ ] ADVERTISEMENT Inside the Federal Title II Program; Ed. Companies’ Search for AI Talent In this quarterly briefing, EdWeek Market Brief’s staff writers will give our readers a behind-the-scenes look at their reporting on some of our most popular recent stories, and the implications for education companies and their workforces. [Access On-Demand]( [ ] Et Alia [ ] [Project 2025: What It Is and What It Means for K-12 If Trump Wins]( | Education Week [Could Donald Trump Close the U.S. Department of Education?]( | Times Higher Education [College Credit for Working Your Job? Walmart and McDonald’s Are Trying It]( | NPR [Oregon Proposes New Literacy Requirements For Teacher Training and Licensing]( | The 74 Comings & Goings [ ] Drexel University President [John Fry]( was named the next president of Temple University in Philadelphia. Fry has led Drexel, which is also located in the city, for 14 years. He will begin in the new role following the selection of his successor. Current Temple President Richard Englert stepped into the role in an interim capacity in September 2023 following the death of late Temple President JoAnne Epps. Strategic consulting firm MMS Education announced [Suzanne Caimi Lynn]( was appointed as its new CEO. Caimi Lynn has worked as chief business officer and president of MMS since 2019. She succeeds Susan Meell, who is retiring after serving 38 years at the organization. [Nichelle Woodson]( was named chief of network success at Connecticut RISE Network. Woodson—a former teacher, social worker, and administrator—most recently served as director of freshman success at Connecticut RISE, a nonprofit focused on improving graduation rates and postsecondary success for students in the state. Heard of executives changing jobs within the education industry? Write to edbiz-transitions@educationweek.org. Jobs [ ] [Director of People Operations]( TenSquare The Director of People Operations is primarily responsible for the people operations functions of the local education agency. [Student Recruitment Coordinator]( TenSquare The Student Recruitment Coordinator will be central to executing Meridian's student recruitment strategic plan and meeting our goals for the 2024-2025 school year and beyond. [Account Executive]( Stride Inc. - K12 Inc. The Account Executive acquires and services new and existing clients within an assigned territory. Find a Job Search [Product, Services, & Policy jobs](. Did someone forward this to you? [Sign up]( to get edBiz Update in your inbox. Suggestions/Feedback: Contact Sean Cavanagh at scavanagh@epe.org. Sponsorship/Business Opportunities: Contact Maurice Bakley at mbakley@epe.org.  [View in Browser]( | [Contact Us]( | [Advertise]( | [Subscribe]( Want to stop receiving this newsletter? [Update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. Copyright © 2024 Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. 6935 Arlington Road, Suite 100, Bethesda, MD 20814