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EDUCATION

Why the New Prior Authorization Rule Is Different From the Insurer Pledge

By Alex • September 14, 2026

Insurers made a voluntary pledge on prior authorization reform that carried no real enforcement mechanism, leaving practices genuinely skeptical about whether change would actually materialize. A federal…

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EDUCATION

What the New $79 Billion Federal Appropriation Actually Means for District Budgets

By Alex • September 4, 2026

On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, locking in roughly $79 billion for the U.S. Department of Education and rejecting nearly all of…

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EDUCATION

The Real Cost of Filling a Teaching Vacancy the Old Way

By Alex • August 26, 2026

Every dollar districts spend filling a position through an expensive staffing agency or premium job board placement is a dollar that did not go toward instruction, materials,…

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EDUCATION

A Four-Year Visa Cap Collides With Programs That Take Twice as Long

By Alex • August 13, 2026

A new federal policy limiting international student visas to a maximum four-year duration has created a genuine structural collision that graduate school leadership is only now fully…

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