Highlights
More Teachers Are Using AI in Their Classrooms. Here’s Why - Education Week (subscription model) - 12 January 2026
How the U.S. Is Tightening the Reins on Federal Student Loans - The Wall Street Journal (subscription model) - 12 January 2026
How Mississippi Transformed Its Schools From Worst to Best - The New York Times (subscription model) - 11 January 2026
Trump admin blocked from freezing billions in child care funds, judge rules - Axios - 9 January 2026
K-12 Education
Are Schools Underestimating How Badly the Pandemic Hurt Older K-12 Students? - EdSurge - 9 January 2026
Why the Language of Math is Important to Student Learning - FutureEd - 12 January 2026
In an Era of ‘America First’, International Baccalaureate Schools Still Thrive - The 74 - 12 January 2026
Conservatives see married parents as a solution to low student achievement. It’s not that simple - The Hechinger Report - 12 January 2026
Higher Education
3 Ed Tech Shifts That Will Define 2026 - Campus Technology - 8 January 2026
United Negro College Fund Study Reveals High Schoolers Have Little Familiarity With HBCUs - Blavity - 11 January 2026
🎧 The Key Podcast: Doing the “Data Work” in Student Success - Inside Higher Ed - 8 January 2026
Opinion: Why the future of higher ed collaboration is in the classroom - University Business - 9 January 2026
Introducing “Tough Love,” Doug Lederman’s New IHE Column - Inside Higher Ed - 5 January 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
In a Year of Economic Uncertainty, Differing State Approaches to Spending on Young Children - New America - 12 January 2026
Educator Workforce
Echoing the Great Recession, Gen Z graduates are pouring into education, with Teach For America reporting a 43% surge - Fortune (subscription model) - 12 January 2026
Research Notes: Helping Teachers Help Students, Inexpensively - FutureEd - 12 January 2026
School Choice
Will teacher pay be a bargaining chip in school-choice battle? Legislative recap - Mississippi Today - 12 January 2026
New study details impact of school vouchers in Arizona - East Valley Tribune - 12 January 2026
Learner Health & Well-Being
School shootings dropped in 2025. Here’s what to know for 2026. – K-12 Dive - 12 January 2026
Labor Market & Workforce
A gap year program is lining up six-figure startup salaries for teens - Business Insider (subscription model) - 8 January 2026
AI & EdTech
What we can learn from Australia’s social media ban – The Hill - 9 January 2026
Navigating the AI revolution - Community College Daily - 11 January 2026
Scroll With Caution: Another State Requires Social Media Warning Labels - Education Week (subscription model) - 12 January 2026
State & Local News
California | Newsom California Education Plan Would Shift More Power to Governor - The 74 - 12 January 2026
Kentucky | Kentucky education commissioner will focus on school accountability in budget session - Kentucky Lantern - 12 January 2026
Wyoming | Wyoming schools leader Megan Degenfelder launches bid for governor - Wyofile - 12 January 2026
New Jersey | Sherrill Taps Margo Chaly to Serve as Secretary of Higher Education - Insider NJ - 8 January 2026
Austin | Nearly $100 million gone: How Austin ISD spent bond money on schools it will soon close - Austin Current - 12 January 2026
Broward County | DeSantis declares Broward School District ‘disaster,’ and says placing it in receivership might be needed - Sun Sentinel (subscription model) - 12 January 2026
NYC | NYC Chancellor Kamar Samuels on mergers, integration, and screened schools - Chalkbeat New York - 9 January 2026
NYC | Mamdani’s Schools Chief Begins Shaping Agenda Around Rigor and Equity - The New York Times (subscription model) - 12 January 2026
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A Major Democratic Group Thinks This Education Policy Is a Winning Issue - Education Week (subscription model) - 9 January 2026