Highlights
One in Five K-12 Teachers Struggle Financially - Gallup - 2 March 2026
State of EdTech 2026-2027: Behind What's Now & The Minds What's Next - EdTech Digest - 2 March 2026
U.S. Department of Education releases vision for reshaping federal research after DOGE cuts - Chalkbeat - 27 February 2026
Education Groups Push $2.5 Billion Plan to Rebuild Teacher Preparation - Education Week (subscription model) - 26 February 2026
Federal Policy & Politics
Education Department data shows foreign contracts, gifts to US colleges topped $5B in 2025 - News from the States - 27 February 2026
Supreme Court Sides With Religious Parents, Blocking California’s Trans Student Policy - The New York Times (subscription model) - 2 March 2026
K-12 Education
Why finding school information has become a trust issue for parents - SmartBrief - 2 March 2026
Teacher Voice: We don’t have a math problem in Arkansas or in the United States. We have a culture problem - The Hechinger Report - 2 March 2026
Higher Education
Helping Student Parents Thrive in an Era of Unpredictable Federal Aid - The 74 - 27 February 2026
Colleges See Spike in Students With Disabilities, Including Elite Schools - The New York Times (subscription model) - 2 March 2026
Coaching Works—if Colleges Invest in Quality - Inside Higher Ed - 27 February 2026
Almost No One Needs College Algebra Anymore - Washington Monthly - 26 February 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
Choosing High-Quality Pre-K Curriculum and Instructional Materials - New America - 27 February 2026
Educator Talent & Staffing
State Moves to Pass Law Allowing Veterans to Teach Without Bachelor's Degree - Military - 26 February 2026
WV teachers, staff learn jobs are cut while lawmakers stall immediate school funding fixes - West Virginia Watch - 1 March 2026
Technology & AI
Retail climate investments in the Global South + Shaping the algorithm for "Good AI" - ImpactAlpha (subscription model) - 26 February 2026
AI Readiness: It's Not Just About Product Innovation - EdWeek Market Brief (subscription model) - 27 February 2026
U.S. Schools Are Betting Big on A.I. Will New York City Be Next? - The New York Times (subscription model) - 2 March 2026
AI images scandalized a California elementary school. Now the state is pushing new safeguards - CalMatters - 26 February 2026
Student Health, Safety & Nutrition
DPI receives $11 million in federal funding for school mental health services - EdNC - 26 February 2026
Workforce & Career Pathways
Despite the constant ‘job apocalypse’ warnings, computer science graduates are actually on track to earn $81,000 right out of college - Fortune (subscription model) - 26 February 2026
School Choice
Alabama’s school voucher program might go universal despite budget concerns - Alabama Reflector - 2 March 2026
WV Senate parks bill to decrease homeschool requirements, including teaching reading, math - West Virginia Watch - 27 February 2026
KY Senate sends bill to opt Kentucky into federal K-12 scholarship program to Beshear - Kentucky Lantern - 27 February 2026
State & Local News
Idaho | New required Idaho civics exam nears completion - Idaho Education News - 2 March 2026
Indiana | Indiana cracks down on kids' social media, cell phones in school - WFYI News - 27 February 2026
Iowa | Gov. Kim Reynolds signs 2% per-pupil funding package for K-12 schools into law - Iowa Capital Dispatch - 26 February 2026
Oregon | $35M Per Year Investment in Summer School is Paying Off, Oregon Ed Officials Say - The 74 - 28 February 2026
Utah | Legislature approves bell-to-bell cellphone ban in Utah schools - Utah News Dispatch - 27 February 2026
Virginia | Va. lawmakers propose guardrails for artificial intelligence use in education - Virginia Mercury - 2 March 2026
Wyoming | School literacy bill advances to House despite concerns of increasing teacher burdens - WyoFile - 26 February 2026
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Also Reading
SC had 500 Rosenwald schools for Black children. Nonprofits want to save the 44 that remain. - South Carolina Daily Gazette - 27 February 2026