Highlights
Higher ed organizations press Congress to quickly fill Pell funding gaps - Higher Ed Dive - 19 March 2026
Student misbehavior is still up — and teachers want parents to do more about it - The Hill - 22 March 2026
States Are Increasingly Using Child Care Waitlists, Leaving Parents in Limbo - The 74 - 20 March 2026
Federal Policy & Politics
Trump’s voter crackdown reaches college campuses - Politico - 22 March 2026
Student Loan Office to Leave the Education Department - The New York Times (subscription model) - 19 March 2026
States say Education Department not following mental health grant orders - K-12 Dive - 20 March 2026
Trump’s Contested Campus Antisemitism Fight Is Accelerating Again - The New York Times (subscription model) - 21 March 2026
Week in review: 2 accreditors warned over DEI standards - Higher Ed Dive - 23 March 2026
K-12 Education
Survey shows alarming drop in working conditions for teachers: What are we doing about it? - Brookings - 23 March 2026
Shaping Schools to Fit Students With Disabilities Leads to Academic Gains - The 74 - 19 March 2026
Opinion: When does college begin? For 3,500 high school students, it already has - CT Mirror - 23 March 2026
Higher Education
‘Unusually Steep’ Decline in U.S. University Autonomy, Index Shows - Inside Higher Ed - 20 March 2026
‘Nice-to-Have’ FAFSA User Experience Updates Coming Soon - Inside Higher Ed - 23 March 2026
Seize the Moment: Innovation Isn’t the Problem. Alignment Is. - Higher Education Today - 16 March 2026
🎧Live at SXSW EDU with Enyi Okebugwu - The Higher Ed Geek - 20 March 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
Child care centers tap retirees to fill staffing gaps - The Hechinger Report - 20 March 2026
Technology & AI
More middle and high schoolers are leaning on AI for homework - K-12 Dive - 20 March 2026
How AI Could Help or Hurt Student Testing - Education Week (subscription model) - 23 March 2026
NYC’s Education Dept. is releasing a long-awaited AI policy. Some schools already have their own. - Chalkbeat - 23 March 2026
For AI Help, More College Students Ask Social Media First - Inside Higher Ed - 20 March 2026
The AI ‘hivemind’: Why so many student essays sound alike - The Hechinger Report - 23 March 2026
Gen Z is using ChatGPT to practice salary negotiations and tough conversations before they happen - Fortune (subscription model) - 22 March 2026
Opinion: Student Data Has Changed. Privacy Rules Haven’t. It’s Time for That to Change - The 74 - 23 March 2026
Workforce & Career Pathways
The Apprenticeship (R)Evolution - Inside Higher Ed - 23 March 2026
Opinion: The entry-level job market is the worst it’s been in 37 years. Stop blaming Gen Z - Fortune (subscription model) - 21 March 2026
School Choice
Judge Orders Texas to Extend Voucher Deadline After Lawsuit from Islamic Schools - The 74 - 20 March 2026
CT homeschool bill advances in split committee vote, despite vast opposition - Associated Press - 20 March 2026
State & Local News
Alabama | Alabama Legislators Launch Late Push to Expand Screen Time limits to K-12 Students - The 74 - 21 March 2026
Hawaii | Hawaiʻi Families Want Playground Access. They Could Get A Criminal Record Instead - The 74 - 23 March 2026
New Hampshire | Conservatives hope bipartisan bill could lead to end of New Hampshire Common Core - New Hampshire Bulletin - 23 March 2026
Nevada | Nevada's new state superintendent has set a vision for K-12 schools. Here are highlights. - The Nevada Independent - 23 March 2026
Oklahoma | How Childhood Reading Became Oklahoma’s Top Policy Focus - The 74 - 22 March 2026
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Also Reading
When to Bring in a Consultant — and How to Make it Pay Off - Edweek Marketbrief (subscription model) - 20 March 2026