Highlights
How Congress’s Budget Could Hamper Trump ED Agenda - Inside Higher Ed - 12 February 2026
How 12th Grade Math & Reading Scores Have Changed Over Time - The 74 - 12 February 2026
America Isn’t Ready for What AI Will Do to Jobs - The Atlantic (subscription model) - 10 February 2026
Federal Policy & Politics
Trump secures legal victory on anti-DEI directives - K-12 Dive - 11 February 2026
Democrats call on McMahon to explain civil rights complaints backlog - The Hill - 9 February 2026
Bonta sues to block Trump funding threat over student ‘forced outing’ law - Politico Pro (subscription model) - 12 February 2026
K-12 Education
This state tried to overhaul math instruction. It didn’t go as planned - The Hechinger Report - 12 February 2026
Five States Praised for Aligning High School and College Math - The 74 - 11 February 2026
Solving for success: DC’s citywide effort to boost math achievement - K-12 Dive - 12 February 2026
Why these Minnesota superintendents are suing to keep ICE away from schools - Chalkbeat - 11 February 2026
Higher Education
Down 9.2%: Colleges see drop in new gifts to endowments - Higher Ed Dive - 12 February 2026
U.S. colleges received more than $5 billion in foreign gifts, contracts in 2025 - NPR - 12 February 2026
After affirmative action: Four takeaways — and puzzles — from college admissions data - The Hechinger Report - 12 February 2026
A Small University Bet Big on Enrolling Athletes. Now It Will Close - The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription model) - 11 February 2026
The Multibillion-Dollar Foundation That Controls the Humanities - The Atlantic (subscription model) - 12 February 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
Why Do Most Education Interventions Fade Out Over Time? - Education Next - 12 February 2026
AOC and Warren join forces in high-profile child care push ahead of midterms - The 19th News - 12 February 2026
Who is Raising Our Children? Screens, Baby Shark, and the Impact on Early Childhood - World Bank Blogs - 11 February 2026
Educator Talent & Staffing
Opinion: Super Bowl Players Get Expert Coaching. Teachers Should, Too - The 74 - 11 February 2026
Educators walk a difficult line as students bring ICE concerns into classrooms - The Hill - 12 February 2026
Technology & AI
What’s Worse for Students: A Boring Worksheet or Ineffective Ed Tech? - Education Week (subscription model) - 11 February 2026
A Clearer View of LLM Performance in Education - EdTech Insiders - 12 February 2026
Opinion: I’m Not Worried AI Helps My Students Cheat. I’m Worried How It Makes Them Feel - Education Week (subscription model) - 12 February 2026
Student Health, Safety & Nutrition
Opinion: Rising Mental Health Costs Leave Too Many Children Behind. Schools Can Help - The 74 - 12 February 2026
Expect changes to school meals in March - Politico Pro (subscription model) - 12 February 2026
School Choice
The law professor arguing for publicly funded religious charter schools - The Washington Post (subscription model) - 9 February 2026
State & Local News
Arizona | How One Arizona District Turned School Cafeterias Into Scratch Kitchens - Education Week (subscription model) - 9 February 2026
Michigan | Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signs classroom smartphone ban for Michigan schools - Associated Press - 11 February 2026
Elk Grove Unified | Most California districts are shrinking, but Elk Grove is growing. How the new superintendent plans to lead - EdSource - 11 February 2026
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Forbes 250: America’s Greatest Innovators - Forbes (subscription model) - 11 February 2026