Highlights
Education Department to nix race-based criteria for McNair program - Higher Ed Dive - 19 February 2026
Colleges quietly cut ties with organizations that help people of color - The Washington Post (subscription model) - 19 February 2026
Exclusive: Parents Favor Free Tutoring, Summer Camp, Open Enrollment … Annual Testing? Not So Much - The 74 - 19 February 2026
Federal Policy & Politics
How to Shred a Federal Agency - Bloomberg (subscription model) - 19 February 2026
60-year-old Tennessee school desegregation case comes to an end - K-12 Dive - 18 February 2026
What Trump’s Top Higher-Ed Official Has in Mind for College Accreditation - The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription model) - 18 February 2026
K-12 Education
How can districts improve dual enrollment? - K-12 Dive - 18 February 2026
High-Dosage Tutoring Can Make a Real Difference. Harvard's Strategic Data Project Wants to Help Districts Make the Most Of It - Harvard Graduate School of Education - 19 February 2026
75,000 Undocumented Students Graduate High School Each Year. What Happens Next? - Education Week (subscription model) - 18 February 2026
Minnesota school district steps up to support students amid heightened enforcement - Chalkbeat - 18 February 2026
Higher Education
Higher Ed’s Most Divisive Chancellor - The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription model) - 18 February 2026
A Group of Deans Boycotted This Year’s U.S. News Survey, and It Worked - The Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription model) - 17 February 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
Child Care Takes Center Stage in 2026 State of the State Addresses as Governors Focus on Affordability and Economic Stability - First Five Years Fund - 17 February 2026
Minnesota Republicans defend their focus on fraud despite the ICE surge that followed - NPR - 17 February 2026
Educator Talent & Staffing
Simulations Aim to Prepare Superintendents to Handle Political Controversies - Education Week (subscription model) - 19 February 2026
How can districts and states sustain teacher apprenticeship programs? - K-12 Dive - 19 February 2026
Technology & AI
The $165 Billion Question: What The Economist Got Right (and Terribly Wrong) About Education Technology - Nik Bear Brown - 8 February 2026
Simulations Aim to Prepare Superintendents to Handle Political Controversies - Education Week (subscription model) - 19 February 2026
Lawsuits Test New Legal Theories About What Causes Social Media Addiction - EdSurge - 17 February 2026
Student Health, Safety & Nutrition
Campus vaccine strategies put to test by rising measles cases - The Hill - 19 February 2026
Workforce & Career Pathways
Employers Project Salary Increases for Most New Graduates - Inside Higher Ed - 19 February 2026
The future of work is the future of care - Stars and Stripes - 18 February 2026
School Choice
KY Supreme Court rules law funding charter schools unconstitutional - Louisville Courier Journal - 19 February 2026
State & Local News
Arkansas | Arkansas Will Soon Hold Back Kids Who Can’t Read. But That Alone Is Not Enough - The 74 - 19 February 2026
Massachusetts | Senate adds Healey’s higher ed bill to agenda - Politico - 19 February 2026
Oklahoma | Oklahoma governor celebrates suspension of 122 students for Mustang walkout - Oklahoma Voice - 18 February 2026
NYC | Deputy chancellor for family engagement is stepping down. Will a broader reshuffle follow? - Chalkbeat New York - 18 February 2026
San Francisco | In San Francisco, Short Bursts of High-Impact Tutoring Support Young Readers - The 74 - 19 February 2026
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Academic Freedom: A Road Map for Chairs - The Department Chair - 30 January 2026