Highlights
Will education get caught up in DHS funding fight? - Politico Pro (subscription model) - 29 January 2026
Trump has sued universities for billions. Here's what the strategy tells us - NPR - 29 January 2026
Federal Policy & Politics
For Trump, Student Loans Are an Affordability Liability - Bloomberg (subscription model) - 28 January 2026
Trump Cut—Then Restored—$2B for K-12 Mental Health. Is It Money Well Spent? - Education Week (subscription model) - 29 January 2026
Here are the early childhood services that might pause if the US government shuts down again - LAist - 29 January 2026
K-12 Education
What supports do advanced English learners need? - K-12 Dive - 28 January 2026
The Program That’s Turning Schools Around - The Atlantic (subscription model) - 29 January 2026
She Fought a Book Ban. She May Never Teach Again. - The New York Times (subscription model) - 29 January 2026
The downside of ending snow days - Chalkbeat - 29 January 2026
Higher Education
Will the Classic Learning Test Shake Up College Admissions? - Inside Higher Ed - 29 January 2026
4 policy trends that should be on college leaders’ radars in 2026 - Higher Ed Dive - 29 January 2026
It Is Time to Eliminate Prerequisite Developmental Education for All Students - Inside Higher Ed - 29 January 2026
Daily Briefing: Can AI-enabled courseware improve intro courses? - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 29 January 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
How the child care crisis could strain teacher retention - K-12 Dive - 29 January 2026
Plexes, Pods, and Micro-Centers: New Family Childcare Models Are Bringing Business and Families Back to Main Street - The Daily Yonder - 26 January 2026
Colorado women earn 81 cents on every dollar earned by men, and child care costs are making it worse - The Colorado Sun (subscription model) - 29 January 2026
Technology & AI
How K-12 schools are left on their own to develop AI policies - Fast Company (subscription model) - 28 January 2026
Study: 98% of Teens Attend Schools Limiting Cellphones, but Most Still Use Them - The 74 - 28 January 2026
Albertus Magnus College Gifted $3M for Immersive VR Classroom - Government Technology - 29 January 2026
Workforce & Career Pathways
What the Swiss Can Teach Us About Producing a Skilled Workforce - Governing - 29 January 2026
Can Workforce Pell Support Apprenticeship? Yes, but… - New America - 28 January 2026
School Choice
High-Poverty D.C. Charter School Students Outscore Wealthy Neighbors in Math - The 74 - 28 January 2026
Senators debate whether school choice harms or helps public schools - K-12 Dive - 28 January 2026
Florida to tap in to Big Beautiful Bill school choice tax credit - Florida Phoenix - 28 January 2026
State & Local News
California | Here are the early childhood services that might pause if the US government shuts down again - LAist - 29 January 2026
Wyoming | This State Has Plenty of Money. It’s Weighing Cuts to Its Only Public University Anyway. - Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription model) - 26 January 2026
Los Angeles | As L.A. Reading Scores Rise, Former Chief Roy Romer’s Tenure Offers Déjà Vu — and a Warning - The 74 - 28 January 2026
NYC | 138 NYC Schools That Are Defying Expectations When it Comes to Reading - The 74 - 29 January 2026
Philadelphia | Philadelphia proposes closing 20 schools in $2.8B facilities plan - K-12 Dive - 29 January 2026
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For Rural Communities, AI Must Mean More Than Data Centers - Forbes (subscription model) - 29 January 2026