Highlights
In rural America, a teacher pipeline from abroad starts to dry up - Associated Press - 12 March 2026
Borrowers Behind on Student Loans Load Up on Other Types of Debt - Bloomberg (subscription model) - 12 March 2026
States Want to Help Families. The Child Tax Credit Might Be Their Answer - The 74 - 11 March 2026
New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham signs free, universal child care into law - Source New Mexico - 10 March 2026
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Federal Policy & Politics
In 'Returning Education to the States,' How Far Will Trump's Ed. Dept. Go? - Education Week (subscription model) - 11 March 2026
Public comment period for Workforce Pell regulations opens - Higher Ed Dive - 9 March 2026
Education Department scrutiny of student loan servicers falls short, watchdog says - Politico Pro (subscription model) - 11 March 2026
SAVE Struck Down as Government Watchdog Group Questions Efficacy of the Federal Student Aid Office - EDU Ledger - 11 March 2026
Democrats dig in on school protections in DHS overhaul - Politico Pro (subscription model) - 12 March 2026
K-12 Education
Chronic Absenteeism Trends in 27 States by Income, English Learner Status & Race - The 74 - 12 March 2026
42 states allot smaller portion of funds to K-12 compared to 20 years ago - K-12 Dive - 12 March 2026
Higher Education
Holistic Support Boosts Community College Outcomes - Inside Higher Ed - 12 March 2026
The Big Ten’s Revolving Door - Inside Higher Ed - 12 March 2026
UNC system: The end of tenure? - NC Newsline - 12 March 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
We Can Scale High-Quality Public Pre-K—Can We Scale Effective Legislating? - New America - 12 March 2026
House approves trio of child care bills, as new scholarship enrollments remain frozen - Maryland Matters - 12 March 2026
NJ child care subsidies back open, but funding an open question - Gothamist - 12 March 2026
Educator Talent & Staffing
Investing in Teacher Recruitment Delivers What Kids – and the Economy – Need - The 74 - 5 March 2026
‘A good day for teachers’: Senate revives pay raise, ups House’s proposal to $6,000 - Mississippi Today - 11 March 2026
Arizona GOP moves to defund teachers union after it targeted school voucher program - Arizona Mirror - 12 March 2026
Technology & AI
Logged In, Tuned Out - Education Next - 10 March 2026
Small business are surging – and hungry for tech. Will investors respond? - Impact Alpha - 12 March 2026
Workforce & Career Pathways
‘I don’t know if we’re ready’: Governors from each party appalled at 100-year-old federal workforce strategy - Fortune (subscription model) - 12 March 2026
School Choice
Texas students with disabilities struggle to qualify for extra school voucher funds - Texas Tribune - 12 March 2026
GOP push to expand Tennessee voucher program to 40K students clears first hurdle - Tennessee Lookout - 12 March 2026
Inside a K-12 District’s Plan for a Charter School for Students With Autism - Education Week (subscription model) - 11 March 2026
State & Local News
Alabama | Alabama House committee OKs 2027 education budget with pay raises, some level funding - Alabama Reflector - 12 March 2026
Indiana | Indiana Secretary of State partners with Turning Point USA for voter registration initiative - The Hill - 11 March 202
Washington | Parents get more time to review special ed evaluations with new law - Seattle Times (subscription model) - 11 March 2026
Chicago | Program offering academic and financial support helps City Colleges students earn more, study finds - Chicago Sun-Times - 11 March 2026
LA | Carvalho probe looms over LAUSD meeting as labor talks, charter renewal demand attention - LA Times (subscription model) - 11 March 2026
NYC | Could NYC get a 2-year extension to meet class size caps? A key architect of the law is open to it. - Chalkbeat - 11 March 2026
San Antonio | Councilwoman aims to create internship program for San Antonio’s at-risk ‘Opportunity Youth’ - Texas Public Radio - 11 March 2026
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Also Reading
Key findings about how Americans view artificial intelligence - Pew Research Center - 12 March 2026