Highlights
Education Department embraces team-based staffing in new guidance - K-12 Dive - 9 February 2026
Altering IDEA Poses 'Substantial Risk' To Students With Disabilities, Advocates Warn - Disability Scoop - 9 February 2026
Funding Cuts, Shifts in Aid Could Make College Harder to Afford for Low-Income Families - The Hechinger Report - 9 February 2026
Federal Policy & Politics
Congress, Courts Stymie Trump’s Effort to Cap Research Costs - Inside Higher Ed - 9 February 2026
ED readies for Workforce Pell rollout - Community College Daily - 9 February 2026
K-12 Education
K-12 Budgets Are Tightening. Teacher-Leadership Roles Are at Risk - Education Week (subscription model) - 9 February 2026
Research Notes: State-Mandated Retention Alone is Unlikely to Improve Literacy - FutureEd - 9 February 2026
Easy A's, lower pay: Grade inflation's hidden damage - The Hechinger Report - 9 February 2026
'I can read, but I don't know what it means': Rethinking literacy for multilingual learners - EdSurge - 10 February 2026
The New Ways High Schools Are Teaching Teens About Money - The Wall Street Journal (subscription model) - 8 February 2026
Empty desks, empty budgets: Hidden costs of chronic absenteeism - District Administration - 10 February 2026
Opinion: Civil Society Is Withering. How to Help Schools Restore Engagement - Education Week (subscription model) - 10 February 2026
Higher Education
More colleges are offering free tuition. Explore our database. - The Washington Post (subscription model) - 9 February 2026
Four ways chief online learning officers can move innovation forward - Higher Ed Dive - 10 February 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
Ohio receives $14.7 million toward early childhood care, education - Spectrum News - 10 February 2026
Educator Talent & Staffing
San Francisco teachers strike over wages and health benefits - Associated Press - 9 February 2026
Technology & AI
Rethinking Learning Acceleration in a Time of Constraint and Change - EdTech Digest - 9 February 2026
School District Approves OpenAI Contract, Bypassing Board and Raising Student Privacy Concerns - San Francisco Public Press - 5 February 2026
Beck Tench, Project Zero: New Principal Investigator is answering questions while Building AI Agency in Schools - Harvard GSE - 9 February 2026
Student Health, Safety & Nutrition
'Not Meant for Children': Adults Favor Age Restrictions on Social Media, AI - Education Week (subscription model) - 9 February 2026
Independent Outdoor Play is Critical for Kids - Parents - 9 February 2026
When It Comes to Screen Time, Expert Guidance and Family Realities Diverge - The 74 - 10 February 2026
'Losing the fight': Parents urge action as Indiana House revisits youth social media restrictions - Indiana Capital Chronicle - 10 February 2026
School Choice
Boys & Girls Club Was a Great COVID Learning Pod, Now It’s Home to a School - The 74 - 9 February 2026
Opinion: A civic case for school choice - Florida Politics - 5 February 2026
State & Local News
Illinois | State lawmakers introduce Chicago Teachers Union-backed bills to increase state education funding - Chalkbeat Chicago - 9 February 2026
Indiana | As lawmakers reshape local governance, debate grows over who should control Indiana’s schools - Indiana Capital Chronicle - 9 February 2026
Louisiana | Delgado Reports Strong Workforce Pipeline Growth - Biz New Orleans (subscription model) - 9 February 2026
Michigan | Whitmer aims to boost literacy as Michigan students struggle with reading - Chalkbeat Detroit - 10 February 2026
South Dakota | Excess school taxes and minimum state funding: Lawmakers move education funding bills forward - South Dakota Searchlight - 9 February 2026
NYC | Smaller N.Y.C. Classes Will Cost Millions. Can Mamdani Pull It Off? - The New York Times (subscription model) - 7 February 2026
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