Highlights
Special education enrollment keeps growing. These 3 graphics show how. - K-12 Dive - 24 February 2026
ED Warns Colleges With High Student Loan Nonrepayment Rates - Inside Higher Ed - 24 February 2026
School choice programs grow in popularity and cost - Stateline - 23 February 2026
‘A.I. Literacy’ Is Trending in Schools. Here’s Why. - The New York Times (subscription model) - 23 February 2026
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Federal Policy & Politics
Trump administration expands efforts to dismantle the Education Department - POLITICO - 23 February 2026
Education Dept. Dismantling Continues, Hitting School Safety, Family Engagement - The 74 - 24 February 2026
With Federal Research Funding Uncertain, States Debate New Science Initiatives - STAT - 20 February 2026
K-12 Education
Schools are adding adults even as they lose students. Is that a problem? - Chalkbeat - 24 February 2026
School officials wrestle with how to protect students from ICE - POLITICO - 24 February 2026
The Maryland School District ‘Doing the Improbable’ in Teaching Kids to Read - The 74 - 24 February 2026
🎧What worked and what didn't with a cellphone ban at a Kentucky school - NPR - 20 February 2026
Higher Education
Most Conservative Students Don’t Feel Persecuted on Campus - Inside Higher Ed - 24 February 2026
Driving Meaningful Change in Higher Education - Higher Ed Digest - 24 February 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
California invested billions into a new grade for 4-year-olds — without a plan to evaluate it - LAist - 24 February 2026
Nevada has nearly doubled free pre-K seats. Why are 1 in 10 vacant? - The Nevada Independent - 24 February 2026
As Altadena rebuilds, a new approach to child care is emerging - Los Angeles Times (subscription model) - 24 February 2026
Educator Talent & Staffing
What Students Gain When Teachers — Not AI — Grade Students’ Work - EdSurge - 24 February 2026
A new bill would compel Chicago Public Schools to start chipping in for support staff pensions - Chalkbeat Chicago - 24 February 2026
Technology & AI
How Teens Use and View AI - Pew Research Center - 24 February 2026
'Students can’t reason': Teachers warn AI is fueling a crisis in kids' ability to think - Fortune (subscription model) - 24 February 2026
Student Health, Safety & Nutrition
New Dietary Guidelines May Mean New School Lunches - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - 19 February 2026
Workforce & Career Pathways
Governing workforce Pell grants at the state level - Education Commission of the States - 24 February 2026
School Choice
Is Universal Choice Bankrupting States? - EdChoice - 24 February 2026
The Legal Fight Over Private School Choice: Who Is Suing and Why? - Education Week (subscription model) - 24 February 2026
State & Local News
Illinois | Gov. JB Pritzker renews call to ban cellphones in schools across Illinois after effort fell short last year - Chicago Tribune (subscription model) - 24 February 2026
Indiana | Indiana Bill Would Use Federal Earnings Test to End Programs - Inside Higher Ed - 23 February 2026
Louisiana | Appeals Court Allows Louisiana Ten Commandments Displays to Proceed - Education Week (subscription model) - 23 February 2026
Mississippi | Mississippi House wants to increase public school oversight - Mississippi Today - 23 February 2026
Oregon | Oregon spent $35 million on summer school last year. Did it pay off? - District Administration - 23 February 2026
Texas | Not all paths to college and career readiness pay off equally for Texas students, study finds - The 74 - 24 February 2026
Detroit | Detroit school district reaches all-time high graduation rate - Chalkbeat - 24 February 2026
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Also Reading
The Human Cost of Trump’s War on Science - The New York Times (subscription model) - 23 February 2026