Highlights
Staffing Déjà Vu: Districts Add 118,000 More Employees, Serve 135,000 Fewer Kids - The 74 - 3 February 2026
As school cellphone bans gain in popularity, lawmakers say it's time to go bell-to-bell - Stateline - 3 February 2026
Colleges See Major Racial Shifts in Student Enrollment - The New York Times (subscription model) - 3 February 2026
Federal Policy & Politics
Education Department paid laid-off OCR staff $38M while dismissing most complaints - K-12 Dive - 3 February 2026
Hispanic-serving colleges scramble to fill gaps left by federal grant cuts - The Hechinger Report - 3 February 2026
Rulemaking Session, Handbook Revisions Latest Actions in Trump Administration Push to Overhaul Accreditation - American Council on Education - 2 February 2026
On education, voters may be more aligned than you think, new survey finds - EducationNC - 2 February 2026
K-12 Education
To Teach Life Skills, School Creates Apartment - Disability Scoop - 3 February 2026
Opinion: Airplane mode solved a tech problem once. It can do it again in schools. - District Administration - 3 February 2026
Higher Education
College admissions offices take on a new role: Coaxing accepted students to show up - The Hechinger Report - 3 February 2026
FAFSA completions for class of 2026 outpacing last year’s - K-12 Dive - 2 February 2026
Top takeaways for college presidents from AAC&U’s conference - Higher Ed Dive - 3 February 2026
1.7 Million More Students Qualify for Maximum Pell Grants Following FAFSA Simplification - The EDU Ledger - 2 February 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
NYC pre-K teachers want Mamdani to address their pay gap before child care expansion - Chalkbeat - 2 February 2026
Investing in child care could reap rewards for California, studies say - EdSource - 3 February 2026
Hochul aims to make pre-kindergarten universal in NYS - Newsday - 3 February 2026
Educator Talent & Staffing
SF public schools brace for possible teacher strike - Axios San Francisco (subscription model) - 2 February 2026
Workforce & Career Pathways
What the Best Career and Technical Programs Have in Common - Education Week (subscription model) - 30 January 2026
Survey: Parents Warm to CTE Pathways Amid Rising Demand - Government Technology - 30 January 2026
School Choice
In final State of the State, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee pushes to double private-school vouchers - Tennessee Lookout - 2 February 2026
Tennessee would pay $155 million for 20,000 new vouchers under governor’s proposal - Chalkbeat Tennessee - 2 February 2026
Texas' ESA program is going live. Here's what to know. - San Antonio Report - 3 February 2026
State & Local News
Texas | Texas Democrats make late push for social studies inclusion - The Texas Tribune - 2 February 2026
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Also Reading
Spain considers social media ban for under-16s, joining others in Europe - Associated Press - 3 February 2026