Highlights
Schools Brace for Mid-Year Cuts as ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Changes Begin - Education Week (subscription model) - 13 January 2026
Economic and Workforce Development Tops State Higher Education Priorities for 2026 - Diverse - 13 January 2026
Study: Public preschool aids in developmental, learning-related diagnoses - Stanford Institute of Economic Policy Research - 13 January 2026
Federal Policy & Politics
New Bill Offers Roadmap for Ed Innovations. Here’s What Else It Should Do - The 74 - 13 January 2026
Supreme Court to Hear Challenges to State Bans on Transgender Athletes - The New York Times (subscription model) - 13 January 2026
New Federal Rule Could Exclude Half of College Programs From Earnings-Based Accountability - Diverse - 13 January 2026
K-12 Education
Superintendent of the Year Finalists Talk AI, Funding Problems and Career Paths - The 74 - 13 January 2026
Every student a reader: Fostering joy and efficacy in secondary classrooms - Student Achievement Partners - 6 January 2026
Positive school climate tied to better student attendance - K-12 Dive - 13 January 2026
Higher Education
Prison Education May Raise Risk of Reincarceration for Technical Violations - Inside Higher Ed - 12 January 2026
Higher Ed Leaders See Solutions in Volatile Policy Landscape - NCSL - 13 January 2026
What does early decision do? - Brookings - 12 January 2026
What Seniors Are Writing About in Their College Admissions Essays - The New York Times (subscription model) - 13 January 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
Trump funding freeze could stretch child care to a breaking point - Axios - 12 January 2026
Head Start Providers Happy But Cautious After Federal Judge Halts DEI Ban - The 74 - 12 January 2026
Early Childhood Experts Expect to Hit ‘Tipping Point’ in 2026 - EdSurge - 13 January 2026
Educator Talent & Staffing
Most teachers don’t have access to paid parental leave. These 2 states are leading the way - Chalkbeat - 12 January 2026
Technology & AI
Data Shows AI ‘Disconnect’ in Higher Ed Workforce - Inside Higher Ed - 13 January 2026
More Teachers Are Using AI in Their Classrooms. Here's Why - Education Week (subscription model) - 12 January 2026
Ohio Unveils Model AI Policy for Use by K-12 Schools - GovTech - 9 January 2026
School Choice
State leaders, educators clash after Virginia opts into federal school choice tax credit - 13 News Now - 13 January 2026
Ohio’s universal school voucher program under legal microscope - Center Square Ohio - 12 January 2026
State & Local News
Florida | Education bills in the hopper for 2026 session - Florida Phoenix - 13 January 2026
Ohio | ‘Disappointing’: Ohio’s Science of Reading Switch Not Yet Bringing Results - Ohio Capital Journal - 13 January 2026
Oregon | How Oregon’s top higher ed board wants to solve university deficits - Higher Ed Dive - 13 January 2026
Also Reading
The schools where even young children change classes - Louisiana Illuminator - 13 January 2026