Plugged Out: What the Senate’s Youth Technology Hearing Signals for Education, Edtech, and AI Policy - Whiteboard Advisors - 16 January 2026

Trump 2.0: A sea change for K-12 - K-12 Dive - 20 January 2026

4 Takeaways From Trump’s First Year in Office - Inside Higher Ed - 20 January 2026

Plunging US Birth Rate Leaves Too Many Colleges With Too Few Kids - Bloomberg (subscription model) - 16 January 2026

From Head Start to Civil Rights, 8 Ways Trump Reshaped Education in Just 1 Year - The 74 - 20 January 2026

Education spending bill aims to stop Trump from dismantling department - Politico Pro (subscription model) - 20 January 2026

Disability Rights Lawyers Threatened With Budget Cuts, Reassignments - Disability Scoop - 20 January 2026

DOL and ED mashup isn't a new idea - Politico Pro (subscription model) - 16 January 2026

Why Moving Career Pathways to the Labor Department Is an Opportunity - The 74 - 19 January 2026

Contact Congress to Urge a Broader Professional Degree Definition - American Council on Education - 16 January 2026

Peering Into the Future: Look for These K-12 Education Trends in 2026 - EdSurge - 15 January 2026

What 250 school leaders say about the state of K-12 facilities - K-12 Dive - 20 January 2026

Forget About Hamsters. Make Bugs Your Classroom Pet - Education Week (subscription model) - 13 January 2026

🎧 Kaaren Andrews: If We Get Ninth Grade Right, Everything Changes - The Superintendents and Leadership Podcast - 20 January 2026

New Common App Report Shows Solid Rise In College Applicants For 2026 - Forbes (subscription model) - 16 January 2026

Why men are more likely than women to drop out of college - The Dispatch - 16 January 2026

Black Students Are the Fastest Growing Group of College Applicants - Word in Black - 16 January 2026

Workforce Pell has a lot of potential. How can institutions realize it? - Community College Daily - 18 January 2026

Opinion: Rural students need a level playing field to access 4-year colleges and higher degrees - The Mendocino Voice - 15 January 2026

FY2026 Funding Bill Boosts Federal Investment in Child Care and Early Learning - First Five Years Fund - 20 January 2026

How much federal funding do states receive for childcare? New study shows which are getting the most - The Hill - 17 January 2026

Homelessness is rising fast among a surprising group: Infants and toddlers - The Hechinger Report - 17 January 2026

The High Cost of Child Care Is Making Mothers Rethink Having Kids - The 74 - 20 January 2026

Could Mamdani’s Child Care Plan Encourage a Baby Boomlet in New York? - The New York Times (subscription model) - 19 January 2026

Community college student parents need child care. Here's how colleges can help - The 74 - 19 January 2026

Most States Are Not Evaluating AI in Schools, Says New Report - Tech & Learning - 15 January 2026

How Do Teens Feel About Cellphone Bans? You Might Be Surprised - Education Week (subscription model) - 16 January 2026

What Is College for in the Age of AI? - Intelligencer (subscription model) - 20 January 2026

Even MBAs From Top Business Schools Are Struggling to Get Hired - Wall Street Journal (subscription model) - 19 January 2026

A Big Bet on Apprenticeships in a Frozen Labor Market - Real Clear Education - 14 January 2026

California | As California’s schools struggle, governor hopefuls clash over who’s to blame — and who should fix it - Mercury News (subscription model) - 19 January 2026

Virginia | Gov. Spanberger's first executive orders target Virginia affordability in health, housing - 7News - 17 January 2026

Virginia | Spanberger Reshapes Virginia Boards on Day One - Inside Higher Ed - 20 January 2026

Philadelphia | Philadelphia students’ math scores reach 9-year high - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - 15 January 2026

An Attack on American Childhood: Living as a Child in 2026 in the United States - National Parents Union - January 2026

Opinion: Stop Assigning Boring Books in English Class - Education Week (subscription model) - 16 January 2026