From the W/A Team
3 Education Stories You May Have Missed Over the Holidays - Whiteboard Advisors - 6 January 2026
Highlights
Trump administration to freeze billions in childcare funding in five states - Axios - 5 January 2025
As Schools Embrace A.I. Tools, Skeptics Raise Concerns - The New York Times (subscription model) - 2 January 2026
Trump can order employers to pay extra H-1B fee, court holds - K-12 Dive - 6 January 2026
U.S. Department of Education
ED Plans to ‘Harmonize’ Accountability Metrics - Inside Higher Ed - 6 January 2026
K-12 Education
School Funding: The 3 Big Questions to Watch in 2026 - Education Week (subscription model) - 6 January 2026
Can schools handle federal calls for fewer ultra-processed foods? - K-12 Dive - 6 January 2026
Strained US Public Schools Sell Most Muni Bonds in Over a Decade - Bloomberg (subscription model) - 6 January 2026
The rise of remote psychoeducational testing: What school leaders need to know - eSchool News - 6 January 2026
‘Clever as serpents’: How a legal group’s anti-LGBTQ policies took root in school districts across a state - The Hechinger Report - 6 January 2026
Higher Education
Here are 5 higher ed predictions for 2026 - University Business - 2 January 2026
Will Higher Education Researchers Leave for Opportunities Abroad? - Higher Ed Dive - 5 January 2026
What Will 2026 Bring for U.S. International Education? - The PIE - 5 January 2026
December Cuts Close Out Brutal Year for Sector - Inside Higher Ed - 6 January 2026
Appeals Court Upholds Prohibition on Trump’s Medical Research Cuts - The New York Times (subscription model) - 5 January 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
Pre-K teachers speak out about AI, instructional materials, training and pay in surveys - K-12 Dive - 5 January 2026
Trump officials bar Head Start providers from using ‘women’ and ‘race’ in grant applications - Associated Press - 5 January 2026
4 Early Care and Education Issues to Watch in 2026 - The 74 - 5 January 2026
Educator Workforce
North Carolina Announces Short-Term Training for Future Early Childhood Teachers - The 74 - 1 January 2026
School Choice
Private school choice threatens public school experiences, says EdTrust CEO - K-12 Dive - 5 January 2026
🎧 Podcast: Choice, Competition, and the Future of Public Education - FutureEd - 6 January 2026
Religious schools dominate EFA spending, continuing trend - New Hampshire Bulletin - 6 January 2026
Learner Health & Well-Being
Can children still get vaccines no longer recommended by the CDC? - The Hill - 6 January 2026
Peer-to-peer support program shows early gains in youth mental health - Los Angeles Times (subscription model) - 6 January 2026
Hochul proposes mental health first-aid training for all New York 10th graders - Chalkbeat New York - 5 January 2026
Labor Market & Workforce
Memo to employers: Overlooking job quality leaves value on the table - World Economic Forum - 6 January 2026
Stop Treating Impact Investing as a Side Hustle - The Chronicle of Philanthropy (subscription model) - 6 January 2026
AI & EdTech
Purdue becomes the first U.S. university to impose AI graduation requirements - Washington Times (subscription model) - 6 January 2026
State & Local News
Idaho | EdNews’ education guide to the 2026 legislative session - IdEd News - 6 January 2026
Mississippi | What issues will the Mississippi Legislature address in its 2026 session? - Mississippi Today - 6 January 2026
Utah | Almost half of Utah’s third graders don’t read at grade level, report says - Utah News Dispatch - 5 January 2026
Virginia | Virginia Agrees to Scrap In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students - Inside Higher Ed - 2 January 2026
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