Highlights
Trump administration funding threats set child care providers and parents on edge - Associated Press - 7 January 2026
14M children lived in households with food insecurity in 2024 - K-12 Dive - 7 January 2026
As School Choice Tax Credit Goes National, the Battle over Regulation Begins - The 74 - 7 January 2026
State of The Employer 2025 - Riipen - 7 January 2026
U.S. Department of Education
Trump officials give Iowa flexibility on federal education money. More states could follow - PBS - 7 January 2026
The Education Department is garnishing wages for millions of student loan borrowers in default. Who is affected and how much they can take - Fortune (subscription model) - 7 January 2026
Educator Layoffs Loom as Canceled Community Schools Grants Remain in Limbo - Education Week (subscription model) - 6 January 2026
K-12 Education
Challenges persist for CTE programs, report finds - K-12 Dive - 7 January 2026
States Are Banning Book Bans. Will It Work? - Education Week (subscription model) - 7 January 2026
The politics of free speech in US schools today - Brookings - 7 January 2026
LAUSD Taps Private Funders to ‘Level the Playing Field’ Between District Schools - The 74 - 6 January 2026
Philly will launch 2 schools in new Promise Zone program even as school closures loom - Chalkbeat Philadelphia - 7 January 2026
Higher Education
Federal Courts Rule Trump Administration Violated First Amendment in 17 Higher Education Cases, Sanders Report Finds - The EDU Ledger - 7 January 2026
The Trump Admin. Put $169M Toward Its Priorities. Here’s Where the Money Went - Inside Higher Ed - 6 January 2026
Advocates urge colleges to step up their fight against Trump - The Hill - 7 January 2026
Early Learning & Child Care
Early childhood educator apprenticeships offer an answer to child care shortages - The Hechinger Report - 7 January 2026
Educator Workforce
A Local Campaign Saved This Teacher Residency After the Ed. Dept. Pulled Funding - Education Week (subscription model) - 6 January 2026
School Choice
As School Choice Tax Credit Goes National, the Battle over Regulation Begins - The 74 - 7 January 2025
Mississippi school-choice battle begins: House unveils omnibus plan. Senate wants teacher raise, opposes vouchers - Mississippi Today - 7 January 2026
Learner Health & Well-Being
Moving beyond punishment in Pennsylvania schools: Here’s how I did it - Pennsylvania Capital-Star - 6 January 2026
Proposal would ban certain food dyes and preservatives from Indiana school lunches - Indiana Capital Chronicle - 7 January 2026
AI & EdTech
Kansas lawmakers want statewide K-12 cell phone ban by next school year - Arkansas Advocate - 7 January 2026
Beyond the Black Box: Why AI Needs to Show Its Work - Getting Smart - 7 January 2026
State & Local News
California | This change could deliver billions of more dollars to California schools. Here’s the tradeoff - CalMatters - 7 January 2026
Idaho | Critchfield seeks second term to lead Idaho schools - Idaho Education News - 7 January 2026
New York | Child care, class sizes, mayoral control: Albany’s education agenda in 2026 - Chalkbeat New York - 7 January 2026
Vermont | ‘We just need to do it’: In address to lawmakers, Gov. Phil Scott stays bullish on education reform plans - VT Digger - 7 January 2026
Virginia | Spanberger nominates former Hampton superintendent as next secretary of education - Prince Williams Times - 7 January 2026
Jefferson County | Jeffco Public Schools’ budget deficit increases to $49 million as enrollment drops more than expected - The Denver Post (subscription model) - 7 January 2026
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