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How we learn — and how that's changing fast. Recent gists below.
The gist: The Justice Department sued Anne Arundel County Public Schools, saying its revised LGBTQ+ policies still failed to protect parents’ access to student records.
K-12 Dive · October 29, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: The Supreme Court will decide whether Colorado’s publicly funded pre-K program must let religious schools reject LGBTQ families while still receiving about $6,000 per child.
The 74 · October 29, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: An audit suggests the claimed benefits from 39 AI-in-education meta-analyses are unreliable, while better-designed studies average out to roughly zero.
Hechinger Report · October 29, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: The Education Department gave NACCAS 12 months to fix widespread compliance problems and barred it from accrediting new schools in the meantime.
Higher Ed Dive · October 23, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: The Trump administration has dropped two appeals defending a rule that could limit Public Service Loan Forgiveness, leaving those restrictions blocked for now.
Inside Higher Ed · October 23, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: More than half of licensed home-based child care providers are over 50, raising concerns about who will replace them as they retire.
Hechinger Report · October 23, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: A new study finds that just 1 in 10 students attends a district where reading and math achievement have returned to pre-pandemic levels.
The 74 · October 22, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Industry credentials can look like career shortcuts, but many are poorly regulated and may not be recognized or worth the cost.
Hechinger Report · October 22, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Tulsa Public Schools will close or consolidate 17 schools in 2027-28 to respond to a 20.5% enrollment drop over the past decade.
K-12 Dive · October 22, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: The Supreme Court will decide what parents must prove when alleging that magnet-school admissions policies intentionally discriminate by race.
K-12 Dive · October 21, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Democratic governors are split over a new federal tax-credit voucher program that could help public-school families but also send taxpayer-supported money to private schools.
NPR Education · October 21, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: UNC-Chapel Hill will keep its federal funding after agreeing to end more than a dozen civil-rights investigations by sharing complaint data and changing admissions, student-program and protest rules.
Higher Ed Dive · October 21, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Schools are trying AI in classrooms, but they still lack reliable ways to tell whether it is helping or harming students.
NPR Education · October 20, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: A judge let Trump’s contractor order remain in place, but said it reaches only already-illegal intentional discrimination.
Inside Higher Ed · October 20, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: New York officials are considering letting NYC use paper tests again, just months after the state finished switching to digital exams.
The 74 · October 20, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: A disputed plan could move the Education Department’s student-aid office out of the department by Oct. 1, 2027, raising concerns about disruption to tens of millions of students.
Inside Higher Ed · October 19, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Colorado is considering stricter rules for publicly funded homeschool programs after spending reached nearly $100 million last year.
The 74 · October 19, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: NIH awarded 7,400 fewer grants in fiscal year 2026 than in fiscal year 2024, even though it spent its full budget.
Inside Higher Ed · October 19, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: The Trump administration is appealing a ruling that found deporting international students for protected speech unconstitutional.
Higher Ed Dive · October 16, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: An Ohio appeals court ruled that the state’s expanded voucher programs are undermining public schools and violate the state constitution’s education requirement.
K-12 Dive · October 16, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
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