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    The Sixfold Increase in Children in ICE Detention Facilities

    The Marshall Project Feb 4, 2026

    The number of children in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on a given day has skyrocketed, jumping more than sixfold since the start of the second Trump administration. The Marshall…

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    6 K-12 Education Trends to Look Out for in 2026

    EdSurge Jan 28, 2026

    Aggressive. That’s the word that comes to mind when assessing the pace of change promising — or threatening, depending on your point of view — to sweep through education at…

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    Ensuring Responsible AI Implementation in Education

    Brookings Jan 27, 2026

    Since the debut of ChatGPT and with the public’s growing familiarity with generative artificial intelligence (AI), the education community has been debating its promises and perils. Rather than wait for…

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    US Turns Its Back on Global Efforts for Women and Children Terrorized by Violence and Conflict

    The Conversation Jan 23, 2026

    Trump administration’s recent announcement that it is withdrawing from 66 international organizations and treaties is another blow to the global system where all countries unite to share concerns, agree on rules of…

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  • Supporting the Thriving of Young Children and Their Families: How Donors and Funders Can Help

    The Bridgespan Group Jan 22, 2026

    By investing in supporting the thriving of young children and their families, funders can help lay the foundation for those children to thrive for the rest of their lives—with benefits…

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    Specialized Child Care Centers Tackle the Rise in Homelessness Among Infants and Toddlers

    The Hechinger Report Jan 19, 2026

    For months, Karian had tried to make it on her own in New York without the help of specialized child care centers. After the birth of her second daughter, she…

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    The Link Between ICE Activity, the Child Care Workforce, and Mothers’ Employment

    New America Jan 19, 2026

    This report details the links between ICE activity, the child care workforce, and mothers’ employment. It examines whether the recent escalation in U.S. immigration enforcement—measured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

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    How Medicaid Cuts Will Impact Children’s Access to School Health Services

    Grantmakers In Health Jan 13, 2026

    Schools are essential places for children to access health services. An estimated 40 percent of school-aged children have at least one chronic health condition (National Survey of Children’s Health, 2019).…

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  • The Braided Learning Framework: How AI Can Enhance, Not Replace, the Work of Educators

    Getting Smart Jan 9, 2026

    Sarah teaches AP Environmental Science. Last week, after a field study at the local creek, her students recorded video reflections on their phones about what they noticed, what surprised them,…

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  • The Spread of Anti-LGBTQ+ School Policies in Pennsylvania

    The Hechinger Report Jan 9, 2026

    The West Shore school board policy committee meeting came to a halt almost as soon as it began. As a board member started going over the agenda on July 17,…

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    The Fight to Sustain Universal Pre-K in California

    EdSource Jan 8, 2026

    This fall, California achieved something extraordinary: full implementation of universal prekindergarten (UPK) through a mixed-delivery system that includes transitional kindergarten for all 4-year-olds among a variety of options available to…

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  • New Mexico Expands Universal Child Care Program to Support Grandparents

    The 19th Jan 2, 2026

    Tucked in New Mexico’s new universal child care program is a less-talked-about provision that could expand access to free child care for some of the state’s most vulnerable caregivers: grandparents.…

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