🎓 The SuperBriefDaily Education News for School Leaders | Good morning! It's Monday, January 19, 2026. The headlines that matter for school leaders today. | 💡 Quote of the Day "Education is the ability to meet life's situations." — John G. Hibben | ⚡ Quick ReadsTennessee GOP Lawmakers Propose Bill to Verify Students' Immigration Status A new bill introduced by Republican leadership would require schools to track the citizenship status of students, sparking immediate debate over privacy rights and potential conflicts with federal law... Read more → | Chalkbeat Tennessee LANL Foundation Releases 2026 Legislative Priorities for New Mexico Education Released Jan 19, this platform outlines three critical acts for the upcoming session: a High-Quality Literacy Instruction Act, a Math Education Act, and a Special Education Act. Read more → | Los Alamos Daily Post South Dakota Lawmakers Debate 'Student Violence' Bill to Remove Disruptive Students House Bill 1017 is being debated; it would grant schools broader legal authority to remove students for 'violent' or disruptive behavior, though critics fear it targets special education students. Read more → | South Dakota News Watch Colorado Democrats Plan 2026 Ballot Measure to Bypass TABOR for K-12 Funding Democratic leaders are preparing a November 2026 ballot initiative to exempt school funding from the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) cap, aiming to unlock an estimated $4.5 billion for public educatio... Read more → | Chalkbeat Colorado Supreme Court to Hear Major Transgender Athlete Case Tomorrow The education sector is bracing for oral arguments regarding West Virginia v. B.P.J., which will determine if Title IX protections extend to transgender students' participation in sports. Read more → | K-12 Dive Education Department Opens Title IX Investigations into 18 School Districts The Office for Civil Rights has launched probes into 18 entities, including NYC Public Schools, alleging they violated Title IX by allowing transgender girls to compete on female sports teams. Read more → | Education Week Senate Committee Questions 'One Device Per Child' Policies Following a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, lawmakers are weighing federal guardrails on 1:1 device programs, citing growing concern over screen time and student mental health. Read more → | Politico Morning Education |
| 📰 Today's Top Stories📰 Chicago Public Schools Faces 'Fiscal Cliff' and CEO Search in 2026 New analysis highlights the dual crisis facing CPS: a projected $500 million deficit and the urgent search for a new CEO before the historic school board elections in November. Read more → | Wirepoints / Chalkbeat 🤖 Battle Ground Schools Launch Campaign for Crucial Educational Levy District leaders launched a media push today arguing that local levies are essential to bridge the gap between state funding and actual operating costs. Read more → | The Reflector (Washington) 👔 Six Superintendents Share What They Need From EdTech Vendors Top district leaders provide a 'wish list' for vendors, emphasizing interoperability, data privacy, and simplified rostering over flashy new features. Read more → | Education Week 📖 For the science of reading, the “big work” is yet to come 2025 was another banner year for science of reading (SOR) policy advocates. States including California, Georgia, Idaho, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, New York, and Pennsylvania passed legislation around evidence-based literacy instruction. South Dakota revised state standards in alignment wit... Read more → | Fordham Institute (The Gadfly) 💵 Basing K-12 Funding on California School Enrollment Could Bring Problems This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For years, California schools have pushed to change the way the state pays for K-12 education: by basing funding on enrollment, instead of attendance. That’s the way 45 other states do it, and it would mean an extra... Read more → | The 74 Million 📖 ‘Implementation is where it’s at’: What’s next for the science of reading? Science of reading laws are passing in record numbers. But policy isn’t the finish line, it’s the starting gate. National literacy experts say the next phase requires a shift from compliance to capacity, from checklists to change management, and from fragmented systems to coherent, knowledge-rich... Read more → | Education NC (EdNC) 💰 Little’s Budget Protects Giveaways While Families Pay the Price While pushing these deep cuts, the governor ignores common sense solutions. Read more → | Idaho Education News | 📊 Quick Poll What's your biggest concern about federal education policy? Reply to this email with your answer! | 🌐 What Educators Are Saying Online🔴 From Reddit "Discussion on 'Teachergram' influencers: 'It rubs me the wrong way that she has several million followers... yet she still shares her Amazon wishlist and asks for donations all the time.'" — u/u/SwiftieMama1994View → "Teaching has become hell in 2026. My former district lost more than half of its administrators who have been there for decades, replaced by a new group who blame teachers for everything. Enough is ..." — u/u/Dismal_Ad_8719View → 🐦 From Twitter/X "New bill alert: GOP lawmakers in Tennessee have proposed requiring schools to verify students' immigration status. This move is already sparking privacy concerns and questions about federal funding..." — @@ChalkbeatTNView → 🦋 From Bluesky "Teaching might be for you – & we can help you get started. If you were a chemistry teacher, what would a typical day look like? Join our next webinar." — @@rsc.orgView → | | 📅 Upcoming EventsTASA Midwinter Conference 2026 📍 Austin, TX • 🗓️ Jan 25-27, 2026 • TASA Learn More → • In 6 days AASA National Conference on Education 2026 📍 New Orleans, LA • 🗓️ Feb 19-21, 2026 • AASA, The School Superintendents Association Learn More → SXSW EDU 2026 📍 Austin, TX • 🗓️ Mar 02-05, 2026 • SXSW Learn More → ASCD Annual Conference 2026 📍 Atlanta, GA • 🗓️ Mar 20-23, 2026 • ASCD Learn More → CoSN Annual Conference 2026 📍 Denver, CO • 🗓️ Mar 29 - Apr 01, 2026 • Consortium for School Networking Learn More → Have an event to share? Email us | Someone you know needs to see this. Only you can send it. 📧 Forward to a Colleague | Until tomorrow, stay informed and keep making a difference. 💬 Feedback? Have a story, appointment, or trend your colleagues should know? Reply to this email. | 📬 You're reading The SuperBrief A daily executive digest crafted for superintendents, board chairs, and education leaders navigating K–12 at the speed of policy. © 2026 The SuperBrief. All rights reserved. |
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