# Embracing New Beginnings: Education in 2026 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/educate-u-s-6415748/embracing-new-beginnings-education-in-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/educate-u-s-6415748/embracing-new-beginnings-education-in-2026.md Podcast: [Educate U.S.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/educate-u-s-6415748) Published: 2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/educate-us/episodes/embracing-new-beginnings-education-in-2026 Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/647a3f3d7b38dd00117a5013/e/696ee15761af1789a180e91c/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/educate-u-s-6415748/episodes/embracing-new-beginnings-education-in-2026 Duration seconds: 1279 ## Resource Stacey and Patrice are back! In this episode, they explore the energy of 2026—a year of "one" symbolizing new beginnings, creativity, and the launch of their upcoming book. The duo dives deep into the tension between educational technology and student mental health, the power of local microspaces, and the urgent need for relational accountability in our schools. Articles mentioned in this episode:  https://www.the74million.org/article/these-schools-are-seeing-a-january-enrollment-surge/ https://www.k12dive.com/news/senators-discuss-school-tech-limits-amid-youth-mental-health-crisis/809805/ https://www.k12dive.com/news/positive-school-climate-academics-student-attendance-chronic-absenteeism/809379/ Educate U.S. podcast is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. & Positively Tea.  Enjoy a cup of the best tasting coffee (and tea!) while listening to Stacey & Patrice break down the latest from the world of education & beyond! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1k3n0 & use their promo code EDUCATEUS for 20% off your first purchase! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/educate-u-s-6415748/episodes/embracing-new-beginnings-education-in-2026/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/educate-u-s-6415748/embracing-new-beginnings-education-in-2026.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.