3 School Stocks Leveraging AI & Healthcare Demand Amid Headwinds

The Zacks Schools industry enters 2026 facing notable headwinds, including a shrinking traditional student base, intensifying competition from public and nonprofit institutions and continued affordability pressures. Regulatory oversight around student outcomes, financial transparency and federal aid eligibility is tightening, increasing compliance costs and execution risk, particularly for career-focused providers. At the same time, rising marketing, labor and technology expenses are weighing on margins, wh ...