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    Executive functioning is key to future success. Here’s how educators can embed it in the classroom

    Experts say classroom jobs are one way crucial skills like planning and self-management can be introduced to students in the earliest grades.

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    Indiana AG sues Indianapolis Public Schools for hindering ICE efforts

    The Indianapolis Public Schools Board of School Commissioners framed the lawsuit against the district as “silly” and “political posturing.”

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    USDA reverses course on SNAP

    The agency that runs the food aid program said Saturday that states are not authorized to load full November benefits for the food aid program.

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    Week In Review: Special education debates ramp up

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from enrollment trends to Colorado’s support for universal meals.

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    AI could save employees a full day of work per week — if they get training

    Access to training remains a sticking point in recent AI discourse.

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    States, districts grapple with declining enrollment

    We’re rounding up the numbers — and what school leaders are facing — in a handful of states and districts.

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    Why shifting special ed oversight could be ‘a public education crisis’

    Though there's still no official plan to transfer the duties out of the Education Department, advocates are voicing concerns against such a move.

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    What impact are AI chatbots having on writing skills?

    Some educators are concerned that students are losing the “thinking work” of writing amid the spread of tools that can produce “B-plus work all the time.”

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    Colorado voters raise taxes on wealthy to continue universal school meals

    If two referendums on funding for the program had not passed, only qualifying low-income students would have received free meals in 2026.

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    USDA will fully cover SNAP benefits for November

    The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has started issuing funds to states in order to comply with a Rhode Island court order.

    Updated Nov. 7, 2025
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    POP QUIZ

    Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news

    From superintendent turnover rates to the number of teachers using AI for special education, what did you learn from our recent stories?

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    ‘A case of life or death’: Behind the Trump administration’s revoked mental health grants

    A student suicide shook a rural county. The Trump administration pulled funds that could help prevent it from happening again.

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    Building lesson plans to help students with autism thrive

    Best practices include direct and multisensory instruction, role-play and behavior modeling, and being mindful of overstimulating situations.

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    Spelling instruction can boost reading, writing skills

    A Georgia State researcher found that spelling-focused interventions improved overall literacy skills, including for students with dyslexia.

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    How K-12 leaders can tackle the ‘digital use divide’

    States and districts need to create sustainable professional development for teachers to effectively integrate technology in instruction, a SETDA report said.

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    Heightened AI use in special education brings elevated risks

    Nearly 60% of special education teachers reported using AI to develop an IEP or Section 504 plan during the 2024-25 school year, a CDT report finds.

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    Chegg slashes nearly half of its workforce as AI eats into its business

    The ed tech company is restructuring and shuffling its leadership as it continues on alone after considering a possible sale and other alternatives.

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    Special education at a crossroads: What should the federal role be?

    Major moves by the Trump administration have some debating, and others defending, the federal oversight system that supports students with disabilities.

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    Week in Review: The government shutdown’s ripple effects on schools

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from audits and lawsuits after a former Iowa superintendent’s ICE arrest to new limits on AI companions for minors.

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    Two judges halt Trump administration’s suspension of SNAP benefits

    A Rhode Island judge granted a temporary restraining order against the federal government while a Massachusetts judge ordered the USDA to fund the food nutrition program during the government shutdown.

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    STAFFED UP

    Tense board relationships fuel high superintendent turnover

    Nearly a quarter of the 500 largest districts got a new superintendent in the past year, according to data from ILO Group.

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    Schools brace for SNAP benefits lapse

    With the nation's largest federal food assistance program likely expiring Nov. 1, school systems are looking for ways to best support low-income families and children.

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    180 ransomware attacks plague education sector worldwide in 2025 through Q3

    Though a Comparitech report finds this is the first dip since 2024, a data research expert cautions this is no time for complacency.

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    Character.AI to ban teens from chatting with its AI companions

    The company’s change comes after experts have warned that AI social companion apps are dangerous for students’ mental well-being.

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    Opinion

    Teaching on empty: 3 truths about today’s teachers — and a message for school leaders

    When school leaders normalize burnout as proof of dedication, they are complicit in dismantling the teaching profession, the authors write.