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Education Department rescinds Title IX pacts protecting LGBTQ+ students
The resolution agreements, which the agency called "illegal," were reached under previous Democratic administrations.
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COVID remote learning put drain on college enrollment
The percentages of students completing the FAFSA, taking the ACT or signing up for the first year of college fell in 2020-21, NBER data shows.
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Trump’s FY 2027 budget would slash $8.5B from selected K-12 programs
The request spares Title I and special education but targets a range of K-12 programs including English Language Acquisition.
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EPA Clean School Bus Program revving up after roadblock
The agency’s Office of Inspector General previously flagged concerns about its management of the $5 billion program.
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Educational equity on the chopping block in Trump FY 2027 budget request
Equity Assistance Centers and teacher quality grants would be eliminated for DEI ties, while the Office for Civil Rights would be cut by over 30%.
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LGBTQ+ students report schools feel more hostile
Two-thirds of students reported feeling unsafe because of their LGBTQ+ identity in 2024-25, according to data from an annual survey by Glisten.
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Week In Review: A $17.25M student data privacy settlement and the end of ESSER
We’re rounding up last week’s news, from AI’s use in reviewing books and curricula to diminishing returns for career and technical education.
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H-1B visa program hits cap for the next fiscal year
Immigration and the H-1B visa program have been targets of the Trump administration, and many changes have left employers scrambling to comply.
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What the $17.25M PowerSchool Naviance settlement means for school districts
District leaders will face questions from families who receive settlement notices as ed tech pushback grows, a K-12 cybersecurity expert says.
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CTE programs’ earnings boosts may diminish over time, study finds
Construction, transportation and manufacturing were associated with stronger wage returns for students, according to a Fordham Institute study.
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Deep DiveAs AI enters book ban disputes, here’s what it means for school districts
Tools seeking to help districts get ahead of challenges have resulted in auto-flags for thousands books, from political memoirs to the works of Shakespeare.
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AI is moving quickly. How can districts keep up?
In an ILO Group webinar, education leaders detailed how they implement and govern AI by sharing responsibilities across departments and piloting tools.
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POP QUIZTest yourself on the past week’s K-12 news
From superintendents’ average tenure length to the end of ESSER spending, what did you learn from our recent stories?
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Professional development is linked to higher scores, but what works best?
Coaching and collaboration were among aspects found to be particularly useful in a review of meta-analyses by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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How scaffolding prior knowledge into new concepts can build engagement
Framing material in the context of what students already know can make it more relevant and culturally responsive, teacher educators say.
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3 state education chiefs share how they’re leading innovation efforts
Leaders from Connecticut, Wisconsin and Alabama explain how partnering with stakeholders and staying the course through reforms can bring improvements.
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Should executive functioning be more thoroughly embedded in math curricula?
Cognitive flexibility and collaboration are among skills strengthened by the subject, researchers say.
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San Jose USD closes 5 elementary schools after 20% enrollment drop
The California district reported it lost 6,000 students since the 2017-18 school year as birthrates decline and the Bay Area’s cost of living goes up.
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Deep DiveESSER pandemic spending is over. What will its legacy be?
Education finance experts say the effectiveness of relief funds is hard to measure — but schools would be worse off without the money.
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DOL seeks to hike H-1B visa holder wage rates to curb ‘abuse’ of program
While schools are unlikely to be affected by the proposed changes, AASA said it’s still concerned about the $100,000 H-1B fee imposed by President Donald Trump last year.
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This student-led mental health group has seen promising results so far
Laguna Beach High School’s peer-to-peer mental health initiative, the Student Support Collective, is proving to boost student safety and belonging.
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TrackerAs student enrollment declines, a look at public school closures
We’re tracking districts’ plans to shutter or consolidate schools amid enrollment pressure from falling birthrates and growing school choice.
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Week In Review: School meal funds in the courts and new staffing data
We’re rounding up last week’s news, from the Education Department’s latest interagency agreement to superintendents’ average tenure.
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The average length of current superintendents’ tenure? 5.4 years
A growing percentage of district leaders also report declining economic conditions in their districts in a new AASA salary and benefits study.
