The Latest
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By the Numbers: How will student demographics shift in the next 30 years?
UCLA researchers expect that by 2050 non-Hispanic White children will make up 42% of school-aged children, while Hispanic students will comprise 29%.
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6 ways mental health support in K-12 schools is evolving
Committing resources to universal screening can help identify students who are experiencing mental health issues so they can be adequately treated.
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GAO says federal family engagement guidance is outdated and confusing
In response, the Education Department said it would update its direction for Title I schools and plan for more resources.
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POP QUIZ
Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news
From PISA test results’ spotlight on global math performance to new data on school competition, what did you learn from our recent stories?
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Scholastic reintegrates diverse titles for spring book fairs
The company has enhanced its online title previews, saying they've become necessary to help educators navigate state and local curriculum restrictions.
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Dive Awards
District of the Year: Bismarck Public Schools
North Dakota’s largest district is pioneering a mastery-based push to create pathways where students can follow their passions and interests.
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Focus on real-world impacts can help students develop math-ready mindsets
Understanding how and why math is used can help them becoming more confident in their abilities, according to one expert.
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Dive Awards
Superintendent of the Year: Mary Elizabeth Davis, Henry County Schools
Over the past six years, Davis has led her 52-school, 43,000-student district in Georgia to an 11-point growth in state accountability measures.
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Dive Awards
Principal of the Year: Kevin Sotomayor, Isaac Middle School
For the Phoenix school leader, lifting a school from near-failing to a “B” started with building a fun, supportive staff culture that “trickled down” to students.
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OIG: Waiver process for 1% cap on alternate assessment ‘appropriate’
A disability rights advocate, however, says OIG's review was limited in scope and that the office should research plans for compliance.
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PISA results show math performance declined globally amid COVID-19
Though the results echo trends highlighted in recent NAEP scores, the U.S. struggled less in math than other industrialized nations did.
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School districts face growing competition for students
A Fordham Institute study says competition for students is modest, with charter school growth driving much of the competition for non-White students.
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How schools are addressing antisemitism and Islamophobia
School districts are working to prevent bullying and harassment amid an uptick in incidents nationwide in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Penguin Random House, renowned authors join lawsuit challenging Iowa curriculum law
The second challenge to the state’s law filed this week claims it is too vague and infringes on the freedoms of students, authors and teachers.
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Retrieved from Democratic Women’s Caucus on November 30, 2023
House Democrats press Education Department over Title IX rule delay
The agency missed its October deadline for two anticipated regulations that will change the impact on school policies for the third time in three administrations.
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Kara Arundel/K-12 Dive/K-12 Dive, data from JHU School of Education
Increasing student diversity in suburbs creating challenges, opportunities
Suburban schools face unique social, cultural and academic barriers as they aim for educational equity.
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Retrieved from New York City Public Schools on November 30, 2023
NYC schools face Title VI probe over alleged Islamophobia, antisemitism
The nation’s largest school district is the third to come under investigation for potential violations in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
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Q&A
Happy birthday, ChatGPT! What’s in store for K-12 schools next year?
To mark the occasion, K-12 Dive asked the AI tool to reflect on the past year and how the technology is shaping education for the future.
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Few parents say there’s a reading crisis in the US
But concerns rise when parents are told of poor NAEP reading performance, according to polling from Impact Research and Public Opinion Strategies.
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Rural students face persistent access barriers to counselors, gifted programming
Research from the National Rural Education Association also calls attention to a lack of home internet, but highlights growing student diversity.
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Plaintiffs claim Iowa LGBTQ+ restrictions are ‘paralyzing’ schools
The law and its legal challenge are similar to others that have cropped up nationwide and stand to impact how educators navigate LGBTQ+ issues.
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New Jersey boots basic skills exam requirement for teacher candidates
Advocates of removing certification testing barriers say this will help ease pathways into the teaching profession.
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‘Renewed urgency’ needed for early ed inclusion
HHS and the Education Department say 55% of preschoolers with disabilities get special education services in classrooms separate from their peers.
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Ahlers, Marvin. Retrieved from Pixabay.
How podcasting helps students discover their voice
Offering podcasting instruction not only imparts digital literacy and media skills, but it can open doors for students to explore cross-curricular interests.
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Can unconventional teaching roles douse teacher burnout?
Common solutions like better pay may help repair the teacher pipeline but don’t address feelings of demoralization, according to a CRPE report.
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Massachusetts emergency licensed teachers performed as well as other new educators
A majority of the 1,327 emergency licensed teachers surveyed by Boston University in 2022-23 said they’d like to continue teaching in the state.