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Deep DiveSolving for success: DC’s citywide effort to boost math achievement
Increased rigor, teacher supports, data analysis and lots of hard work have contributed to better math performance. But more work remains, educators say.
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Sponsored by CogniaPlanning with purpose: Strategic thinking drives strategic planning
See how one district turned real voices into real momentum with student-centered planning.
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Deep DiveHow special educators can help students when ICE comes to town
Special educators in St. Paul, Minnesota, are turning to COVID-19-era resources to help some impacted students access learning virtually.
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‘We’re now seeing the results’: Education Department officials tout FAFSA progress
Satisfaction is up and wait times are short, an agency official told the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators’ legislative conference.
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POP QUIZTest yourself on the past week’s K-12 news
From a large teacher strike to new Education Department guidance for using title funds, what did you learn from our recent stories?
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Trump secures legal victory on anti-DEI directives
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals let two executive orders stand that target diversity, equity inclusion in the education sector and elsewhere.
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Reading aloud can boost students’ confidence and fluency
Elementary teachers should normalize mistakes, encourage partnering and reread familiar texts with students, experts say.
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Gaps persist between impact and opportunity in youth civic participation
Local government leaders saw K-12 schools as the most valuable institution for positive effects on civic participation in a recent CivicPulse survey.
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Oklahoma rejects application for Jewish public charter school
Ben Gamla, the organization behind the charter proposal, says it plans to sue over the decision.
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San Francisco USD educators strike over raises amid budget constraints
United Educators of San Francisco’s strike closed schools for a second day as negotiations on raises, workloads and healthcare benefits continue.
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Deep DiveTrump’s OCR resolved no K-12 sexual harassment, assault complaints in 2025, data shows
The Education Department contends "it has restored commonsense safeguards against sexual violence by returning sex-based separation in intimate facilities."
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TrackerICE activity on K-12 school grounds
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said immigration enforcement actions at schools should be "extremely rare." Here's where they’re happening.
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Education Department embraces team-based staffing in new guidance
The agency is encouraging the use of certain Elementary and Secondary Education Act funds for differentiated pay and grow-your-own programs.
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Pasadena school closures didn’t racially discriminate, judge rules
Families suing the California district claimed a 2019 decision to close three majority-Latino elementary schools violated state laws.
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BY THE NUMBERS75K ‘unauthorized’ immigrant students graduate high school every year
A Migration Policy Institute analysis found these graduates are likely to face uncertain futures in work and college as state and federal policies shift.
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Week In Review: ICE on school grounds and FY26 education funding
We’re rounding up last week’s news, from new data on ransomware to tech accessibility rules.
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House, Senate bills would give schools $130B for facility upgrades
In addition to grants, restored and enhanced bond authority could provide lower-income school districts a better chance of getting funding issues passed.
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New Education Department guidance allows teachers to pray with students
Teachers can say grace before lunch as long as they aren’t pressuring students to participate or favoring those that do, the Trump administration said.
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Schools race to meet web accessibility deadlines
A survey indicates many districts won't be ready to comply with the Title II rule’s requirements for websites, mobile apps and digital textbooks.
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Ransomware attacks against education sector slow worldwide
The U.S. saw the highest number of education-related ransomware attacks in 2025 at 130, despite a 9% decline year over year.
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‘An atmosphere of fear’: Minnesota school districts sue over ICE activity
The lawsuit details school leaders being followed by DHS agents, deploying extra security measures, and making changes to daily operations.
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Trump signs $79B education funding bill into law
The FY 26 funding measure provides specific guardrails for allocated grant money at the Education Department.
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Education Department doubles down on anti-DEI efforts
The agency said it would continue to target DEI programs “with or without” a policy letter that set its interpretation of Title VI but was blocked in court.
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Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news
From the Education Department’s FY 2026 budget to ransomware attacks on schools and colleges, what did you learn from our recent stories?
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Some schools stress keyboarding skills as students become all thumbs
Educators say traditional typing practice is essential for standardized testing performance and future careers.
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Dallas school’s vocabulary program TIPs English learners toward success
Deep-dive data analysis helped educators identify issues and arrive at “text, information, picture” charts as a solution.
