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    Deep Dive

    Trump’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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    3 ways to highlight career paths to K-8 students

    Career talks for K-8 work best when they start with strengths not job titles. A practical look at helping students explore paths early and with purpose.

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    ICE 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.

    Updated 22 hours ago
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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.

    Updated Feb. 10, 2026
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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 NUMBERS

    75K ‘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.

    Updated Feb. 3, 2026
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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.

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    Education Department paid laid-off OCR staff $38M while dismissing most complaints

    A GAO report found the agency did not document the financial trade-offs associated with its RIFs and cannot prove the cuts improved services.

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    FAFSA completions for class of 2026 outpacing last year’s

    The U.S. Department of Education points to an earlier form release date and streamlined user process for the increase in federal financial aid applications.

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    Opinion

    Uncertainty is the new normal in education. Here’s how leaders can protect classrooms.

    Children’s education must not fall victim to the ebb and flow of politics, writes Dan Domenech, former AASA executive director.

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    As 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.

    Updated Feb. 2, 2026
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    6 schools to be consolidated in Florida’s Broward County

    Approval of the plan — estimated to save $9 million a year — came as district officials reported a 5% year-over-year enrollment decrease.

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    Week in Review: Teachers’ child care stresses and special ed solutions

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from student protests over violent immigration enforcement actions to a proposed IDEA disability category.

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    Anti-ICE student walkouts are expected Friday. What are schools doing?

    K-12 leaders are advised to speak with student organizers before any planned walkouts while keeping students safe and school settings uninterrupted.

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    The K-12 outlook for 2026: How new federal priorities and funding challenges will stretch schools

    We’ve gathered our trends to watch over the coming year in one place to help you stay on top of the fast-evolving landscape.

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    GAO: Barriers keep schools from fully embracing assistive technology

    The federal government watchdog outlined how some districts use these tools to fit the individualized needs of students with disabilities.