
Kara Arundel
Senior Reporter | @KaraArundelKara has worked as a reporter for 20-plus years covering local, state and national education issues and local government for newspapers and online publications. For K-12 Dive, she focuses on special education, early childhood education and Congress. In 2020, Kara authored the booklet “Recruit and Retain Special Educators With Real-Life Lessons From Local, District and State Initiatives” (LRP Publications).
1018 articles by Kara Arundel
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Education Department ‘exploring’ ways to move special education elsewhere
Oct. 21, 2025 -
How states can tackle absenteeism among worried immigrant families
Oct. 21, 2025 -
Head Start advocates warn shutdown will harm early learning programs
Oct. 20, 2025 -
Students make modest math recovery, but stalled on reading progress
Oct. 16, 2025 -
What to know about the Education Department’s latest round of RIFs
Oct. 15, 2025 -
Disability groups urge against assessment and accountability waivers
Oct. 14, 2025 -
RIFs rip through federal Office of Special Education Programs
Oct. 12, 2025 -
How districts help students gain real-life skills
Oct. 10, 2025 -
How school boards reflect their constituencies — and where they don’t
Oct. 8, 2025 -
How are states approaching K-12 open enrollment?
Oct. 7, 2025 -
How the federal government shutdown affects K-12
Oct. 1, 2025 -
4 ways a Minnesota school addresses mental health through art
Oct. 1, 2025 -
Civil rights commissioners mixed on special educator shortage solutions
Sept. 30, 2025 -
Education Department brings back mental health grants
Sept. 29, 2025 -
Superintendents report reduced stress levels
Sept. 25, 2025 -
As CTE transfers to Labor Department, here’s what schools need to know
Sept. 25, 2025 -
What you need to know about least restrictive environment in IDEA
Sept. 23, 2025 -
School nurses: Keep K-12 vaccine mandates
Sept. 19, 2025 -
McMahon calls for educators to teach and model civil discourse
Sept. 18, 2025 -
Teacher-created classroom materials see slow uptick
Sept. 17, 2025 -
How to fix the stubborn decline in math achievement
Sept. 16, 2025 -
Education Department terminates some grants for deafblind students
Sept. 12, 2025 -
House panel approves 26% cut to Title I funding for FY26
Sept. 10, 2025 -
States struggle with increase in special education complaints
Sept. 8, 2025 -
California discipline data show widespread disparities despite reforms
Sept. 5, 2025