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).
968 articles by Kara Arundel
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Special educators are in short supply at all levels. A cohesive fix is needed, experts say.
July 18, 2025 -
Trump administration to release frozen after-school, summer program funds
July 18, 2025 -
Special educators call for more school mental health supports
July 16, 2025 -
Keep special education with Education Department, former officials say
July 15, 2025 -
States sue Trump administration over frozen K-12 funds
July 14, 2025 -
School districts grapple with ‘budgetary chaos’ in wake of federal funding freeze
July 11, 2025 -
Michigan district agrees to reform seclusion and restraint policies
July 11, 2025 -
4-day school week yields mixed results in Oregon study
July 10, 2025 -
Youngest students see big reading gains post-COVID on DIBELS assessment
July 9, 2025 -
3 things to know about school choice in the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
July 8, 2025 -
Here’s what you need to know about the federal IDEA special education program
July 7, 2025 -
‘Immediate harm’: Education Department withholds $6.2B from schools
July 1, 2025 -
How would Trump’s FY 26 budget plan reshape special education?
June 30, 2025 -
All states can now access ESSER late liquidation funds
June 27, 2025 -
Advocates, lawmakers denounce CTE’s proposed move to Labor Department
June 26, 2025 -
Senate passes ‘Big, Beautiful Bill,’ putting US closer to offering national private school choice
June 26, 2025 -
Missed special education targets show need for support
June 25, 2025 -
DC high school’s book project opens students’ eyes to writing process
June 24, 2025 -
3 parent engagement missteps — and what schools can do instead
June 20, 2025 -
Why did the Energy Department issue a Title IX rule?
June 16, 2025 -
States balance supports and discipline to address troubling student behaviors
June 16, 2025 -
Debate intensifies over national school choice proposal
June 13, 2025 -
Children’s well-being shows both progress and setbacks, Kids Count finds
June 9, 2025 -
Elementary school bocce team wins more than medals in Special Olympics competition
June 9, 2025 -
Trump administration appeals pause on Education Department cuts to SCOTUS
June 5, 2025