
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).
999 articles by Kara Arundel
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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 -
Private school choice jumps 25% in one year
Sept. 4, 2025 -
Florida seeks to eliminate vaccine mandates, including for children
Sept. 3, 2025 -
Immigration enforcement causing trauma and school avoidance, educators and advocates say
Sept. 3, 2025 -
House GOP eyes 27% cut to Title I
Sept. 2, 2025 -
These 4 trends are shaping the 2025-26 school year
Aug. 28, 2025 -
States, districts seek to end federal funding freeze lawsuits
Aug. 27, 2025 -
Severe weather eroding school finances and learning
Aug. 26, 2025 -
6 ways administrators are handling cellphone bans in the new school year
Aug. 25, 2025 -
How are education leaders combating chronic absenteeism?
Aug. 22, 2025 -
Proposal would remove federal data collection for special education racial disparities
Aug. 22, 2025 -
5 Northern Virginia districts put on high-risk status for Title IX violations
Aug. 20, 2025 -
How to protect students’ mental health during active shooter drills
Aug. 18, 2025 -
3 risk factors making states vulnerable to federal funding cuts
Aug. 18, 2025 -
Why this New Jersey school requires parents to volunteer
Aug. 8, 2025 -
How can colleges help solve the special educator shortage?
Aug. 6, 2025 -
Education Department eyes special education in school choice expansion
Aug. 6, 2025 -
Did SCOTUS make it easier to sue schools for disability discrimination?
Aug. 4, 2025 -
These 6 guidelines can improve equity in literacy, report says
Aug. 1, 2025 -
Senate committee rejects K-12 grant consolidations in FY 26 bill
July 31, 2025