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).
268 articles by Kara Arundel
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Another 19 children dead as educators ask, 'When will it be enough?'
May 25, 2022 -
Lawmakers and witnesses discuss race, gender in classrooms
May 20, 2022 -
House panel: Juvenile justice reforms need coordinated school-community response
May 18, 2022 -
Parents, teachers say SEL is valued and needed in schools
May 17, 2022 -
Ed Dept offers 18-month extension requests for ARP spending
May 13, 2022 -
Why states and districts are struggling with ARP's maintenance of equity
May 13, 2022 -
Teachers say live instruction better for mitigating learning loss
May 11, 2022 -
ESSER spending decisions influenced by changing demands
May 10, 2022 -
Ed Department begins review of often misunderstood Section 504 rules
May 6, 2022 -
Homework hotline gives K-12 students support for tricky assignments
May 3, 2022 -
Ed Dept: LAUSD must make up for special ed services missed during school shutdowns
April 29, 2022 -
FCC opens third and likely final round of funding to address homework gap
April 28, 2022 -
Pandemic to blame for first pre-K enrollment drop in 20 years
April 26, 2022 -
Proposed Ed Dept rules are 'sneak attack' on charter schools, opponents say
April 25, 2022 -
4 ways schools can support students, staff suffering from trauma
April 21, 2022 -
Inclusive strategies in CTE courses improve student engagement
April 20, 2022 -
White House seeks to expand early intervention for young children
April 18, 2022 -
4 lessons from ongoing efforts to close the K-12 digital divide
April 14, 2022 -
Remote learning special ed litigation lower than expected
April 12, 2022 -
Positive student-teacher relationships boost instructional quality
April 8, 2022 -
Texas says low attendance rates won't hurt school funding
April 5, 2022 -
How a Florida district reintroduced peanut butter after an 18-year absence
April 4, 2022 -
Biden proposes 15.6% increase for education spending in FY23
March 28, 2022 -
NEA, Airbnb partnership aims to help teachers supplement income
March 28, 2022 -
How can equity be prioritized in early ed quality metrics?
March 25, 2022