Kara Arundel
Lead Reporter | LinkedInKara 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).
1133 articles by Kara Arundel
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Takeaways from the Ed Dept-HHS special ed agreement
June 18, 2026 -
The Education Dept now has 14 interagency agreements. Here are the changes.
June 17, 2026 -
Education Department transfers key special ed, civil rights functions
June 16, 2026 -
Should Head Start require pre-K teacher pay parity?
June 16, 2026 -
How a Maryland district renovated 48 school libraries in 1 year
June 15, 2026 -
3 states sue over cancelled special education teacher training grants
June 12, 2026 -
Treasury previews guidance for first federal school choice program
June 12, 2026 -
Ed Dept would see 10% budget cut under House committee plan
June 10, 2026 -
School culture wars come to Capitol Hill
June 10, 2026 -
A snapshot of private school trends in 4 charts
June 3, 2026 -
Screen time limits call for nuance, disability advocates say
June 1, 2026 -
Pittsburgh Public Schools OKs plan to close 12 schools
May 28, 2026 -
Ed Dept wants to end some IDEA data collections. How did stakeholders respond?
May 28, 2026 -
What you need to know about charter schools
May 26, 2026 -
Pressure mounts for Ed Dept to release research funds
May 22, 2026 -
12.6M kids lack access to summer programming
May 21, 2026 -
Louisiana 2nd state approved for ESEA funding waiver
May 20, 2026 -
HHS seeks to undo Biden-era Head Start reforms
May 19, 2026 -
3 takeaways from McMahon hearing on Ed Dept priorities
May 14, 2026 -
Math summer slide is ‘significant,’ but reading loss much smaller, data shows
May 14, 2026 -
Ed Department to release $144M for special education, early intervention
May 13, 2026 -
Cellphone ban led to improved learning, attendance in Florida district
May 12, 2026 -
Some states reconsider private school voucher investments
May 8, 2026 -
School cellphone bans improve discipline over time, but academic impacts are limited, study says
May 6, 2026 -
Schools spend $4B on physical safety measures. Here’s what research says they should do instead.
May 5, 2026
