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).
631 articles by Kara Arundel
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New Ed Dept deadlines revealed for regulations including Title IX, Section 504
Dec. 8, 2023 -
High-dosage tutoring shows promise in closing COVID-19 learning gaps
Dec. 7, 2023 -
GAO says federal family engagement guidance is outdated and confusing
Dec. 7, 2023 -
OIG: Waiver process for 1% cap on alternate assessment ‘appropriate’
Dec. 6, 2023 -
School districts face growing competition for students
Dec. 5, 2023 -
Increasing student diversity in suburbs creating challenges, opportunities
Dec. 1, 2023 -
Rural students face persistent access barriers to counselors, gifted programming
Nov. 30, 2023 -
Few parents say there’s a reading crisis in the US
Nov. 29, 2023 -
‘Renewed urgency’ needed for early ed inclusion
Nov. 29, 2023 -
‘Opportunity’ knocked — and stayed: The debate over private school vouchers
Nov. 22, 2023 -
Eating bugs and sleeping on the roof: How some schools are reinventing fundraisers
Nov. 22, 2023 -
‘Opportunity’ knocked — and stayed: Successes and flaws of DC’s private school voucher program
Nov. 21, 2023 -
‘Opportunity’ knocked — and stayed: Two decades of private school vouchers in the nation’s capital
Nov. 20, 2023 -
Ed Dept calls on more states to develop innovative assessments
Nov. 20, 2023 -
Continuing resolution secures federal education funds through Feb. 2
Nov. 17, 2023 -
OCR data collection finds ‘stark inequalities’ in pre-K-12 education
Nov. 16, 2023 -
Senators propose study on effects of cell phone use in schools
Nov. 14, 2023 -
Less than 1% of COVID emergency funds approved for spending extensions
Nov. 13, 2023 -
Out-of-school suspensions cost California students 500,000 instruction days
Nov. 9, 2023 -
State superintendent appointments mired in politics
Nov. 7, 2023 -
Use home visits to strengthen connections for newcomer students
Nov. 6, 2023 -
Virginia Gov. Youngkin calls for parent notification of school drug overdoses
Nov. 3, 2023 -
Schools increase offerings in computer science courses
Nov. 1, 2023 -
White House, Ed Dept call on schools to protect youth from fentanyl dangers
Oct. 31, 2023 -
Special education leader aims to raise expectations for students
Oct. 31, 2023