Kara has worked as a reporter for 20-plus years covering local, state and national education issues and local government for newspapers and online publications based in Virginia and Florida. In 2020, she authored the booklet “Recruit and Retain Special Educators With Real-Life Lessons From Local, District and State Initiatives” (LRP Publications).
86 articles by Kara Arundel
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Biden proposes $20B Title I funding increase for FY 2022
April 12, 2021 -
AASA report outlines path to systemic change in public education by 2025
April 9, 2021 -
Can schools make summer programs more fun, effective by focusing on accelerated learning?
April 7, 2021 -
Report: Intervene early, effectively to prevent violent school attacks
April 6, 2021 -
Superintendents share reopening strategies in Ed Dept 'Lessons from the Field' session
April 5, 2021 -
Pandemic's K-12 impacts exacerbated by pre-existing disability disparities
April 1, 2021 -
Biden's American Jobs Plan proposes $100B to improve school infrastructure
April 1, 2021 -
Buoyed by new funding, early childhood ed experts seek transformative change
March 31, 2021 -
3 ways students inspired educators during the pandemic
March 26, 2021 -
How 5 superintendents are planning the 2021-22 school year
March 22, 2021 -
Education secretaries share advice on school pandemic recovery efforts
March 22, 2021 -
Promising Practices: Georgia district enlists community to tackle complex attendance problem
March 18, 2021 -
Ed Dept: Use American Relief Plan funds for quick, safe school reopenings
March 18, 2021 -
Experts: Culturally responsive practices reduce subjective discipline of marginalized students
March 16, 2021 -
Review of 130 studies favors reopening schools with safety measures
March 12, 2021 -
8 ways a year of dueling crises is shaping the future of K-12 schools
March 10, 2021 -
SXSW EDU: 3 key areas where COVID-19 challenged special education
March 10, 2021 -
3 strategies for helping students in crisis return to school
March 9, 2021 -
White House orders Ed Department to review Title IX rule
March 8, 2021 -
How teachers are inspiring students to read during the pandemic
March 4, 2021 -
Superintendents: CTO collaborations improved pandemic responses
March 3, 2021 -
How one district built a comprehensive COVID-19 testing program in a month
Feb. 25, 2021 -
Project-based learning boosts achievement across demographics
Feb. 24, 2021 -
Ed Dept: States must assess students, but with flexibilities
Feb. 23, 2021 -
EL assessment challenges remain despite testing flexibilities
Feb. 22, 2021