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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).
761 articles by Kara Arundel
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School crime shows downward trend, with notable exceptions
July 25, 2024 -
Charter schools struggle to meet special education needs
July 24, 2024 -
Achievement data shows stalled progress in COVID learning recovery
July 23, 2024 -
What we learned at the National Conference on School Leadership
July 22, 2024 -
Michigan fights Ed Dept’s findings of COVID-era student disability violations
July 22, 2024 -
How school leaders can be special education ambassadors
July 19, 2024 -
How 2 school leaders infuse joy in student and staff learning
July 18, 2024 -
Groups call for cutting chronic absenteeism by 50% over 5 years
July 18, 2024 -
3 ways new school administrators gained confidence and had fun along the way
July 17, 2024 -
Message to principals: Help students focus on one positive experience a day
July 16, 2024 -
Private school choice enrollment exceeds 1M students for first time
July 11, 2024 -
House committee approves 25% cut to Title I
July 11, 2024 -
Virginia to curb student cellphone use in schools
July 10, 2024 -
Title IX athletics rule delayed yet again
July 9, 2024 -
Student arrest rates more than double when police are on-site
July 9, 2024 -
DC high school immerses students in rigorous, hands-on career education
July 3, 2024 -
Are young students getting enough academic support?
July 3, 2024 -
ESSER funds helped learning recovery but gaps remain, studies say
July 1, 2024 -
Education Department considers IDEA accountability updates as more states miss mark
June 28, 2024 -
Republican FY 25 plan would cut education funding by $11B
June 27, 2024 -
How 4 Pittsburgh-area districts are upgrading career curriculum
June 26, 2024 -
Weaker relationships with teachers put absentee students at ‘double disadvantage’
June 25, 2024 -
Sickle cell disease, epilepsy and cancer could trigger student civil rights protections
June 24, 2024 -
SIIA warns schools and ed tech to prepare for costly, time-consuming Title II compliance
June 20, 2024 -
Civil liberty groups vow to fight Louisiana’s Ten Commandments displays in schools
June 20, 2024