Naaz Modan
Senior Reporter | @NaazModanNaaz stumbled into journalism as a middle school student, when she reluctantly joined her school paper. Nearly two decades later, she covers the U.S. Department of Education and K-12 litigation, with a special focus on civil rights and equity and policy issues, as a senior reporter for K-12 Dive. She has received multiple national awards, including top Azbee and Jesse H. Neal awards for her project investigating the impact on students when schools fumble their Title IX responsibilities. In her free time, Naaz enjoys knitting, having a black thumb and telling her toddler to not drink the bathwater.
1186 articles by Naaz Modan
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Proposed SNAP rule would threaten nearly 2M children’s school meal access
Nov. 12, 2026 -
Majority of students report misusing tech during school hours
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Anthropic enters student AI privacy agreement with teachers unions
Nov. 10, 2026 -
How did education issues fare on state ballots in 2026?
Nov. 9, 2026 -
What can K-12 expect from Democrats’ big win in 2026 elections?
Nov. 4, 2026 -
SCOTUS may agree some schools can exclude children of LGBTQ+ parents
Nov. 3, 2026 -
Low-income elementary math achievers underrepresented, NWEA finds
Nov. 3, 2026 -
Can some preschools exclude children of gay parents? Supreme Court to decide
Nov. 2, 2026 -
Texas student sues district after she’s denied male role in school play
Oct. 30, 2026 -
A Maryland district changed its pronoun policy. The Justice Department still sued.
Oct. 28, 2026 -
New York eases part of Native American imagery ban
Oct. 28, 2026 -
3 California districts under federal probe for ethnic studies materials
Oct. 26, 2026 -
Trump administration: English learner, other minority protections ‘not enforceable’
Oct. 22, 2026 -
High schoolers oppose full-day cellphone bans amid safety concerns
Oct. 20, 2026 -
Supreme Court takes case on K-12 admissions policies
Oct. 20, 2026 -
Diesel price surge triggers budget workarounds, changes to bus routes
Oct. 20, 2026 -
Educators who use AI say it frees up time to interact with students
Oct. 16, 2026 -
Ohio school choice program ‘undermining’ public schools, state court rules
Oct. 15, 2026 -
Democratic lawmakers accuse Education Department of ‘frontloading’ grants
Oct. 15, 2026 -
1 in 3 ACT test-takers retook the exam — and raised their scores
Oct. 14, 2026 -
New York opts into national school choice program
Oct. 13, 2026 -
DOJ lands desegregation order dismissals even where segregation remains
Oct. 12, 2026 -
54% of state sex ed bills proposed in the first half of 2026 were restrictive
Oct. 9, 2026 -
School district book bans rose further in 2025-26
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Trump administration threatens federal funds over mental health screenings
Oct. 6, 2026
