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.
1159 articles by Naaz Modan
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Education Department takes 2024 Title IX rule off the books
Sept. 28, 2026 -
Federal court clears way for first religious public charter school
Sept. 25, 2026 -
Lack of federal funding hindering school meal programs, superintendents say
Sept. 24, 2026 -
How are Trump efforts to cut funding under Title IX holding up in court?
Sept. 24, 2026 -
Iowa’s largest district appoints new superintendent one year after former leader’s ICE arrest
Sept. 21, 2026 -
1 in 4 elementary school teachers say students use devices for main lessons
Sept. 21, 2026 -
What could the end of EEO-5 reporting mean for school districts?
Sept. 17, 2026 -
Rising Leaders: 10 standout assistant principals and district leaders you should know in 2026-27
Sept. 16, 2026 -
Education Department not transparent about RIF cost or effectiveness, former employees say
Sept. 15, 2026 -
Cellphone ban enforcement may be waning over school year
Sept. 15, 2026 -
Superintendent turnover returns to pre-pandemic levels among 500 largest districts
Sept. 14, 2026 -
Appellate court clears way for Oklahoma divisive concepts law
Sept. 11, 2026 -
K-12 satisfaction in 4 charts
Sept. 10, 2026 -
From science to screen time: 4 key takeaways from the latest PISA results
Sept. 8, 2026 -
Education Department’s latest civil rights data redacts hundreds of LGBTQ+ entries
Sept. 3, 2026 -
High schoolers say school counselors emphasize college pathways — and not CTE
Sept. 3, 2026 -
Districts buckle on LGBTQ+ policies under Trump administration pressure
Sept. 1, 2026 -
Trans, nonbinary students miss school over safety concerns, report says
Aug. 28, 2026 -
Mental health screenings, surveys require parental consent, Education Department says
Aug. 27, 2026 -
This Texas effort to prevent schools from ‘passing the trash’ could go nationwide
Aug. 25, 2026 -
Education Department proposal would make it easier to end grants
Aug. 21, 2026 -
Judge deals blow to Trump administration’s gutting of Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
Aug. 20, 2026 -
Efforts to keep ICE off of school grounds ramp up
Aug. 20, 2026 -
How would Head Start programs fare if federal standards are pared down?
Aug. 19, 2026 -
OCR calls on schools to ‘stop racial balancing’ in new discipline guidance
Aug. 18, 2026
