Week In Review: Enrollment concerns weigh on districts and Houston makes progress

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from school choice in special education to Atlanta’s plans to address empty seats.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 11, 2025

How a summer camp exposes both students and teachers to quantum physics

The Quantum For All pilot combines professional learning and direct practice to close knowledge gaps and expand STEM opportunities.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Aug. 6, 2025

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STEM

From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.

By K-12 Dive staff

Week In Review: AI, federal funding and ESEA waivers

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from guidance on “unlawful” DEI to how district leaders are navigating school closures.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 4, 2025

Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news

From the Trump administration’s release of frozen K-12 funds to the Education Department’s AI priorities, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • Aug. 1, 2025

Week In Review: Funding freezes, enrollment concerns and cyberthreats

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from lawsuits against the Trump administration to St. Louis’ proposed school cuts.

By Roger Riddell • July 28, 2025

Words matter: Let’s discuss energy contracts, not “going solar”

Electricity prices are increasing. For schools with tight budgets, new energy contracts can help.

By Rich Allevi, Vice President, Energy Solutions, Madison Energy Infrastructure • July 28, 2025

Education Department issues AI priorities. But what if the agency closes?

As the agency issues advice on using federal grants to advance school AI strategies, districts remain concerned about leadership on cybersecurity.

By Anna Merod • July 25, 2025

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From potential school closures in St. Louis to ransom demands on schools, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Kara Arundel • July 25, 2025

Week In Review: Education Department cuts move forward and principals convene in Seattle

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from changes to federal oversight to a set of delayed Energy Department rules.

By Roger Riddell • July 21, 2025

Ransomware attacks in education jump 23% year over year

Education was the fourth-most-targeted sector during the first half of 2025, according to a report from Comparitech.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • July 21, 2025

Beyond fresh paint: 12 strategic upgrades that keep students (and funding) in your district

Tired buildings send families elsewhere. These 12 upgrades help keep them with your schools.

July 21, 2025

Labor Department to take on day-to-day management of CTE programs

Career and technical education is among the workforce development programs to be jointly administered with the Education Department.

By Roger Riddell • July 15, 2025

Federal funding delays threaten AI education and America’s tech future

The delayed obligation of funds will erode the tools and infrastructure needed to scale artificial intelligence education nationwide, writes an industry expert.

By Sara Kloek • July 14, 2025

Week in Review: School choice, reading gains and looming policy changes

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” to a pair of transgender athletics cases headed to the Supreme Court.

By Roger Riddell • July 14, 2025

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” to notable achievement gains in young students, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Roger Riddell • July 11, 2025

How can AI enhance project-based learning?

Artificial intelligence could help educators flesh out project assignments and provide students an additional research and feedback tool.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • July 9, 2025

California high school reimagines classrooms as ‘learning studios’

Compton High School is using technology-driven communal class spaces in an effort to modernize and create a more collaborative environment.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • July 9, 2025

AFT, tech companies join forces on $23M teacher AI training initiative

The National Academy for AI Instruction aims to train over 400,000 teachers on artificial intelligence fluency skills by 2030.

By Anna Merod • July 9, 2025

Over 60 organizations sign White House pledge to invest in AI education

The pledge marks a win for the White House and comes as a state AI regulation moratorium was stricken from the Senate’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill."

By Anna Merod • July 2, 2025

DC high school’s book project opens students’ eyes to writing process

Phelps ACE High School 10th graders spent the school year writing personal poems and learning about publishing — and themselves — along the way.

By Kara Arundel • June 24, 2025

Phone bans proliferate as digital media’s harm to students grows clearer

Though many studies link screentime to emotional and behavioral problems, one group of researchers urges that correlation may not mean causation.

By Naaz Modan • June 23, 2025

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From California’s lawsuit against the Justice Department to new research on children’s well-being, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • June 13, 2025

House lawmakers find consensus on benefits of school cellphone bans

State and district policies have led to lower student discipline rates, better teacher retention and more effective instructional time, witnesses told a subcommittee.

By Anna Merod • June 10, 2025

Virginia enacts ban on school cellphone use, limits on social media

In Florida, a similar, stricter law banning social media use for children under 14 years old hit a roadblock in district court.

By Anna Merod • June 6, 2025

Vetting AI tools for schools? Consider these 4 pieces of advice

School district technology leaders advise being mindful of protections for student data and bias mitigation.

By Anna Merod • June 2, 2025