Curriculum


  • A photo illustration of a circle encompassing a question mark, pencil, and scantron test.
    Image attribution tooltip

    Photo illustration: Shaun Lucas/Industry Dive; Getty Images

    Image attribution tooltip
    POP QUIZ

    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From district lawsuits against PowerSchool to a potential federal school choice tax incentive, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By May 16, 2025
  • Group of Gen Z teenage high school students and male teacher, using laptop durning programming lessons.
    Image attribution tooltip
    izusek via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    ‘Significant momentum’ for computer science curriculum

    High schools in 32 states are now required to offer at least one computer science course, according to a Code.org Advocacy Coalition report.

    By Lauren Barack • May 14, 2025
  • Trendline

    Learning Loss

    Our latest K-12 Dive Trendline takes a closer look at how educators are addressing learning loss, as well as achievement trends and developments. 

    By K-12 Dive staff
  • two students are low to the ground looking at vegetation. The student closest to the camera holds a magnifying glass, a notebook and pencil.
    Image attribution tooltip
    FatCamera via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Drawing connections between art and science can improve academic outcomes

    Schools like East Marion Elementary in Mississippi have found arts integration benefits both test scores and social skills.

    By Briana Mendez-Padilla • May 14, 2025
  • A teacher instructs a math class in front of a white board with written equations.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Stock Photo via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    AP calculus or AP statistics? It depends on the student

    More equitable access to advanced math will have broader impact than the specific pathway students take, a study finds.

    By Briana Mendez-Padilla • May 14, 2025
  • Three Black children deliver a science presentation in a classroom using a model of the solar system. A chalkboard with the letters of the alphabet above it is visible behind them.
    Image attribution tooltip
    FG Trade via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    ​​​​​​Pandemic reopened previously closed STEM gap for girls

    While boys' enrollment in 8th grade algebra rebounded by 2024 to pre-pandemic levels, girls' enrollment has not, suggesting the pandemic undid decades of progress.

    By May 13, 2025
  • Three people are sitting in chairs on a stage. One person has a microphone
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by National Pathways Initiative
    Image attribution tooltip

    What’s needed to strengthen career and college pathway commitments?

    Leaders from education, business, government and politics say career exposure in K-12 and higher ed is needed to meet workplace demands.

    By May 12, 2025
  • A photo illustration of a circle encompassing a question mark, pencil, and scantron test.
    Image attribution tooltip

    Photo illustration: Shaun Lucas/Industry Dive; Getty Images

    Image attribution tooltip
    POP QUIZ

    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From proposed K-12 budget cuts to a push for new high school graduation requirements, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By May 9, 2025
  • Aerial view of houses with a city skyline in the background.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Davel5957 via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Denver Public Schools gets the OK to award associate degrees

    Set to launch in 2026, programs offered through the district’s technical college would provide a higher credential for registered apprentices.

    By Briana Mendez-Padilla • May 7, 2025
  • A woman park ranger's back is to the camera as she looks out from the Grand Canyon's South Rim.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Brandon Bell via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Want to enhance project-based learning? Teach like a park ranger

    Taking a page from how park rangers educate tourists can help students make curricular connections and think outside the box, one expert says.

    By Lauren Barack • May 7, 2025
  • A middle school student points at a computer screen while a classmate looks over.
    Image attribution tooltip
    SDI Productions via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Should computer science be required to graduate? These CEOs say yes.

    As the Trump administration promotes AI in education, advocates say computer science skills must be a bigger priority nationwide.

    By May 6, 2025
  • A group of high school students studies over laptops in a class at school.
    Image attribution tooltip
    skynesher via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Pencils down: AP Exams will mostly be delivered online this testing season

    College Board says the transition to a digital model offers a “more secure, streamlined and student-friendly testing experience.”

    By Briana Mendez-Padilla • May 2, 2025
  • A student takes a multiple choice test
    Image attribution tooltip
    turk_stock_photographer via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Federal cuts reduce scope of Nation’s Report Card

    A number of voluntary NAEP subjects have been cut over the next eight years, including writing for all grades.

    By May 1, 2025
  • A student with their back to the camera faces a green chalk board. On the board are math problems. The student has their hand on their head.
    Image attribution tooltip
    lakshmiprasad S via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    How educators can account for student anxiety during lessons

    Building social-emotional tools into lessons and assignments can better equip students to navigate classroom anxiety, one expert says.

    By Lauren Barack • April 30, 2025
  • An adult sits at a desk next to a student. The adult is holding papers and both are looking at papers. Another student looks on.
    Image attribution tooltip
    SolStock via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Need for high-dosage tutoring remains after ESSER funds end

    As states adjust to the end of COVID relief funds, only 23 provide competitive grant or formula funding that districts can put toward high-impact tutoring.

    By April 30, 2025
  • A photo illustration of a circle encompassing a question mark, pencil, and scantron test.
    Image attribution tooltip

    Photo illustration: Shaun Lucas/Industry Dive; Getty Images

    Image attribution tooltip
    POP QUIZ

    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From new executive orders to a state’s private school choice program being deemed unconstitutional, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By April 25, 2025
  • Skyline of Philadelphia across the water
    Image attribution tooltip
    Permission granted by Philadelphia Office of Innovation and Technology
    Image attribution tooltip

    Philadelphia expands summer programs to serve 25,000 students

    By increasing capacity by 2,000 students over last year, the district aims to mitigate learning loss and let students explore new interests and skills.

    By Briana Mendez-Padilla • April 23, 2025
  • A ground crew unloads parcels from a plane at a UPS facility.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Jon Cherry via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Students’ ambitions soar in high school aviation programs

    Cost and lack of space remain barriers for many school districts that may want to offer this career education track, says one CTE expert.

    By Lauren Barack • April 23, 2025
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 2024-2025 term, business cases
    Image attribution tooltip
    lucky-photogrpaher via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Supreme Court appears split in key curriculum opt-out case

    The Supreme Court’s opinion in Mahmoud v. Taylor could set precedent on parental opt-out policies and LGBTQ+ curricular content. 

    By April 22, 2025
  • Three young children read the same book side by side while laying on the ground.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Stock Photo via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip
    Opinion

    States have the tools to improve literacy — now they need to use them

    Most states have forged the resources to make meaningful literacy progress and must now implement them, two experts write.

    By Bob Wise and Javaid Siddiqi • April 21, 2025
  • Camera has close-up of pencil being held by person sitting at a desk
    Image attribution tooltip
    Hakase_ via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Despite layoffs, NAEP to continue as planned in 2026

    Grade 8 will see history and civics assessments, while math and reading tests will be administered for grades 4 and 8, the Education Department said.

    By April 17, 2025
  • Students in physical education class face an adult while stretching in a gym. Students are wearing same red shirt and dark shorts.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Highwaystarz-Photography via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    How to use PE to build confidence and leadership skills

    Pairing reluctant students with gym partners who can encourage and build them up is one strategy educators can use, says one expert.

    By Lauren Barack • April 16, 2025
  • Side view of mixed ethnicity school kids sitting on cushions and studying over books in a library at school against bookshelves in background.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Wavebreakmedia via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Maryland is still in a literacy crisis, report finds

    As the state grapples with budget cuts, advocates emphasize the importance of building on the literacy efforts put in place in 2024.

    By Briana Mendez-Padilla • April 16, 2025
  • Smoke rises from the skyscrapers along Chicago's lakefront.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Kamil Krzaczynski via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    ELA proficiency rebounds for Chicago elementary school students

    Despite overall gains for younger students, socioeconomic disparities are still evident, a Kids First Chicago report finds.

    By Briana Mendez-Padilla • April 16, 2025
  • A report card shows a variety of letter grades.
    Image attribution tooltip
    Stock Photo via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Here’s what alternative grading models could look like

    One expert suggests traditional letter grading, percentages and weighted assignments are “not the way forward.” But what could alternatives look like?

    By Briana Mendez-Padilla • April 9, 2025
  • A photo of a classroom shows an upclose image of a student desk with other desks out of focus.
    Image attribution tooltip
    mapo via Getty Images
    Image attribution tooltip

    Tell us about your school district’s rising leaders

    We want to hear about the leaders driving innovation in your schools for our fifth annual spotlight on assistant principals and district administrators.

    By April 7, 2025