Curriculum

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    A side of life skills with your coffee? North Carolina school serves both

    The initiative for students with cognitive disabilities is strengthened by community partnerships, the principal of Charlotte’s Metro School says.

    By Ed Finkel • Oct. 15, 2025
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    Is your classroom culture conducive to cold-calling on students?

    Before engaging students not naturally inclined to speak up, educators should consider whether they’ve cultivated a warm environment, experts say.

    By Ed Finkel • Oct. 15, 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
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    Disability groups urge against assessment and accountability waivers

    Allowing the waivers could lower expectations for students with disabilities, they told the U.S. Education Department.

    By • Oct. 14, 2025
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    Week In Review: H-1B visa concerns continue

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from a Supreme Court ruling resulting in very few curriculum opt-outs to gaps in students’ life skills.

    By • Oct. 13, 2025
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    Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news

    From a large district’s mass teacher layoffs to new data on book bans in schools, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • Oct. 10, 2025
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    SEL improves student grades, test performance

    The meta-analysis of its benefits comes after parent and lawmaker pushback against social-emotional learning and as some educators rebrand the practice.

    By • Oct. 10, 2025
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    A skills crisis in our classrooms

    Dysregulation is creating a barrier to learning for many students, signifying a need to focus on executive function skills, two experts write.

    By Ellen Galinsky and Barb Wilder-Smith • Oct. 9, 2025
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    National Constitution Center expands ‘101’ curriculum to middle schoolers

    The nonprofit’s free civics curriculum is paired with a related toolkit that includes an interactive Declaration of Independence and Constitution.

    By Ed Finkel • Oct. 8, 2025
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    Here’s how science of reading can be tailored for dual-language learners

    Despite misconceptions that the approach is one-size-fits-all or English-only, a Children’s Equity Project report details how it can work for bilingual students.

    By Ed Finkel • Oct. 8, 2025
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    Maryland district gets few opt-out requests after Supreme Court mandate

    Curriculum opt-outs were requested on behalf of fewer than 1% of almost 150,000 students attending Montgomery County Public Schools.

    By • Oct. 7, 2025
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    Week In Review: Mental health grants return and FCC rolls back E-rate expansion

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from the government shutdown’s impact on schools to differentiated teacher compensation.

    By • Oct. 6, 2025
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    Book bans becoming the new norm for districts, report says

    Four years since book bans proliferated, the movement’s spread to the federal level is creating “unprecedented” pressure for districts, PEN America says.

    By • Oct. 3, 2025
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    A growing number of state bills target sex education, report says

    Of more than 650 state-level bills on the topic, nearly a quarter sought to pare back or remove access, a SIECUS report found.

    By Ed Finkel • Oct. 1, 2025
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    4 ways a Minnesota school addresses mental health through art

    The FAIR School for Arts emphasizes students’ skill development in perseverance, communication and creativity through arts instruction.

    By • Oct. 1, 2025
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    The top K-12 conferences to attend in 2026

    Whether you’re looking to brush up on leadership best practices, school policy or the latest ed tech innovations, these events are a great place to start.

    By K-12 Dive staff • Oct. 1, 2025
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    Week In Review: Unprepared graduates and superintendent stress

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from literacy for students with disabilities to our fifth annual roundup of Rising Leaders.

    By • Sept. 29, 2025
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    Cuts to Title III and civil rights enforcement will harm English learners, report says

    Proposed funding cuts, mass layoffs and rescinded guidance stand to reduce educational access, according to Children’s Equity Project.

    By Ed Finkel • Sept. 25, 2025
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    Literacy for students with learning disabilities requires balance

    Explicit, systematic instruction is also critical for students with dyslexia, ADHD and other learning disabilities, says one expert.

    By Ed Finkel • Sept. 24, 2025
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    Just how integral is calculus to college readiness?

    Higher education experts say viewing the math course as a proxy for rigor presents equity-related and pedagogical problems.

    By Ben Unglesbee • Sept. 24, 2025
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    4 in 5 hiring managers say high schoolers not prepared for workforce

    A majority of 500 hiring managers surveyed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce say there should be more business courses in high school.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Week in review: Leaders navigate finance, equity challenges as K-12 satisfaction drops

    We’re rounding up last week’s news, from improved ransomware response and recovery to the latest school nutrition policy proposals.

    By • Sept. 22, 2025
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    Rising Leaders: 10 standout assistant principals and district leaders you should know in 2025-26

    These administrators, nominated by their peers, are going above and beyond on career education, multilingual learning, artificial intelligence and more.

    Sept. 22, 2025
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    POP QUIZ

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

    From more Education Department grant cuts to new data on ransomware response in schools, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • Sept. 19, 2025
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    Collaboration with teachers is key to elevating student voice

    School leaders can also encourage student voice in a variety of ways, including through advisory committees and office hours, researchers say.

    By Ed Finkel • Sept. 17, 2025
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    Teacher-created classroom materials see slow uptick

    About a third of teachers are aware of open educational resources, a small increase from previous years, according to new research.

    By • Sept. 17, 2025