Leadership

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    No quick fix: How can schools make real change to overcome student underachievement?

    A 22-year-old program at the University of Virginia helps school districts find ways to improve student learning based on local circumstances.

    By • May 12, 2025
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    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
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    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
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    The Women of Westbury: How a district diversified leadership and strengthened schools

    With women holding 93% of administrative roles, Superintendent Tahira DuPree Chase’s New York district is bucking trends and seeing impressive results.

    By Tahira DuPree Chase • May 2, 2025
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    STAFFED UP

    What’s next for the registered teacher apprenticeship movement?

    To keep high-quality programs running, it's crucial to have sustainable financing and to amplify district and state voices.

    By • April 30, 2025
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    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
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    Governors tout career and technical education in 2025 State of States

    An analysis of their talks finds funding, teacher recruitment and retention, and student achievement to be other common threads.

    By Briana Mendez-Padilla • April 17, 2025
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    Bills in Congress detail path to closing the Education Department

    More attention in Congress is being directed toward the federal agency’s future as Trump calls for its closure.

    By • April 14, 2025
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    States sue to recover ESSER extended spending allowances

    Tutoring, after-school programming and facility improvements have already been canceled, and layoffs are likely due to the lost funding, says the lawsuit.

    By • April 11, 2025
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    Title I at 60: The debate continues

    Some want to change the formula-based program, a cornerstone of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, into a block grant.

    By • April 11, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    States, lawmakers push back on ‘abrupt and chaotic’ reversal of COVID funds

    The Education Department ended ESSER late liquidation, months after many states had received preapproval from the Biden administration.

    By • April 10, 2025
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    House committee advances ‘gender ideology’ bills

    Proposals seek to end what Republicans say is gender indoctrination in schools. Democrats say the bills are harmful to transgender students.

    By • April 9, 2025
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    ‘Let’s shake it up’: McMahon defends massive cuts at Education Department

    The U.S. secretary of education spoke at the ASU+GSV Summit in California about the rapid changes the Trump administration is making to the agency.

    By Natalie Schwartz • April 8, 2025
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    Trump changes put school districts at financial risk, Moody’s says

    States are unlikely to fill gaps left by the federal government cuts, leaving districts with a "limited menu of options,” per the sector forecast.

    By • April 8, 2025
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    Do superintendents seem younger? It’s not your imagination.

    A recent AASA survey also finds that superintendent pay continues to lag behind inflation rates, increasing just 2% year over year.

    By • April 7, 2025
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    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
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    Head Start imperiled by HHS cutbacks, advocates say

    The agency's overhaul has sparked concerns about access, affordability and safety for the program serving preschoolers from low-income families.

    By • April 4, 2025
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    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From rescinded funds to one state’s curriculum controversy, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • April 4, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    5 years later: COVID’s impact lingers in school culture

    School leaders and education experts look back at how the pandemic shaped chronic absenteeism, ed tech use, student performance and parent trust.

    By , • March 27, 2025
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    CEC 2025: What we learned at the gathering of special education professionals

    Key takeaways from the Baltimore convention included strategies for breaking down silos and curbing restraint and seclusion practices.

    By • March 26, 2025
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    Deep Dive

    How will Education Department cuts impact special education?

    Opponents predict lapses in civil rights protections and IDEA accountability, but supporters are embracing the promise of local flexibility.

    By • March 25, 2025
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    District leaders predict staff reductions if Medicaid funding is cut

    Medicaid funding in schools most commonly go toward salaries for staff and expenses for contracted health services, a survey reveals.

    By • March 24, 2025
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    10 Trump changes education leaders need to know about

    Here’s a recap of Trump actions so far that affect K-12 professionals nationwide.

    By K-12 Dive staff • March 21, 2025
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    POP QUIZ

    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From three Democrat leaders’ letter to the Education Department to new research on districts’ summer learning plans, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • March 21, 2025
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    Opinion

    For the DCPS Reading Clinic, every month is National Reading Month

    The DC Reading Clinic has already provided quality structured literacy to over 500 teachers and more trainings are planned, writes Chancellor Lewis Ferebee.

    By Lewis Ferebee • March 20, 2025
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    Special education leaders share advice for aspiring administrators

    Staying connected to students and prioritizing self-care are valued approaches to leadership, say former and current special education administrators.

    By • March 20, 2025