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BY THE NUMBERS
How wide are funding gaps in some large metro school districts?
A new Bellwether study recommends districts and states consider ambitious policy changes to reduce or eliminate funding inequities.
By Kara Arundel • May 21, 2024 -
Corps of ‘near-peers’ to help schools address youth mental health struggles
The Youth Mental Health Corps navigators, ages 18-24, will help students access mental health supports for anxiety, depression, loneliness and more.
By Kara Arundel • May 20, 2024 -
Trendline
Teacher and Staff Challenges
Though K-12 workforce challenges predated the pandemic, the health crisis has only exacerbated the issue and led to further debate over what’s needed to keep teachers and staff in the profession or bring them back.
By K-12 Dive staff -
‘It’s cool to be in school’: Educators stress the importance of attendance
Everyone in the community plays a role in combating chronic absenteeism, participants at a White House-sponsored event said.
By Kara Arundel • Updated May 20, 2024 -
POP QUIZ
Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news
From cybersecurity proposals to progress on school integration, what did you learn from our recent stories?
By Roger Riddell • May 17, 2024 -
Q&A
Growing up separate: Retired superintendent LaRuth Gray reflects on schooling in segregated Texas
Gray’s childhood experiences sparked a conviction that segregated schooling “does not yield a society that can be whole.”
By Roger Riddell • May 16, 2024 -
Education Department boosts FAFSA outreach efforts to close completion gap
The agency announced a $50 million effort to provide more support to students and families in light of the botched rollout of the new form.
By Kara Arundel • May 6, 2024 -
FAFSA, college protests dominate hearing on proposed FY25 education budget
"We're doing everything everyday to make it right," U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told senators of complications with the new FAFSA.
By Kara Arundel • April 30, 2024 -
Column // LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP
How student voice informs change in a California district
The rollout process for a district graduate profile led Santa Ana Superintendent Jerry Almendarez to implement ongoing student input sessions.
By Roger Riddell • April 25, 2024 -
Percentage of students with autism on the rise
About 13% of students with disabilities participating in special education services in 2022-23 had autism. That’s an increase from 5% in 2008-09.
By Kara Arundel • April 24, 2024 -
Student challenges outside the classroom pose biggest obstacle for educators worldwide
In the U.S., pre-K-12 teachers say managing students' behaviors and mental health needs are their largest hurdles.
By Kara Arundel • April 19, 2024 -
Bringing staff and student voices into the school design process
Education leaders and school architects say knowing what students and staff want in school construction and renovation is vital for planning.
By Kara Arundel • April 9, 2024 -
Superintendent coalition aims to strengthen whole child supports
Representing a million students across 19 school districts, the inaugural cohort seeks to improve neighborhood-based "cradle-to-career" services.
By Kara Arundel • April 2, 2024 -
School-based Medicaid billing concerns delay proposed rule
Some worry children's school-based services can adversely affect outside services, but school administrators said there have been no examples of this.
By Kara Arundel • April 2, 2024 -
Column // LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP
How a Chicago-area district embraces community engagement amid political divides
With two school boards to answer to and pushback from a vocal parent rights group, careful communication is key for this superintendent.
By Roger Riddell • March 29, 2024 -
How ESSER propelled improvements at school, district and state levels
From better lunchroom behaviors to statewide literacy initiatives, leaders share the benefits of COVID-19 aid and how they are sustaining that progress.
By Kara Arundel • March 27, 2024 -
ASCD '24
Why do educators stay in the profession? For this principal, it’s a duty to do everything possible for students
Five days after a bullet flew through Salmone Thomas-EL's office window, he spoke at ASCD’s conference about why he has no plans to leave education.
By Kara Arundel • March 26, 2024 -
How can districts ensure students have enough social-emotional support?
A CDC program director shares four key steps to build these supports into busy academic schedules.
By Naaz Modan • March 25, 2024 -
Bias hinders women’s progress in education leadership, survey finds
A majority of women in education leadership say they’ve felt external pressure to dress, speak or behave a certain way due to their gender.
By Roger Riddell • March 22, 2024 -
How are high schools supporting students through FAFSA delays?
Processing delays for transmitting FAFSA data to colleges have amplified the pressure of the application season. Here’s how schools can help.
By Kara Arundel • March 21, 2024 -
We want to hear about your school district’s rising leaders
Tell us about the innovative leaders in your schools for our fourth annual spotlight on assistant principals and district administrators.
By Roger Riddell • March 19, 2024 -
Superintendent pay fails to keep pace with inflation
School districts' top leaders are making around $7,000 less than a decade ago when adjusted for inflation, according to a study from AASA.
By Naaz Modan • March 14, 2024 -
Learning shouldn’t take a summer break, White House and Ed Dept say
Districts are being asked to redouble efforts to provide summer learning by using remaining COVID funds and other federal monies.
By Kara Arundel • March 14, 2024 -
Students to have lower lifetime earnings, graduation rates as a result of lower achievement
Economists estimate the pandemic’s impact on academic performance could result in a $31 trillion hit to the nation’s economy over the rest of this century.
By Naaz Modan • March 14, 2024 -
Opinion
How might Parents’ Bills of Rights impact the future of collecting student-related data?
Three attorneys write that growing state legislative pushes create additional data privacy, collection and access obligations for schools.
By Sarah Hutchins, Laura Lashley and Will Barker • March 13, 2024 -
Florida district agrees to improve discipline practices for students with disabilities
A Justice Department probe finds Pasco County Schools used discriminatory practices toward students whose disabilities could impact their behaviors.
By Kara Arundel • March 7, 2024