Houston ISD stays at B rating in 2025-26

Three years into Texas’ takeover of the district, one of its most troubled schools has risen from seven consecutive F ratings to its first-ever A.

By Naaz Modan • Aug. 14, 2026

CISA issues K-12 cybersecurity guidance as schools’ risks persist

The agency’s free guides for district leaders come as the education sector continues to face a perfect storm of cyber vulnerability and limited resources.

By Anna Merod • Aug. 14, 2026

Explore the Trendline➔

Top 5 stories from K-12 Dive

K-12 Dive has gathered some a selection of our best coverage as a one-stop resource on the trends to watch in the months ahead.

By K-12 Dive staff

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

From the latest data on written state special education complaints to a lawsuit against the Education Department, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • Aug. 14, 2026

New York City Public Schools to place ‘school avoidance’ liaisons in every building

The nation's largest school system will task the personnel with addressing a student behavior that affects up to 15% of youth and fuels chronic absenteeism.

By Naaz Modan • Aug. 13, 2026

With disparate impact out, what’s next for systemic discrimination cases?

The Trump administration’s move against unintentional discrimination will likely narrow or close investigations, education civil rights experts say.

By Naaz Modan • Aug. 13, 2026

Dyscalculia affects almost as many students as dyslexia. What can districts do?

Most districts don't have the systems in place to screen for the learning disability related to numbers and math, CRPE said in a report.

By Naaz Modan • Aug. 13, 2026

Unions sue Education Department over ‘professional’ degree rule

The lawsuit seeks to vacate the agency’s exclusion of advanced degree programs in fields like education, which caps student loans at $100,000.

By Anna Merod • Aug. 12, 2026

Miami-Dade eliminated free school meals. They won’t be the last.

A senior policy analyst at the Center for American Progress breaks down how and why the nation’s third-largest district lost access to district-wide free meals.

By Paige Shoemaker DeMio • Aug. 12, 2026

As districts navigate screen time, CoSN advises against time limits

The association does not believe setting time limits on technology use in schools is helpful in measuring quality screen time, its board chair said.

By Anna Merod • Aug. 11, 2026

Students miss over 200M more school days annually since COVID

If a student is chronically absent every year, they miss up to a full instructional year by the time they graduate high school, a Bellwether analysis found.

By Anna Merod • Aug. 11, 2026

Week in Review: McMahon touts special education interagency agreement

We’re rounding up last week’s news, including HHS’ proposal to overhaul Head Start and the online safety bills heading to the Senate floor.

By Anna Merod • Aug. 10, 2026

Fires, floods and more: Severe weather impacts millions of students

Schools and districts can take steps to modernize campuses and prepare for weather disruptions, says UndauntedK12.

By Kara Arundel • Aug. 10, 2026

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

From one district ending universal school meals to concerns about prepping for potential disease outbreaks, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • Aug. 7, 2026

HHS proposes sweeping Head Start changes

The federal agency aims to give more control to states over the design of their early learning programs, but critics fear a weakening of the landmark program.

By Kara Arundel • Updated Aug. 6, 2026

Kids Online Safety Act clears key Senate panel with bipartisan support

Three other bills aimed at protecting youth online also won approval Wednesday from the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.

By Anna Merod • Aug. 5, 2026

Trump administration targets teen pregnancy prevention grants

School and community partnerships to improve pregnancy and STI prevention are under threat after HHS suddenly cut 53 of 66 existing grants.

By Anna Merod • Aug. 5, 2026

Education Department defends controversial special education shakeup

The changes are the “start of a brighter future” for individuals with disabilities, Education Secretary Linda McMahon told OSEP conference attendees.

By Kara Arundel • Aug. 4, 2026

A way forward beyond America’s education stalemate

More consideration should be given to what changes will actually help students succeed if a school struggles for years, a charter school leader writes.

By Zach Craddock • Aug. 4, 2026

Early evidence finds outcomes-based contracting boosts student performance

Stronger district-vendor relationships are one benefit of contracts that tie results to compensation for products and services, a WestEd analysis finds.

By Anna Merod • Aug. 4, 2026

Week In Review: Where enrollment is and isn’t in decline

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from the impact of school closures on teacher turnover to districts’ social media lawsuits.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 3, 2026

Miami-Dade schools no longer offering free meals districtwide

The district offered free school meals for the past four years through the Community Eligibility Provision but no longer qualifies for the federal program.

By Anna Merod • Updated Aug. 3, 2026

Education Department stops collecting some LGBTQ+ student data

The department will no longer include information on nonbinary students and has excluded "gender identity" from its definition of rape.

By Naaz Modan • July 31, 2026

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

From enrollment trends to student eligibility for the new federal school choice program, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • July 31, 2026

How to mitigate teacher turnover amid school closures

Veteran educators are among those most likely to exit, leaving leaders to rely on novice teachers at a time when students need stability and experience.

By Anna Merod • July 31, 2026

Interagency agreements: Committee OKs bill to block 4 Education Department transfers

The bill moves to the full Senate just weeks after the House introduced 10 bills that would codify some of the moves.

By Anna Merod • July 30, 2026