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

From enrollment-based decision-making to AI literacy, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 14, 2025

Education Department resumes operations after prolonged shutdown

The temporary budget deal funds the Education Department through Jan. 30, 2026, and requires the reinstatement of RIFed employees.

By Kara Arundel • Nov. 13, 2025

Explore the Trendline➔

Top 5 stories from K-12 Dive

K-12 Dive has gathered some a selection of our best coverage from 2025 so far as a one-stop resource on the trends to watch in the months ahead.

By K-12 Dive staff

SNAP funding restored through next September

The funding bill President Donald Trump signed Wednesday includes $107.5 billion for SNAP and $8.2 billion for WIC.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 13, 2025

Will Trump policies exacerbate the special education teacher shortage?

Special education and teacher preparation experts warn that federal efforts to shrink the Education Department put the special educator pipeline at risk.

By Anna Merod • Nov. 13, 2025

Where the federal school choice program stands

The U.S. Department of Treasury is expected to issue proposed rules early next year detailing how the program will operate and how states can opt in.

By Kara Arundel • Nov. 13, 2025

Advocates ask to keep data collection for special education racial disparities

The Education Department wants to ease state data collection burdens. Critics say the change would limit transparency and harm equity efforts.

By Kara Arundel • Nov. 12, 2025

USDA reverses course on SNAP

The agency that runs the food aid program said Saturday that states are not authorized to load full November benefits for the food aid program.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Nov. 10, 2025

Week In Review: Special education debates ramp up

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from enrollment trends to Colorado’s support for universal meals.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 10, 2025

USDA will fully cover SNAP benefits for November

The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has started issuing funds to states in order to comply with a Rhode Island court order.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Updated Nov. 7, 2025

Indiana AG sues Indianapolis Public Schools for hindering ICE efforts

The Indianapolis Public Schools Board of School Commissioners framed the lawsuit against the district as “silly” and “political posturing.”

By Anna Merod • Nov. 7, 2025

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

From superintendent turnover rates to the number of teachers using AI for special education, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • Nov. 7, 2025

States, districts grapple with declining enrollment

We’re rounding up the numbers — and what school leaders are facing — in a handful of states and districts.

By Anna Merod • Nov. 7, 2025

Why shifting special ed oversight could be ‘a public education crisis’

Though there's still no official plan to transfer the duties out of the Education Department, advocates are voicing concerns against such a move.

By Kara Arundel • Nov. 6, 2025

Colorado voters raise taxes on wealthy to continue universal school meals

If two referendums on funding for the program had not passed, only qualifying low-income students would have received free meals in 2026.

By Anna Merod • Nov. 6, 2025

‘A case of life or death’: Behind the Trump administration’s revoked mental health grants

A student suicide shook a rural county. The Trump administration pulled funds that could help prevent it from happening again.

By Naaz Modan • Nov. 5, 2025

[Podcast] Healthy Minds, Bright Futures: How to Navigate Mental Health & Build Support

This podcast explores how clinicians and educators can better support children’s mental health through evidence-based strategies and tools.

By K-12 Dive's studioID • Updated Nov. 13, 2025

Special education at a crossroads: What should the federal role be?

Major moves by the Trump administration have some debating, and others defending, the federal oversight system that supports students with disabilities.

By Kara Arundel • Nov. 3, 2025

Week in Review: The government shutdown’s ripple effects on schools

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from audits and lawsuits after a former Iowa superintendent’s ICE arrest to new limits on AI companions for minors.

By Anna Merod • Nov. 3, 2025

Two judges halt Trump administration’s suspension of SNAP benefits

A Rhode Island judge granted a temporary restraining order against the federal government while a Massachusetts judge ordered the USDA to fund the food nutrition program during the government shutdown.

By Catherine Douglas Moran • Oct. 31, 2025

Tense board relationships fuel high superintendent turnover

Nearly a quarter of the 500 largest districts got a new superintendent in the past year, according to data from ILO Group.

By Anna Merod • Oct. 31, 2025

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

From a judge’s order to reinstate Education Department grants to calls for virtual schooling amid ICE raids, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • Oct. 31, 2025

Schools brace for SNAP benefits lapse

With the nation's largest federal food assistance program likely expiring Nov. 1, school systems are looking for ways to best support low-income families and children.

By Kara Arundel • Oct. 30, 2025

Character.AI to ban teens from chatting with its AI companions

The company’s change comes after experts have warned that AI social companion apps are dangerous for students’ mental well-being.

By Anna Merod • Oct. 29, 2025

California’s K-12 facility funding system unconstitutional, students, parents say in lawsuit

As in complaints filed in other states, plaintiffs want the state to stop relying on local bond issues to trigger the release of matching funds to pay for unmet needs.

By Robert Freedman • Oct. 29, 2025

Education Department ordered to reinstate mental health grants

A school psychologists organization said the ruling is a "win" for families and educators. The department says it will appeal.

By Kara Arundel • Oct. 28, 2025