Educational equity on the chopping block in Trump FY 2027 budget request

Equity Assistance Centers and teacher quality grants would be eliminated for DEI ties, while the Office for Civil Rights would be cut by over 30%.

By Naaz Modan • April 3, 2026

Trump’s FY 2027 budget would slash $8.5B from selected K-12 programs

The request spares Title I and special education but targets a range of K-12 programs including English Language Acquisition.

By Naaz Modan • April 3, 2026

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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

What the $17.25M PowerSchool Naviance settlement means for school districts

District leaders will face questions from families who receive settlement notices as ed tech pushback grows, a K-12 cybersecurity expert says.

By Anna Merod • April 3, 2026

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

From superintendents’ average tenure length to the end of ESSER spending, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • April 3, 2026

LGBTQ+ students report schools feel more hostile

Two-thirds of students reported feeling unsafe because of their LGBTQ+ identity in 2024-25, according to data from an annual survey by Glisten.

By Naaz Modan • April 3, 2026

H-1B visa program hits cap for the next fiscal year

Immigration and the H-1B visa program have been targets of the Trump administration, and many changes have left employers scrambling to comply.

By Ginger Christ • April 2, 2026

As AI enters book ban disputes, here’s what it means for school districts

Tools seeking to help districts get ahead of challenges have resulted in auto-flags for thousands books, from political memoirs to the works of Shakespeare.

By Naaz Modan • April 2, 2026

AI is moving quickly. How can districts keep up?

In an ILO Group webinar, education leaders detailed how they implement and govern AI by sharing responsibilities across departments and piloting tools.

By Anna Merod • April 2, 2026

San Jose USD closes 5 elementary schools after 20% enrollment drop

The California district reported it lost 6,000 students since the 2017-18 school year as birthrates decline and the Bay Area’s cost of living goes up.

By Anna Merod • March 31, 2026

DOL seeks to hike H-1B visa holder wage rates to curb ‘abuse’ of program

While schools are unlikely to be affected by the proposed changes, AASA said it’s still concerned about the $100,000 H-1B fee imposed by President Donald Trump last year.

By Ryan Golden , Anna Merod • March 31, 2026

Week In Review: School meal funds in the courts and new staffing data

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from the Education Department’s latest interagency agreement to superintendents’ average tenure.

By Anna Merod • March 30, 2026

ESSER pandemic spending is over. What will its legacy be?

Education finance experts say the effectiveness of relief funds is hard to measure — but schools would be worse off without the money.

By Kara Arundel • March 30, 2026

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

From pushback against an education-related Supreme Court ruling to new data on kindergarten redshirting, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • March 27, 2026

Interagency agreements now number 10. Here are the details.

Supporters say the Education Department outsourcing reduces federal bureaucracy. Critics claim it adds confusion.

By Kara Arundel • March 26, 2026

What did teacher turnover look like during the COVID-19 pandemic?

About 1 in 7 public school teachers changed schools or left the profession between 2020-21 and 2021-22, according to the Learning Policy Institute.

By Anna Merod • March 26, 2026

DeKalb County prioritizes feedback on school closure, repurposing list

Up to 28 schools could be closed, converted or repurposed, the Georgia district said as it seeks to balance enrollment across its buildings.

By Anna Merod • March 26, 2026

Oklahoma charter board faces second suit over Jewish school’s rejection

Rejecting a religious group's bid to open a public school is unconstitutional, the organization’s lawsuit claims.

By Naaz Modan • March 25, 2026

Maryland sees return on investment in grow-your-own programs

High school participants in the Teacher Academy of Maryland were 45% more likely to become teachers within 10 years, researchers found.

By Anna Merod • March 25, 2026

21 states sue USDA over funding conditions they say would threaten school meal programs

The lawsuit pushes back on new grant conditions that bar funds being used for programs that support “gender ideology” or “illegal immigration.”

By Anna Merod • March 24, 2026

Judge scraps another school admissions policies lawsuit

In the wake of SFFA v. Harvard, several challenges have claimed socioeconomic or experience factors are a proxy for race-based admissions.

By Naaz Modan • March 24, 2026

White House urges Congress to protect children on AI platforms

The Trump administration released a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence as lawmakers consider bills to improve online safety for youth.

By Anna Merod • March 24, 2026

NWEA: Kindergarten redshirting brings short-term academic gains only

The gains fall away by 3rd grade, and a delay in starting school can cost families an extra year of childcare, the firm's analysis says.

By Kara Arundel • March 24, 2026

Court doesn’t buy school district’s defense for not complying with race bias settlement

Georgia’s Echols County School district argued “qualified immunity” meant it couldn’t be sued for refusing to implement changes.

By Ryan Golden • March 23, 2026

Education Department moves to shift student loan, FAFSA duties to Treasury

The U.S. Department of Treasury plans to take “operational responsibility” for defaulted loans before eventually managing the entire $1.7 trillion portfolio. 

By Natalie Schwartz • March 23, 2026

Week In Review: Outcomes-based ed tech contracts and K-12 policies in court

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from governors prioritizing special education to federal support for the science of reading.

By Roger Riddell • March 23, 2026