IDEA 2004 turns 20: How the landmark reauthorization changed special education

While gains have come for inclusion of students with disabilities, underfunding and teacher shortages remain struggles.

By Kara Arundel • Dec. 3, 2024

Ohio becomes latest state to restrict transgender students’ bathroom access

Under the Protect All Students Act, K-12 and college students in the state can only use multiperson facilities aligned with their sex assigned at birth.

By Anna Merod , Kara Arundel • Dec. 2, 2024

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Equity in Education

From early learning to high school, the pandemic impacted equity at all levels of K-12, from persistent and widening achievement gaps to uneven access to school meals.

By K-12 Dive staff

Education Department promotes expanded use of behavior assessments

Students with and without disabilities can benefit from individualized interventions intended to improve classroom behaviors, new guidance says.

By Kara Arundel • Dec. 2, 2024

The K-12 Dive Awards for 2024

These leaders are achieving excellence through commitments to school culture and community, innovation, and wraparound services for students.

By Roger Riddell • Nov. 27, 2024

District of the Year: Ector County ISD

In the past five years, the Texas district’s investments in staffing and high dosage tutoring are paying off.

By Anna Merod • Nov. 27, 2024

Why E-rate’s future is now in the hands of the Supreme Court

The court is set to review the 5th Circuit’s decision striking down the funding mechanism for the FCC’s Universal Service Fund next year.

By Anna Merod • Nov. 27, 2024

Trump picks Rollins to lead USDA — and thus school nutrition programs

Like Trump’s nomination for education secretary, Rollins also comes from the right-wing think tank America First Policy Institute.

By Sarah Zimmerman , Anna Merod • Nov. 26, 2024

Superintendent of the Year: Tiffany Anderson, Topeka Public Schools

Over the past eight years, Anderson has reimagined leadership structures, invested in teacher housing initiatives, and kept one foot in the classroom.

By Roger Riddell • Updated Nov. 26, 2024

How RFK Jr. could shake up school lunches

Trump’s HHS pick is expected to work to eliminate processed foods from school meals and push for the removal of dyes from cereals and other items.

By David Silverberg • Nov. 26, 2024

High school students report challenges in accessing skilled trades training

Training programs can’t keep up with demand, which may signal a need for employer investments, a report found.

By Carolyn Crist • Nov. 25, 2024

Nation’s Report Card to debut new poverty measurement

The metric for students’ socioeconomic status will include factors such as the number of books in homes and parents’ education levels.

By Anna Merod • Nov. 25, 2024

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From Trump’s education secretary pick to a class-action lawsuit’s advancement against an ed tech platform, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • Nov. 22, 2024

Georgia unveils its newest private school choice program

The Georgia Promise Scholarship is capped at 1% of public school funding and is expected to serve an estimated 21,000-22,000 students.

By Kara Arundel • Nov. 22, 2024

Education Department officially launches 2025-26 FAFSA

Agency officials struck an optimistic tone about the release of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 21, 2024

How do civil rights laws apply to AI in schools?

A new resource from the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights outlines 21 examples of how the tech could contribute to discrimination.

By Anna Merod • Nov. 21, 2024

4 K-12 funding areas to watch under a 2nd Trump administration

Education experts anticipate changes in fiscal approaches to state grants, special education, school choice and curriculum.

By Kara Arundel • Nov. 21, 2024

Open enrollment ‘increasingly’ school choice option

Sixteen states have laws allowing open enrollment across school districts, and almost as many permit open enrollment within a district.

By Naaz Modan • Nov. 21, 2024

Black teachers’ salaries, raises trail those of White teachers

A Rand Corp. survey gauging teacher average pay raises warns that such disparities will worsen Black educator turnover rates.

By Anna Merod • Nov. 20, 2024

Moody’s rates education sector at ‘high’ cyber risk in 2024

The cybersecurity risk score for the education and nonprofit sectors has jumped from “moderate” to “high” over the past two years.

By Anna Merod • Nov. 19, 2024

IXL class-action suit advances amid student data harvesting claims

A group of parents alleges the ed tech provider collected and monetized data from millions of school-age children without parental consent.

By Anna Merod • Nov. 19, 2024

Commission on Civil Rights probes special educator shortage

The bipartisan body is expected to issue a report next year that will provide recommendations to Congress and the president.

By Kara Arundel • Nov. 18, 2024

What will Donald Trump’s 2nd term mean for Title IX?

The incoming president has promised to undo the Biden administration’s rule, which interprets the law’s protections to include LGBTQ+ students and staff.

By Naaz Modan • Nov. 18, 2024

House lawmakers pass bipartisan bill to mandate Oct. 1 FAFSA release date

The proposal received overwhelming support but has a limited window to pass the Senate before the congressional session ends.

By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 15, 2024

How school leaders can tap into the Education Department’s AI toolkit

The 74-page document offers implementation resources for K-12 leaders on student data privacy risks, rollout strategy and more.

By Anna Merod • Nov. 15, 2024

Oklahoma district agrees to resolve Title IX violations after student suicide

The investigation into Owasso Public Schools found a pattern of inconsistent responses to reports of sexual harassment.

By Kara Arundel • Nov. 15, 2024