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Book ban attempts soared 65% in 2023
Groups disputing book titles focused on public libraries, where the number of titles targeted rose by 92%, compared to 11% in schools.
By Naaz Modan • April 3, 2024 -
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School buses included in updated EPA emissions standards
The new rule aiming to reduce pollution comes as the agency has developed grant programs to help schools buy zero- and low-emission vehicles.
By Anna Merod , David Taube • April 3, 2024 -
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TrendlineEquity 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.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court weighs nation’s first religious public charter school
State justices anticipated that the landmark case questioning the constitutionality of St. Isidore would make it to the U.S. Supreme Court.
By Naaz Modan • April 3, 2024 -
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$5.3M Energy Department grant to fund Indianapolis vocational education campus
Ameresco and charter school operator Matchbook Learning are building a high school and career center powered by renewable energy.
By Brian Martucci • April 3, 2024 -
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330,000 FAFSAs must be reprocessed, Education Department says
A tax data issue affecting about 5% of submitted applications will be corrected starting in early April.
By Laura Spitalniak • April 3, 2024 -
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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 -
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As teacher use of AI detection grows, discipline guidance a mixed bag
Student discipline in response to plagiarism rose from 48% to 64% over the last school year, according to the Center for Democracy & Technology.
By Anna Merod • April 1, 2024 -
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Texas policy defining gender-affirming care as child abuse blocked again
A Friday opinion upheld a block on a 2022 policy requiring licensed professionals to report parents for child abuse if children are receiving gender-affirming medical care.
By Naaz Modan • April 1, 2024 -
Alaska designated ‘high risk’ for losing ARP funds
The state failed to meet federal maintenance of equity requirements, the U.S. Department of Education says.
By Naaz Modan • April 1, 2024 -
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Federal coordinating council formed to support K-12 cybersecurity
The Education Department and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency created the council to coordinate federal, state, tribal and local efforts.
By Anna Merod • April 1, 2024 -
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POP QUIZTest yourself on this week’s K-12 news
From a federal plea to address chronic absenteeism to strategies for approaching teacher layoffs, what did you learn from our recent stories?
By Kara Arundel • March 29, 2024 -
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The 6-month countdown to the end of ESSER begins
States and districts must commit their last ESSER allocation by Sept. 30. Spending, however, can continue to Jan. 28, 2025 — or beyond for some.
By Kara Arundel • March 29, 2024 -
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It’s been a year since the Covenant School mass shooting. What’s changed?
Tennessee GOP Gov. Bill Lee pushed lawmakers to consider gun reform, making the state ripe for change. But a year later, many efforts have failed.
By Naaz Modan • March 28, 2024 -
Students won’t be able to correct FAFSA forms until April
The notice from the U.S. Department of Education marks yet another delay in the fraught rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
By Natalie Schwartz • March 27, 2024 -
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Washington becomes 7th state to require LGBTQ+ related instruction
Another seven states have banned discussion of LGBTQ+ topics in classrooms, illustrating the political divide on the curriculum issue.
By Anna Merod • March 27, 2024 -
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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 -
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Ed Dept: Districts should start now to improve 2024-25 attendance
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona wrote in a Dear Colleague letter that “there is still more work to do” to tackle chronic absenteeism.
By Naaz Modan • March 27, 2024 -
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Teacher layoffs are growing — and won’t be going away anytime soon
When budget cuts loom, district leaders should avoid attrition and seniority-based policies in layoff strategies, a K-12 finance expert says.
By Anna Merod • March 26, 2024 -
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OpinionThe dairy industry’s influence in Congress is harming students’ health
A pediatrician writes that the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act would circumvent dietary guidelines and increase saturated fat content in school meals.
By Yami Cazorla-Lancaster • March 25, 2024 -
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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 -
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POP QUIZTest yourself on this week’s K-12 news
From state AI guidance to Supreme Court rulings impacting district leaders’ social media use, what did you learn from our recent stories?
By Anna Merod • March 22, 2024 -
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Biden signs FY 24 budget for Education Department, other agencies
The bipartisan and bicameral agreement cuts Education Department funding by $500 million.
By Kara Arundel • Updated March 25, 2024 -
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BY THE NUMBERSBy the Numbers: The end of universal school meals hurt student meal participation
Student participation in school lunch dropped 6% between 2021-22 and 2022-23, after the pandemic-era policy expired, FRAC found.
By Anna Merod • March 22, 2024 -
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Ed Department should ban federal funding for K-12 surveillance tech, civil rights groups say
The uptick in AI-driven school surveillance technologies is a “dangerous new chapter in the school-to-prison pipeline,” a coalition of 41 groups wrote.
By Anna Merod • March 21, 2024 -
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Alabama governor signs law banning school DEI funding
The legislation, which will take effect Oct. 1, reflects a broader trend of state bills moving to limit or prohibit diversity programming in public education.
By Laura Spitalniak , Naaz Modan • March 20, 2024
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