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    House passes resolution seeking to overturn Title IX rule

    The rule protecting LGBTQ+ students faces an uncertain future with preliminary injunctions and a recent Supreme Court decision further blunting its reach.

    By • July 11, 2024
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    House committee advances bill to mandate FAFSA release by Oct. 1

    The proposed legislation received largely bipartisan support, but some worry the hard deadline could backfire if not part of a comprehensive plan.

    By Laura Spitalniak • July 11, 2024
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    Early Childhood Education

    Enrollment and spending on state-funded preschool programs was up in the 2022-23 school year, but the early childhood education sector still faces challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

    By K-12 Dive staff
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    Oklahoma religious charter cancels fall opening, plans SCOTUS appeal

    The move comes after the Oklahoma Supreme Court denied the school state funding, blocking the creation of the nation's first religious public school.

    By • July 11, 2024
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    House committee approves 25% cut to Title I

    The Republican-led plan for FY 2025 proposes an 11% overall cut to the U.S. Department of Education.

    By • July 11, 2024
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    Private school choice enrollment exceeds 1M students for first time

    Participation has doubled over the last 5 years. Still, enrollment represents just 2% of the eligible K-12 population.

    By • July 11, 2024
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    26 states now require personal finance course for graduation

    California is the latest to adopt a personal finance requirement with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signing of AB 2927 in June.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    Cyberattack potentially exposes student, staff data in Alabama

    State education department staff were able to interrupt the cyberattack, and the extent to which data may have been compromised is under investigation.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    Virginia to curb student cellphone use in schools

    The state joins Florida, Indiana and others in limiting devices in classrooms, citing mental health risks for students.

    By • July 10, 2024
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    Even as it takes effect, DOL’s overtime rule could still face courts’ wrath

    One potential, emerging threat to the rule is the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine for evaluating agency regulations.

    By Ryan Golden • July 9, 2024
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    Title IX athletics rule delayed yet again

    The controversial rule’s deadline is up in the air in a regulatory agenda update that also includes deadlines for Title VI, Section 504 and Medicaid rules.

    By , • July 9, 2024
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    How the Chevron ruling could affect K-12 policies

    The 40-year precedent’s end could herald change for regulations on Title IX, IDEA and other policies, but could also bring more stability long-term.

    By • July 9, 2024
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    Will 2024 see fewer school shootings?

    If the current pace holds, 2024 would break a multiyear streak of record high school shootings.

    By • July 8, 2024
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    Judge denies 17 states’ request to halt pregnancy accommodation rule amid appeal

    The court dismissed with prejudice an earlier challenge, and the plaintiffs appealed that ruling.

    By Ginger Christ • July 3, 2024
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    Federal judge blocks final Title IX rule in 4 more states

    The ruling marks another hit for the U.S. Department of Education's controversial regulation, which is now blocked from taking effect in 14 states.

    By Laura Spitalniak • July 3, 2024
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    Celebrating 60 years: A visual history of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

    The landmark legislation shields employees from discrimination in the workplace.

    By Ginger Christ , • July 2, 2024
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    The Civil Rights Act turns 60: Have American schools complied?

    Six decades after the law’s passage, many schools remain segregated and unequal, writes the director of programming for the Education Rights Institute.

    By GeDá Jones Herbert • July 2, 2024
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    How CISA is supporting school cyberdefense

    The agency’s acting assistant director for stakeholder engagement discusses some of the growing resources available to help schools tackle cyberthreats.

    By • July 2, 2024
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    Ed tech use continues to climb ahead of ESSER fiscal cliff

    School districts used an average of 2,739 different tools in 2023-24 — an 8% jump from the previous year, according to Instructure’s LearnPlatform.

    By • July 2, 2024
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    How did Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions decision impact college applications?

    The portion of Asian and Black students referencing at least one race or ethnicity-related phrase in their Common Application essays fell in 2023-24.

    By • July 1, 2024
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    ESSER funds helped learning recovery but gaps remain, studies say

    Research from CALDER estimates that schools need an extra $9,000 to $13,000 per student after 2023 for a full academic recovery from the pandemic.

    By • July 1, 2024
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    State employees in Texas not subject to overtime rule, judge holds

    The ruling — which relies on the Supreme Court’s same-day decision that overturned the Chevron doctrine — is likely to foreshadow similar pending challenges, attorneys noted.

    By Emilie Shumway • July 1, 2024
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    SCOTUS overturns Chevron doctrine, limiting federal agency reach

    Federal courts will no longer have to defer to agency regulations for interpretation of ambiguous statutes.

    By Ryan Golden , Ginger Christ • Updated June 28, 2024
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    Oklahoma schools required to teach Bible starting in 2024-25

    The directive comes the same week the state’s Supreme Court blocked the nation’s first religious public charter school.

    By • June 28, 2024
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    POP QUIZ

    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From a court’s decision on a religious public charter school to a GOP-led plan to slash federal education funding, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • June 28, 2024
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    Education Department considers IDEA accountability updates as more states miss mark

    For 2025 and beyond, the department is considering three updates related to IDEA Part B determinations.

    By • June 28, 2024