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

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

Explore the Trendline➔

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

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

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

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From demand for a cybersecurity pilot to the latest stats on school book bans, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Roger Riddell • 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

Fewer after-school programs offering academic supports, NCES finds

While a majority of schools offer some kind of after-school program, just 60% include academic services.

By Anna Merod • Nov. 14, 2024

New York to replace graduation exam, implement graduate portrait framework

The state also aims to require new transcripts and assessments “aligned to prioritized learning standards” by 2029-30.

By Naaz Modan • Nov. 13, 2024

Federal judge pauses Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms

In his order, the judge sternly denied the state's attempts to throw a wrench in the lawsuit and said its arguments in favor of the law "ring hollow."

By Naaz Modan • Nov. 12, 2024

Lunchables no longer on the school menu

Critics had pushed back on sodium levels in Lunchables kits as new USDA standards are set to impose limits on the nutrient.

By Christopher Doering • Nov. 12, 2024

DOJ investigating bullying, discrimination in NJ district after student suicide

A lawsuit filed by the student’s mother alleges disciplinary inaction by the district amounted to “willful ignorance” that allowed "a culture of bullying.”

By Naaz Modan • Nov. 11, 2024