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PowerSchool to go private in $5.6B deal
PowerSchool CEO Hardeep Gulati said the acquisition by Bain Capital will help the K-12 software provider expand and strengthen its offerings.
By Roger Riddell • June 12, 2024 -
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What to do when salaried employees fall below the new overtime threshold
There is more to the decision-making process than employers may realize, especially with future increases and litigation on the horizon, attorneys said.
By Ryan Golden • June 11, 2024 -
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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.
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Summer Reading: AI presses K-12 leaders to revisit ed tech policies
As the emerging technology proliferates in K-12, leaders are scrambling to craft policies for its curricular and operational use.
By Roger Riddell • June 11, 2024 -
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Houston schools show test score growth in first year of state takeover
Early signs of success in the controversial and large-scale takeover suggest the district could transition out of state intervention sooner rather than later.
By Naaz Modan • June 10, 2024 -
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Chronic absenteeism rates almost doubled during pandemic
Some 30% of all students nationwide were chronically absent in 2021-22, per a 50-state data analysis by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
By Anna Merod • June 10, 2024 -
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POP QUIZTest yourself on this week’s K-12 news
From research into ed tech’s impact on tutoring to a Senate bill seeking to create new K-12 guidance, what did you learn from our recent stories?
By Anna Merod • June 7, 2024 -
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Hoping to block Title IX final rule, lawmakers invoke Congressional Review Act
If passed, the resolution would go to President Joe Biden, who is unlikely to allow the rule expanding Title IX protections to LGBTQ+ students to be overturned.
By Naaz Modan • June 6, 2024 -
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FCC approves $200M K-12 cybersecurity pilot
The three-year program will help schools begin to cover the costs of securing their networks from cyberattacks.
By Anna Merod • Updated June 7, 2024 -
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Schools ‘first to feel the impact’: Border policy debate spills into K-12
In a Tuesday hearing, lawmakers and witnesses discussed the impact children without permanent legal status may be having on resource-strapped schools.
By Naaz Modan • June 6, 2024 -
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Minnesota tightens special educator requirements
To improve compliance with federal guidelines, a new state law limits how long special education teachers from alternative pathways can instruct.
By Anna Merod • June 6, 2024 -
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Bipartisan Senate bill would create federal guidance for AI in schools
The legislation would authorize the U.S. National Science Foundation to research the best uses for AI in K-12 and provide professional development.
By Anna Merod • June 5, 2024 -
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Child care staff report rising levels of anxiety and depression
The Rapid Survey Project says material hardship among child care professionals is contributing to worsening mental health.
By Kara Arundel • June 5, 2024 -
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Cardona denies Title IX athletics rule delays are due to election year
Despite no release update, the U.S. Secretary of Education said releasing the rule alongside the broader Title IX final rule would have delayed the latter.
By Naaz Modan • June 4, 2024 -
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Trial over Arizona school facilities funding model begins
A lawsuit claims Arizona’s reliance on local taxpayer bonds to cover school maintenance costs violates the state’s constitution.
By Anna Merod • June 4, 2024 -
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Injunction sought as pressure mounts in Oklahoma religious charter school case
The school is set to open July 1, and a request for temporary injunction claims the school is hiring staff and enrolling students while lawsuits are pending.
By Naaz Modan • June 3, 2024 -
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Cardona: Education Department ‘acutely aware’ of FAFSA obstacles
The education secretary also addressed the resource-strapped Office for Civil Rights during a fireside chat at the Education Writers Association’s National Seminar.
By Anna Merod • May 31, 2024 -
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Do state assessments need an overhaul?
A FutureEd report suggests the tests serve incompatible roles of informing accountability versus informing instruction and measuring individual progress.
By Kara Arundel • May 31, 2024 -
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Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news
From playtime strategies to budget compromises, what did you learn from our recent stories?
By Roger Riddell • May 31, 2024 -
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Newsom, union reach budget compromise after proposed cuts spark resistance
The standoff in California is just one instance in which proposed cuts are leading to teacher pushback in the form of protests and campaigns.
By Naaz Modan • May 30, 2024 -
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USDA launches child summer nutrition programs
Some 32 states are participating in the agency’s slate of SUN Programs, which includes a permanent Summer EBT initiative.
By Anna Merod • May 30, 2024 -
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STAFFED UPCan paying college tutors help drive interest in teaching?
Compensating college students to tutor in K-12 is expanding the pool — and potentially opening eyes to future careers.
By Anna Merod • May 30, 2024 -
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Uvalde families sue Meta, Activision Blizzard and gun manufacturer
One of the new lawsuits claims Instagram allowed a gun manufacturer to market to teens, calling the platform “the firearm industry’s best advertiser.”
By Naaz Modan • May 29, 2024 -
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The FAFSA completion gap is shrinking. Will it disappear entirely?
The class of 2024 faced a chaotic financial aid application process, and higher ed experts want lawmakers to safeguard against a repeat next year.
By Laura Spitalniak • May 29, 2024 -
Retrieved from House Committee on Education & the Workforce.
BY THE NUMBERSEducation Department civil rights cases eclipse prior year’s record high
A report confirming an unprecedented caseload comes as U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and civil rights groups plead for more funding.
By Naaz Modan • May 28, 2024 -
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POP QUIZTest yourself on this week’s K-12 news
From school district lawsuits against the Education Department to teachers’ views on AI in schools, what did you learn from our recent stories?
By Anna Merod • May 24, 2024
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