Supreme Court green-lights Education Department layoffs

The decision is a significant victory for the Trump administration as it seeks to close the department to the greatest extent possible.

By Naaz Modan • Updated July 14, 2025

After 3-consecutive-year high, school shootings drop 23% in 2024-25

School shootings were also down in the first half of 2025 overall when compared to the same period in 2024.

By Naaz Modan • July 14, 2025

Explore the Trendline➔

Top 5 stories from K-12 Dive

K-12 Dive has gathered some a selection of our best coverage from 2025 so far as a one-stop resource on the trends to watch in the months ahead.

By K-12 Dive staff

Federal funding delays threaten AI education and America’s tech future

The delayed obligation of funds will erode the tools and infrastructure needed to scale artificial intelligence education nationwide, writes an industry expert.

By Sara Kloek • July 14, 2025

Week in Review: School choice, reading gains and looming policy changes

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” to a pair of transgender athletics cases headed to the Supreme Court.

By Roger Riddell • July 14, 2025

How Trump is deploying multiple agencies to set education policy

​​Rule changes for Energy Department grants to schools are primed to alter policies. Other federal agencies could be next.

By Naaz Modan • July 14, 2025

School districts grapple with ‘budgetary chaos’ in wake of federal funding freeze

Programs at risk due to the funding hold include English learner services, academic supports, after-school programming and professional development.

By Kara Arundel • July 11, 2025

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From the “One Big, Beautiful Bill” to notable achievement gains in young students, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Roger Riddell • July 11, 2025

Michigan district agrees to reform seclusion and restraint policies

A Justice Department probe found the Montcalm Area Intermediate School District violated the Americans with Disabilities Act in how it punished students.

By Kara Arundel • July 11, 2025

Trump administration restricts education-related programs for some immigrants

Head Start and tuition for programs like dual enrollment, college and CTE are set to be impacted by the administration's policy change.

By Naaz Modan • July 10, 2025

Trans teacher can be made to keep pronouns quiet, 11th Circuit says

The appeals court ruled that the teacher’s role as a government employee allowed for limitations to her First Amendment rights when acting in that role.

By Emilie Shumway • July 10, 2025

Justice Department sues California over transgender athlete policy

The Trump administration has threatened to withdraw the state’s $44.3 billion in federal funds if it doesn’t limit girls' sports to cisgender athletes.

By Naaz Modan • July 9, 2025

RFK Jr. sued over vaccine schedule changes for healthy children, pregnant people

The complaint argues Kennedy’s actions to remove the COVID vaccine from the CDC’s immunization schedule for healthy children and pregnant people were unlawful.

By Delilah Alvarado • July 9, 2025

Will the next Supreme Court term close the transgender athletic debate?

A pair of cases could establish precedent on whether transgender student athletes can compete on teams aligned with their gender identity.

By Naaz Modan • July 8, 2025

3 things to know about school choice in the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’

Who pays, who qualifies and what's next? We answer your questions about the first federally funded private school choice program available nationwide.

By Kara Arundel • July 8, 2025

Trump’s OCR steps up pace for dismissing complaints

The office charged with protecting students’ civil rights is functioning with limited staff, and its recent dismissal rate has raised questions from former employees.

By Naaz Modan • Updated July 7, 2025

Philadelphia school district enters monitoring agreement to defer criminal prosecution over asbestos lapses

Superintendent Tony Watlington says the district has committed to greater transparency and tripled its environmental management investments.

By Robert Freedman • July 7, 2025

Here’s what you need to know about the federal IDEA special education program

The nearly 50-year-old law sets requirements for states and districts for how to serve students with disabilities.

By Kara Arundel • July 7, 2025

Over 60 organizations sign White House pledge to invest in AI education

The pledge marks a win for the White House and comes as a state AI regulation moratorium was stricken from the Senate’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill."

By Anna Merod • July 2, 2025

‘Immediate harm’: Education Department withholds $6.2B from schools

Title funding for English learners, after-school programs and professional development are among the allocations unavailable to districts and states.

By Kara Arundel • July 1, 2025

School participation in CEP keeps rising. ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ could change that.

Proposed SNAP cuts could harm the Community Eligibility Provision, which helps high-poverty schools serve free meals to all students, FRAC says.

By Anna Merod • July 1, 2025

How would Trump’s FY 26 budget plan reshape special education?

The White House says its IDEA budget proposal would be less complex and more effective. Critics worry about cuts and reduced accountability.

By Kara Arundel • June 30, 2025

All states can now access ESSER late liquidation funds

The Education Department’s course change will allow all states — at least temporarily — to draw down federal COVID funds preapproved for extensions.

By Kara Arundel • June 27, 2025

SCOTUS hands win to parents in LGBTQ+ curriculum opt-out case

The Supreme Court majority wrote that few religious acts are as important to people of faith as the religious education of their children.

By Naaz Modan • Updated June 27, 2025

Supreme Court preserves E-rate in 6-3 ruling

The decision, which could have upended the federal internet discount program for schools, means schools can continue to apply for the program's funding.

By Naaz Modan • Updated June 27, 2025

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From LGBTQ+ students’ feelings on school support to a Title IX investigation’s outcome, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • June 27, 2025