CDC: Head Start is model for safe early ed programming amid COVID-19

CARES Act funding and federal flexibilities allowed centers to offer in-person learning, but not without challenges. "We are updating our plan every week," one director said.

By Kara Arundel • Dec. 21, 2020

Study: Districts could use state support in principal quality initiatives

According to RAND Corp. research, while states may be hesitating to infringe on local control, districts could benefit from support and collaboration. 

By Naaz Modan • Dec. 18, 2020

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Equity 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.

By K-12 Dive staff

CDC report: Coronavirus mitigation efforts to reopen schools could cost up to $442 per student

With approximately 51 million pre-K through grade 12 students in the U.S., the total cost could top $22 billion.

By Shawna De La Rosa • Dec. 14, 2020

Superintendent of the Year: Marlon Styles, Middletown City School District

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ohio superintendent took his push to close equity gaps to the national stage.

By Roger Riddell • Dec. 9, 2020

How educators are tweaking grading approaches in response to the pandemic

Teachers are allowing students to revise work and stretch deadlines in attempts to fairly assess student performance this year.

By Kara Arundel • Dec. 8, 2020

ISTE 2020: Consider these 10 privacy questions when adopting ed tech

One panelist suggested educators should be even more careful with students’ personal information than with their own when adopting technology.

By Roger Riddell • Dec. 3, 2020

Report: More schools trending toward integration but challenges persist

A repository of school integration efforts shows one in four students nationwide attend schools that have some racial or socioeconomic diversity policy.

By Kara Arundel • Dec. 3, 2020

Schools get creative to enroll, retain youngest students during pandemic

With preschool and kindergarten attendance dipping this year — in some areas significantly — schools are implementing multiple strategies to keep learning and funding continuing.

By Kara Arundel • Dec. 2, 2020

Daily Roundup: Other news from around K-12

The number of students with disabilities grew by about 700,000 over the past decade. Educonomics Lab tool helps districts calculate learning loss needs.

By Roger Riddell • Updated June 28, 2022

Lessons in Leadership: 4 school, district administrators reveal their greatest challenges

There's no shortage of hurdles, within school walls and beyond, along the road to success for principals and superintendents.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 14, 2019