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    Required Florida training tells educators to ‘err on the side of caution’ for library materials

    The training also makes clear that teachers violating the restrictions could face a felony charge, which can result in up to 5 years in prison.

    By • Jan. 23, 2023
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    Pop Quiz: Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From charter school funding to Supreme Court arguments in a significant case, what did you learn from this week's stories?

    By • Jan. 20, 2023
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    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
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    Baron Davis resigns as superintendent of South Carolina’s Richland School District Two

    The popular leader’s departure followed a six-hour closed-door school board meeting and comes amid a state report highlighting, among other things, trustees’ behavior.

    By • Jan. 19, 2023
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    SCOTUS hears case that could change IDEA dispute resolution

    The case could result in barriers for school districts seeking to resolve IDEA claims, one legal expert said. 

    By , • Jan. 19, 2023
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    Survey: More than half of parents considering new schools for their children

    The National School Choice Awareness Foundation poll’s findings come as public school enrollment is projected to fall by 4% within a decade.

    By • Jan. 18, 2023
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    Should students have to change clothes for PE class?

    Some schools are maintaining relaxed pandemic-era physical education dress codes, while others are sticking with policies requiring PE uniforms.

    By • Jan. 17, 2023
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    California county’s superintendent ousters highlight growing concerns in communities

    Contentious decisions to remove superintendents without cause have raised concerns about due process and students’ best interests.

    By • Jan. 13, 2023
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    These 4 charts explain federal fiscal 2023 K-12 spending

    Though some of the Biden administration’s ambitious requests weren’t met, Congress still raised budgets across a number of programs.

    By • Jan. 13, 2023
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    Majority of districts report increase in meal debt since pandemic waiver’s end

    A School Nutrition Association survey also finds a drop in average daily school meal participation since a policy providing free meals to all students expired.

    By • Jan. 12, 2023
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    Just 24% of public schools feel ‘very prepared’ for active shooters

    NCES data suggests a lack of confidence in school safety preparedness after a record year of school shootings.

    By • Jan. 12, 2023
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    Cyberattack forces Iowa’s largest school district to cancel classes

    The scope of the cyber incident at Des Moines Public Schools is still unknown as the district works to recover its network.

    By • Jan. 11, 2023
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    Seattle Public Schools sues social media companies amid youth mental health crisis

    Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube and TikTok played a major role in harming students’ mental health, the district’s lawsuit claims.

    By • Jan. 11, 2023
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    Meta calls for increased regulation of child safety online

    The social media giant wants more coordinated action after its first-ever Youth Safety and Well-Being Summit.

    By Andrew Hutchinson • Jan. 11, 2023
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    Panel: Trauma of preschool suspensions, expulsions is long-lasting

    Teacher, family and student supports are needed to end exclusionary discipline of young children, speakers said in a Hunt Institute webinar.

    By • Jan. 10, 2023
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    Louisiana superintendent calls for removing TikTok from school devices

    TikTok’s “lack of data privacy measures are extremely concerning,” said the state’s superintendent of education in a memo advising schools to ban the app.

    By • Jan. 10, 2023
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    Virginia Foxx reclaims chair of House education committee

    North Carolina Republican promises vigorous oversight of the federal government and stopping the Biden administration's regulatory agenda.

    By Rick Seltzer , • Jan. 10, 2023
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    States eye universal school meals ahead of legislative sessions

    With little hope in an immediate federal pathway to secure free school meals for all, states are increasingly looking to institute their own policies.

    By • Jan. 9, 2023
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    Obtaining Medicaid billing consent burdensome to staff, concerning to parents

    Recent federal efforts to improve Medicaid school-based services and administrative processes have advocates hopeful.

    By • Jan. 5, 2023
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    8 K-12 trends to watch in 2023

    Academic recovery, family engagement, cyberthreats and school security concerns are among challenges coming at school leaders from all sides.

    By , , , • Jan. 4, 2023
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    K-12 federal funding sees 5.6% increase for FY 2023

    Title I — the largest of the K-12 federal funding programs — will receive a $850 million increase over FY 2022 for a total of $18.4 billion.

    By • Jan. 4, 2023
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    BY THE NUMBERS

    By The Numbers: How districts are spending ESSER funds

    In states' FY 2021, district subgrants for spending or planned spending equaled just over half of all federal COVID-19 emergency funding for K-12.

    By • Jan. 4, 2023
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    North Carolina district goes back to serving alternative meals

    In the wake of pandemic-era universal meals ending, Guilford County Schools has accrued $111,627 in student meal debt and aims to slow the growth.

    By • Dec. 22, 2022
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    School shootings reach unprecedented high in 2022

    There’s been an on-campus shooting ‘pretty much every single school day’ this fall, the founder of the K-12 School Shooting Database said.

    By , • Dec. 21, 2022
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    Amid ‘tripledemic’ concerns, some schools revisit masking rules

    Philadelphia schools are bringing back a temporary indoor mask requirement when students return to class in January.

    By • Dec. 21, 2022
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    Title IX athlete case decided in favor of transgender students

    A Connecticut school policy allowing transgender athletes to play on teams aligning with their gender identities could reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

    By • Dec. 20, 2022