‘Bold and necessary effort’: Atlanta Public Schools stares down empty seats

The district is considering everything from closing buildings and redistricting to consolidations and mergers amid a dip in student population.

By Naaz Modan • Aug. 7, 2025

How can colleges help solve the special educator shortage?

Speakers at this week’s OSEP conference highlighted an Illinois teacher apprenticeship program and technical assistance for minority serving institutions.

By Kara Arundel • Aug. 6, 2025

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STEM

From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.

By K-12 Dive staff

Education Department eyes special education in school choice expansion

Increasing choice models will better help meet student and family needs, Diana Diaz-Harrison said at the OSEP conference.

By Kara Arundel • Aug. 6, 2025

Houston ISD reports zero failing schools 2 years after takeover

The improvements follow wholesale reforms in Texas' largest school district, though its state takeover will remain in place at least two more years.

By Naaz Modan • Aug. 5, 2025

Week In Review: AI, federal funding and ESEA waivers

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from guidance on “unlawful” DEI to how district leaders are navigating school closures.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 4, 2025

Want a better society? Teach kids how to be exemplary citizens

Students must be equipped to focus on making the world a better place, not just on their own self-interests, writes a Virginia independent school leader.

By Autumn Adkins Graves • Aug. 1, 2025

Closing a school is never easy. Here’s how to communicate it with care.

In one South Carolina district, replacing a building came with the added challenge of preserving a segregation-era school’s history.

By Anna Merod • July 30, 2025

This Indiana high school is relying on students to tell its story

In Hamilton Southeastern High School’s media program, students are learning the art of crafting a compelling message.

By Anna Merod • July 29, 2025

What will ‘big, beautiful’ school choice mean for public schools?

A new federal private school choice program is adding to existing pressure from state-led programs amid shrinking enrollment and funding.

By Kara Arundel • July 29, 2025

More Americans support school cellphone bans

The uptick comes as research increasingly points to harmful effects for children and as laws proliferate restricting cellphone use in classrooms.

By Naaz Modan • July 28, 2025

Week In Review: Funding freezes, enrollment concerns and cyberthreats

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from lawsuits against the Trump administration to St. Louis’ proposed school cuts.

By Roger Riddell • July 28, 2025

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From potential school closures in St. Louis to ransom demands on schools, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Kara Arundel • July 25, 2025

Strong budgeting, revenue flexibility key to weathering K-12 financial storm, says Moody’s

States are trying to offset the impact of reduced federal support, but their success is uncertain, according to a recent Moody’s Ratings report.

By Naaz Modan • July 25, 2025

Tennessee launches direct admissions pilot with student aid component

The initiative aims to ease high schoolers’ paths to college by providing financial aid information and automatic acceptance to participating institutions.

By Natalie Schwartz • July 24, 2025

Week In Review: Education Department cuts move forward and principals convene in Seattle

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from changes to federal oversight to a set of delayed Energy Department rules.

By Roger Riddell • July 21, 2025

How Portland Public Schools can afford to offer high-impact tutoring

Oregon has been struggling with student literacy for years. The state’s largest public school district is tapping into a tutoring model to reverse that trend.

By Anna Merod • July 18, 2025

Chicago-area school district deploys geothermal system that’s a US first

The dynamic closed-loop system uses groundwater to reject and absorb heat to provide year-round space conditioning for a 130-year-old elementary school, Trane Technologies says.

By Brian Martucci • July 17, 2025

This New Jersey district tackled chronic absenteeism despite COVID

A 2018 partnership between Hamilton Township Public Schools and the Foundation for Educational Administration led to notable attendance gains.

By Anna Merod • July 16, 2025

The future demands more than a diploma. It’s time K–12 did too.

Diplomas don’t guarantee a future. Here’s what schools should measure instead.

By Cary Wright, CEO of Good Reason Houston • 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

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

4-day school week yields mixed results in Oregon study

Researchers found no evidence of large positive effects, but did see higher math scores and graduation rates for high schoolers in rural schools.

By Kara Arundel • July 10, 2025

California high school reimagines classrooms as ‘learning studios’

Compton High School is using technology-driven communal class spaces in an effort to modernize and create a more collaborative environment.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • July 9, 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