The top K-12 conferences to attend in 2027

For educators looking to gain best practices on leadership, classroom tech, curricula, policy and more, these events offer a variety of options.

By Roger Riddell , Kara Arundel • Oct. 6, 2026

Week In Review: A slew of new K-12 policies and guidance

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from teacher pay incentives to a federal demand to “defend the spend.”

By Roger Riddell • Oct. 5, 2026

Week In Review: Are more closures and consolidations on the table?

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from schools’ facility woes to challenges facing meal programs.

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 28, 2026

Week In Review: Rising Leaders and falling turnover

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from changes to a federal data collection to discussions at a Reagan Institute summit.

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 21, 2026

Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news

From academic gains to the latest development in a major K-12 lawsuit, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 18, 2026

Rising Leaders: 10 standout assistant principals and district leaders you should know in 2026-27

These administrators are going the extra mile on school turnarounds, culture, student interventions and supports, and more.

By Roger Riddell , Kara Arundel , Naaz Modan • Sept. 16, 2026

Week In Review: Putting PISA in perspective

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from research on pre-K discipline to AI’s growing presence in schools.

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 14, 2026

What is AI’s role in the special education dispute resolution process?

A technical assistance center has issued a parents guide for best practices — and cautions — for using AI in special education disagreements with schools.

By Kara Arundel • Sept. 9, 2026

The GAO’s new inclusion report says the quiet part out loud: It’s about adult mindsets.

The leader of the Center for Learner Equity says inclusion works when every adult in the school owns every child's success.

By Jennifer Coco • Sept. 8, 2026

Week In Review: A historic social media settlement’s youth mental health implications

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from potential school closures in Portland to major AI pushback in two districts.

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 8, 2026

Week In Review: Apprenticeships take prospective teachers to school

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from districts’ fiscal red flags to efforts to curb “passing the trash.”

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 31, 2026

Special education access case appealed to Supreme Court

A Massachusetts policy that restricts where private school students can receive publicly funded special education services is at the center of the lawsuit.

By Kara Arundel • Updated Aug. 31, 2026

Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news

From fiscal “red flags” to artificial intelligence in school HR, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 28, 2026

HHS to create national autism ‘elopement’ alert

Advocacy groups and researchers suggest measures to prevent children from wandering away from school or caregivers and into harm's way.

By Kara Arundel • Aug. 27, 2026

3 special education funding strategies states can use to support districts

A K-12 funding expert with the American Institutes for Research says state special education funding systems need to be evidence-based and student-focused.

By Kara Arundel • Aug. 25, 2026

Week In Review: Education Department issues Dear Colleague letters on discipline, tech use

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from an E-rate proposed rule to the latest on Ten Commandments laws.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 24, 2026

Week In Review: Unions sue over ‘professional’ degrees

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from the educational impact of extreme weather to chronic absenteeism data.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 17, 2026

Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news

From the latest data on written state special education complaints to a lawsuit against the Education Department, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • Aug. 14, 2026

Dyscalculia affects almost as many students as dyslexia. What can districts do?

Most districts don't have the systems in place to screen for the learning disability related to numbers and math, CRPE said in a report.

By Naaz Modan • Aug. 13, 2026

Special education state complaints jump nearly 50%

The trend may be due to reduced capacity at the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, among other challenges, CEC and NASDSE say.

By Kara Arundel • Aug. 11, 2026

Week in Review: McMahon touts special education interagency agreement

We’re rounding up last week’s news, including HHS’ proposal to overhaul Head Start and the online safety bills heading to the Senate floor.

By Anna Merod • Aug. 10, 2026

Education Department defends controversial special education shakeup

The changes are the “start of a brighter future” for individuals with disabilities, Education Secretary Linda McMahon told OSEP conference attendees.

By Kara Arundel • Aug. 4, 2026

Week In Review: Where enrollment is and isn’t in decline

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from the impact of school closures on teacher turnover to districts’ social media lawsuits.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 3, 2026

Interagency agreements: Committee OKs bill to block 4 Education Department transfers

The bill moves to the full Senate just weeks after the House introduced 10 bills that would codify some of the moves.

By Anna Merod • July 30, 2026

Week In Review: Former federal officials caution against Education Department transfers

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from absenteeism recovery data to a slew of new legislative proposals.

By Roger Riddell • July 27, 2026