These 4 trends are shaping the 2025-26 school year

From enrollment to AI, education leaders face a variety of obstacles and opportunities as students return to classrooms.

By Kara Arundel , Anna Merod , Naaz Modan , Roger Riddell • Aug. 28, 2025

How can schools launch sustainable drone programs?

Connecting drone usage to real-world scenarios and making curricula engaging beyond the first year are key, experts say.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Aug. 27, 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

6 ways administrators are handling cellphone bans in the new school year

School and district leaders say stakeholder input, consistent enforcement of rules and lessons in digital usage have helped their policies succeed.

By Kara Arundel • Aug. 25, 2025

Week In Review: OCR staffers to return amid changing Title IX enforcement

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from music education’s impact on literacy to the latest Education Department changes.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 25, 2025

3 questions for K-12 leaders to consider amid the AI tutoring boom

While artificial intelligence tutors appear to gain traction in schools, little research exists on the efficacy of these tools for students.

By Anna Merod • Aug. 25, 2025

Video games can foster student engagement in the classroom

Game-based learning can provide additional inroads for building skills such as narrative storytelling, says Purdue University’s William Watson.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Aug. 20, 2025

Week In Review: Enrollment dips, immigration enforcement weigh on schools

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from renewed mascot debates to court battles impacting schools.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 18, 2025

AI will move schools closer to a competency-based future. Here’s how.

McGraw Hill School President, Sean Ryan, on the potential for AI to accelerate structural changes to teaching and learning.

By Sean Ryan, President, McGraw Hill School • Aug. 18, 2025

Building future-ready students: Embracing AI, adaptability and innovation in education

Prepare students for the evolving technological landscape and build future-ready skills.

By Rachelle Dené Poth • Aug. 18, 2025

AI carries potential to transform both student and teacher

Educators have an opportunity to learn to use artificial intelligence early and work with students on best classroom uses, writes a middle school teacher.

By Ashley Kannan • Aug. 13, 2025

Week In Review: Enrollment concerns weigh on districts and Houston makes progress

We’re rounding up last week’s news, from school choice in special education to Atlanta’s plans to address empty seats.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 11, 2025

How a summer camp exposes both students and teachers to quantum physics

The Quantum For All pilot combines professional learning and direct practice to close knowledge gaps and expand STEM opportunities.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Aug. 6, 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

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

From the Trump administration’s release of frozen K-12 funds to the Education Department’s AI priorities, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • Aug. 1, 2025

Words matter: Let’s discuss energy contracts, not “going solar”

Electricity prices are increasing. For schools with tight budgets, new energy contracts can help.

By Rich Allevi, Vice President, Energy Solutions, Madison Energy Infrastructure • 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

Education Department issues AI priorities. But what if the agency closes?

As the agency issues advice on using federal grants to advance school AI strategies, districts remain concerned about leadership on cybersecurity.

By Anna Merod • July 25, 2025

Beyond fresh paint: 12 strategic upgrades that keep students (and funding) in your district

Tired buildings send families elsewhere. These 12 upgrades help keep them with your schools.

July 21, 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

Ransomware attacks in education jump 23% year over year

Education was the fourth-most-targeted sector during the first half of 2025, according to a report from Comparitech.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • July 21, 2025

Labor Department to take on day-to-day management of CTE programs

Career and technical education is among the workforce development programs to be jointly administered with the Education Department.

By Roger Riddell • July 15, 2025

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

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