Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From an approved GOP-led House plan to cut Title I funding to more state cell phone restrictions in schools, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • July 12, 2024

Cyberattack potentially exposes student, staff data in Alabama

State education department staff were able to interrupt the cyberattack, and the extent to which data may have been compromised is under investigation.

By Anna Merod • July 10, 2024

Explore the Trendline➔

Top 5 stories from K-12 Dive

K-12 Dive has gathered some a selection of our best coverage from 2024 so far as a one-stop resource on the trends to watch in the months ahead.

By K-12 Dive staff

How CISA is supporting school cyberdefense

The agency’s acting assistant director for stakeholder engagement discusses some of the growing resources available to help schools tackle cyberthreats.

By Anna Merod • July 2, 2024

Ed tech use continues to climb ahead of ESSER fiscal cliff

School districts used an average of 2,739 different tools in 2023-24 — an 8% jump from the previous year, according to Instructure’s LearnPlatform.

By Anna Merod • July 2, 2024

Summer Reading: School cybersecurity threats on the rise

An increasingly digital education landscape has given rise to a slew of cyberthreats to schools — ransomware being chief among them.

By Roger Riddell • June 26, 2024

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From the Ten Commandments in schools to the surgeon general’s call to address teen mental health, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • June 21, 2024

3 considerations for any district strategic technology plan

A superintendent details how a student-first focus and strategies for tech refreshes are among must-haves for effective rollout and implementation.

By Gustavo Balderas • June 20, 2024

SIIA warns schools and ed tech to prepare for costly, time-consuming Title II compliance

The Justice Department estimates conforming to the new requirements will cost $1.134 billion for K-12 courses and $5.5 billion for postsecondary courses.

By Kara Arundel • June 20, 2024

Warning label needed for social media, US Surgeon General says

Dr. Vivek Murthy also called on parents and schools to create phone-free experiences for youth.

By Kara Arundel • June 17, 2024

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From school-related lawsuits nearing the U.S. Supreme Court to data on chronic absenteeism rates, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • June 14, 2024

How can schools gear up for the FCC’s $200M cybersecurity pilot?

The application window for the Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program is expected to open this fall, according to the commission.

By Anna Merod • June 14, 2024

What can states do to prepare schools for AI?

The ILO Group released a new framework to help state education agencies craft guidance and policies for schools around the use of AI in classrooms.

By Anna Merod • June 12, 2024

Los Angeles schools investigating claims of data for sale on dark web

The alleged incident is raising questions of whether a more recent data breach has hit the nation’s second-largest district since September 2022.

By Anna Merod • June 12, 2024

PowerSchool to go private in $5.6B deal

PowerSchool CEO Hardeep Gulati said the acquisition by Bain Capital will help the K-12 software provider expand and strengthen its offerings.

By Roger Riddell • June 12, 2024

Summer Reading: AI presses K-12 leaders to revisit ed tech policies

As the emerging technology proliferates in K-12, leaders are scrambling to craft policies for its curricular and operational use.

By Roger Riddell • June 11, 2024

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From research into ed tech’s impact on tutoring to a Senate bill seeking to create new K-12 guidance, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • June 7, 2024

FCC approves $200M K-12 cybersecurity pilot

The three-year program will help schools begin to cover the costs of securing their networks from cyberattacks.

By Anna Merod • Updated June 7, 2024

Using ed tech in high-dosage tutoring could cut costs by a third

Substituting some tutoring with ed tech can also reduce staffing needs by half without compromising tutoring’s impact on student learning, a study finds.

By Naaz Modan • June 5, 2024

Bipartisan Senate bill would create federal guidance for AI in schools

The legislation would authorize the U.S. National Science Foundation to research the best uses for AI in K-12 and provide professional development.

By Anna Merod • June 5, 2024

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From playtime strategies to budget compromises, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Roger Riddell • May 31, 2024

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From school district lawsuits against the Education Department to teachers’ views on AI in schools, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • May 24, 2024

Roughly 25% of teachers see more harm than good in using AI in K-12

Only 6% of educators say the benefits of AI in schools outweigh the difficulties of using the technology, a recent Pew Research Center survey found.

By Anna Merod • May 23, 2024

Black and Latino access to certain STEM courses still inequitable

Black, American Indian and Alaska Native students are least likely to attend a high school with a full range of math, science and computer science courses.

By Naaz Modan • May 22, 2024

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From cybersecurity proposals to progress on school integration, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Roger Riddell • May 17, 2024

How a CISA proposal could impact K-12 cyber incident reporting

Nonprofit K12 Security Information Exchange has backed the requirement for schools to disclose cyber incidents as generally “appropriate.”

By Anna Merod • May 13, 2024