Anna Merod
Reporter | @AnnaMerodAnna Merod, a reporter on K-12 Dive, covers school closings and consolidations, enrollment and staffing trends, artificial intelligence, ed tech, student data privacy, and school nutrition policies. Anna’s reporting contributed to a K-12 Dive team project on ransomware’s impact on schools that won a national gold Azbee Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors in 2025. Before Anna joined K-12 Dive in 2021, she was a local education reporter for a Virginia newspaper. She graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
1012 articles by Anna Merod
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Judge vacates anti-DEI directive that led to teacher training grant cuts
Sept. 21, 2026 -
Universal school meal reversals take toll on student behavior, focus, study finds
Sept. 18, 2026 -
A summer of AI bans in schools
Sept. 17, 2026 -
K-8 reading scores see ‘sizable’ post-COVID gains in latest NWEA data
Sept. 17, 2026 -
Have teacher turnover rates declined since COVID?
Sept. 16, 2026 -
Measure ed tech by more than screen time, American Psychological Association says
Sept. 14, 2026 -
Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news
Sept. 11, 2026 -
Teachers unions announce AI safety agreement with Microsoft
Sept. 9, 2026 -
LAUSD restricts all students from using AI tools
Sept. 3, 2026 -
New York City pauses AI use for elementary, middle school students
Sept. 2, 2026 -
USDA urged to report how SNAP cuts impact free school meals
Sept. 1, 2026 -
District HR leaders: Keep humans in decision-making as AI’s presence grows
Aug. 26, 2026 -
Our 2026-27 back-to-school playlist for K-12 leaders
Aug. 26, 2026 -
The emerging promise of teacher apprenticeship programs
Aug. 25, 2026 -
Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news
Aug. 21, 2026 -
Education Department goes to ed tech’s defense in new guidance
Aug. 20, 2026 -
FCC opens comment period on E-rate’s future
Aug. 18, 2026 -
CISA issues K-12 cybersecurity guidance as schools’ risks persist
Aug. 14, 2026 -
Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news
Aug. 14, 2026 -
Unions sue Education Department over ‘professional’ degree rule
Aug. 12, 2026 -
As districts navigate screen time, CoSN advises against time limits
Aug. 11, 2026 -
Students miss over 200M more school days annually since COVID
Aug. 11, 2026 -
Week in Review: McMahon touts special education interagency agreement
Aug. 10, 2026 -
Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news
Aug. 7, 2026 -
Kids Online Safety Act clears key Senate panel with bipartisan support
Aug. 5, 2026