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.
975 articles by Anna Merod
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Principals share solutions for ed tech pushback, chronic absenteeism and more
July 21, 2026 -
Budget shortfalls, declining enrollment top district leaders’ concerns
July 21, 2026 -
How a Michigan principal guided 2 school staffs through a merger
July 17, 2026 -
Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news
July 17, 2026 -
3 ways Miguel Cardona suggests school leaders should innovate
July 16, 2026 -
Ed tech pushback risks shortchanging students, these school leaders say
July 15, 2026 -
How to use attendance incentives to combat chronic absenteeism
July 15, 2026 -
10 bills introduced to codify outsourcing of federal education programs
July 10, 2026 -
Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news
July 10, 2026 -
For chronic absenteeism, pandemic recovery is possible but still uncommon
July 10, 2026 -
4 more states require districts to adopt AI policies
July 9, 2026 -
Access to free school meals under threat, think tank warns
July 8, 2026 -
St. Louis Public Schools could close up to a third of its schools
July 2, 2026 -
‘Professional degree’ list is expanded. But education still didn’t make the cut.
July 1, 2026 -
House passes Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act
June 30, 2026 -
Enrollment declines could cost states $11.5B annually by 2030-31, analysis says
June 30, 2026 -
Week In Review: Screen time concerns drive policy moves
June 29, 2026 -
Can AI save teachers time and reduce burnout?
June 29, 2026 -
Test yourself on the past week’s K-12 news
June 26, 2026 -
FCC wants to know: Should the E-rate program be eliminated?
June 25, 2026 -
Miami-Dade County Public Schools approves closure, consolidation of 9 schools
June 23, 2026 -
AI in schools: 3 ways Congress can help
June 18, 2026 -
AI tutor access alone doesn’t equate to student gains, study says
June 18, 2026 -
Despite fewer exit plans, teacher stress, burnout still high
June 16, 2026 -
Week In Review: Proposed Ed Department cuts and school nurse burnout
June 15, 2026
