236 articles by Anna Merod

• FBI foils ransomware network that targeted school districts

  Jan. 27, 2023

• Pop Quiz: Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

  Jan. 27, 2023

• CISA: K-12 cybersecurity change falls on leaders, not just IT staff

  Jan. 26, 2023

• Staffed Up: Higher ed partnerships shine light on school mental health workforce solutions

  Jan. 24, 2023

• New Mexico bill would hold schools accountable for ventilation improvements

  Jan. 24, 2023

• Pop Quiz: Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

  Jan. 20, 2023

• 5 principals to watch in 2023

  Jan. 19, 2023

• Survey: More than half of parents considering new schools for their children

  Jan. 18, 2023

• Momentum grows for family engagement in teacher prep

  Jan. 17, 2023

• Majority of districts report increase in meal debt since pandemic waiver’s end

  Jan. 12, 2023

• NYC schools restrict the use of ChatGPT, with some exceptions

  Jan. 11, 2023

• Cyberattack forces Iowa’s largest school district to cancel classes

  Jan. 11, 2023

• Seattle Public Schools sues social media companies amid youth mental health crisis

  Jan. 11, 2023

• Louisiana superintendent calls for removing TikTok from school devices

  Jan. 10, 2023

• 5 superintendents to watch in 2023

  Jan. 9, 2023

• States eye universal school meals ahead of legislative sessions

  Jan. 9, 2023

• New Mexico program offers 1:1 online tutoring to Title I schools

  Jan. 4, 2023

• 8 K-12 trends to watch in 2023

  Jan. 4, 2023

• North Carolina district goes back to serving alternative meals

  Dec. 22, 2022

• Staffed Up: The push and pull of strategic pay as a teacher shortage solution

  Dec. 21, 2022

• Amid ‘tripledemic’ concerns, some schools revisit masking rules

  Dec. 21, 2022

• More adults say parents shouldn’t have to vaccinate children for MMR

  Dec. 19, 2022

• Little Rock School District approves $250K payment in ransomware settlement

  Dec. 16, 2022

• With universal school meals gone, districts and families take on more debt

  Dec. 16, 2022

• FCC seeks public comment on its role in school cybersecurity

  Dec. 15, 2022

• Will the FCC reevaluate E-rate’s role in school cybersecurity protections?

  Dec. 13, 2022

• Completion higher for alternative teacher prep programs affiliated with higher ed

  Dec. 12, 2022

• Onlookers say politics ‘undermined’ Ed Department’s family engagement council

  Dec. 8, 2022

• Ed Department disbands National Parents and Families Engagement Council

  Dec. 6, 2022

• Under ASCD-ISTE merger, what’s in store for teacher training resources?

  Dec. 5, 2022

• Research: Teacher shortages as much a local issue as a national phenomenon

  Dec. 2, 2022

• Uvalde shooting survivors file $27B class-action lawsuit

  Dec. 1, 2022

• North Dakota wants to set the precedent for statewide cybersecurity education

  Nov. 30, 2022

• Higher youth suicide rates linked to mental health staff shortages

  Nov. 30, 2022

• Applications open for $84.5M in Energy Dept school infrastructure grants

  Nov. 29, 2022

• Nearly half of voters say trust in public education declined since pandemic

  Nov. 28, 2022

• New Jersey governor signs K-12 information literacy curriculum requirement

  Nov. 28, 2022

• Survey: Secondary students warming up to school meals

  Nov. 23, 2022

• Holiday ransomware attacks hit education harder than other sectors

  Nov. 22, 2022

• Staffed Up: 7 tips to keep in mind when forming a registered teacher apprenticeship

  Nov. 16, 2022

• More teachers leave than enter the workforce in Virginia

  Nov. 14, 2022

• Schools mull Twitter presence amid uncertainty under Musk ownership

  Nov. 14, 2022

• Half of 18 Southern gubernatorial candidates support classroom censorship policies

  Nov. 3, 2022

• Amid NAEP declines, how can educators address student math anxiety?

  Nov. 2, 2022

• These 3 strategies could help avert school-based violence

  Nov. 2, 2022

• Organizations denounce politicization of family engagement in schools

  Nov. 1, 2022

• GAO: Ed Department has more work ahead in addressing teacher shortages

  Oct. 28, 2022

• Focus on daily classroom practices to boost teacher development

  Oct. 27, 2022

• Lawmakers call USDA policy on alternative milk in schools an example of ‘dietary racism’

  Oct. 26, 2022

• GAO to feds: More coordination needed to strengthen K-12 cyber defense

  Oct. 25, 2022

• Measuring student poverty is getting more complicated

  Oct. 24, 2022

• E-rate survey points to early signs of the homework gap closing

  Oct. 21, 2022

• To address teacher shortage, Missouri commission hones in on teacher pay

  Oct. 20, 2022

• Staffed Up: How student behavior drove this former Georgia teacher away from the classroom

  Oct. 19, 2022

• Gates Foundation’s new formula: $1.1B to boost math instruction

  Oct. 19, 2022

• Staffed Up: Why one teacher left and another stayed

  Oct. 18, 2022

• Staffed Up: A longtime NYC teacher explains what’s needed to retain educators

  Oct. 18, 2022

• Survey: Majority of school board members will not run for reelection

  Oct. 18, 2022

• Tenured teachers not evaluated as often as nontenured peers

  Oct. 17, 2022

• 4 steps districts can take to shore up cybersecurity

  Oct. 14, 2022

• How a university-district collaboration created an AI curriculum in Florida

  Oct. 12, 2022

• Panel calls for children 8 and older to be screened for anxiety

  Oct. 12, 2022

• Enrollment rates lag in federal Affordable Connectivity Program

  Oct. 12, 2022

• How can schools measure student poverty beyond free and reduced-price meal data?

  Oct. 11, 2022

• Study: $190B in ESSER funds ‘insufficient’ to curb learning loss

  Oct. 11, 2022

• Districts struggle with social media verification, reporting cyberbullying

  Oct. 7, 2022

• California to require teacher exit survey as focus on retention, recruitment grows

  Oct. 6, 2022

• Arizona’s expansive school choice law takes effect as petition drive fails

  Oct. 4, 2022

• As digital equity eludes 16M students, Ed Dept provides roadmap to districts

  Oct. 4, 2022

• EPA nearly doubles funding to districts for clean school bus rebates

  Oct. 3, 2022

• White House conference highlights ways to get students physically active

  Sept. 30, 2022

• White House conference raises calls for child tax credit, universal school meals

  Sept. 29, 2022

• Advocates call for White House to speed up efforts to secure universal school meals

  Sept. 28, 2022

• White House plan seeks free school meals for 9M more students by 2032

  Sept. 27, 2022

• 4 in 10 California teachers considering leaving the classroom

  Sept. 27, 2022

• ASBO ‘22: 3 best practices for crafting school tech use policies

  Sept. 26, 2022

• ASBO ’22: Ohio district CFO makes the case for wellness programs

  Sept. 21, 2022

• Staffed Up: How a Baltimore certification program fuels the teacher pipeline

  Sept. 21, 2022

• $1B federal cybersecurity grant to be distributed to states over 4 years

  Sept. 20, 2022

• ASBO ‘22: How one rural district is on the road to electrify its bus fleet

  Sept. 19, 2022

• ASBO ‘22: 3 ways for school business officials to build relationships with board members

  Sept. 16, 2022

• ASBO ’22: Leaders must keep communicating ESSER funds will end

  Sept. 15, 2022

• Seattle educators lift strike after reaching tentative agreement with district

  Sept. 14, 2022

• Report: State ed leaders prioritize cybersecurity, but funding is lacking

  Sept. 13, 2022

• 85% of district leaders say lack of applicants driving teacher shortages

  Sept. 13, 2022

• Groups call for E-rate to cover cybersecurity protections after LAUSD ransomware attack

  Sept. 12, 2022

• These 3 charts illustrate universal school meals’ impact

  Sept. 12, 2022

• Virginia governor issues order seeking ‘comprehensive approach’ on teacher shortages

  Sept. 9, 2022

• District asks families to rent rooms to teachers as housing cost solution

  Sept. 8, 2022

• Mismatch in math course expectations for college admissions persists

  Sept. 7, 2022

• Ransomware attack takes down multiple Los Angeles Unified School District systems

  Sept. 6, 2022

• Email hacking scheme leads to attempted theft of $13M from Pennsylvania school district

  Sept. 6, 2022

• How 2 districts use community partnerships to ensure students can walk safely to school

  Sept. 2, 2022

• Task force recommends universal school meal program ahead of White House conference

  Sept. 2, 2022

• 5 ways to practice constructive dialogue in the classroom

  Aug. 31, 2022

• Following high-profile data breach, Illuminate Education acquired by ed tech company Renaissance

  Aug. 31, 2022

• Columbus teachers end strike, allowing in-person classes to return

  Aug. 30, 2022

• Arizona launches teacher residency program to address shortages, turnover

  Aug. 29, 2022

• Poll: Just 14% of parents with children under 5 say their child got a COVID-19 vaccine

  Aug. 26, 2022

• These 4 charts explain emerging teacher shortage data

  Aug. 25, 2022

• How schools can extend internet to families for less than the cost of hotspots

  Aug. 25, 2022

• Uvalde heightens schools’ interest in physical security

  Aug. 25, 2022

• Minnesota automatically enrolls 90K new students for free school meals

  Aug. 24, 2022

• Education union activity ramps up ahead of new school year

  Aug. 23, 2022

• Ed Department announces $8M grant competition to increase teacher diversity

  Aug. 22, 2022

• Students used average of 143 ed tech tools in 2021-22

  Aug. 22, 2022

• Loosened teacher qualifications remain a key concern in shortage discussions

  Aug. 19, 2022

• More data confirms educators’ declining confidence since start of pandemic

  Aug. 18, 2022

• Proposed curriculum censorship bills increased 250% in 2022

  Aug. 17, 2022

• Tucson schools plans to contract 5 teaching positions as ‘last resort’ for shortages

  Aug. 17, 2022

• Staffed Up: North Dakota invests in online ed prep to train rural teachers

  Aug. 17, 2022

• 3 best practices to expand access to school meals

  Aug. 15, 2022

• Network helping states explore registered teacher apprenticeships

  Aug. 15, 2022

• State ed leaders: More data needed to understand teacher shortages

  Aug. 15, 2022

• Educators report rampant political harassment in last school year

  Aug. 11, 2022

• Higher NY high school graduation rate attributed to relaxed standards during pandemic

  Aug. 10, 2022

• Efforts growing to help schools serve plant-based meals

  Aug. 9, 2022

• Hawaii finds poor air quality in 10% of classrooms

  Aug. 8, 2022

• Oklahoma invests $5M in online math tutoring program

  Aug. 8, 2022

• 5 best practices as schools brace for monkeypox

  Aug. 4, 2022

• Governors commit to computer science, but accountability questions persist

  Aug. 3, 2022

• School mask mandates continue to loosen

  Aug. 1, 2022

• Pushback continues for school choice program in Tennessee

  July 29, 2022

• Republican AGs sue to stop USDA guidance on LGBTQ protections

  July 29, 2022

• House committee advances child nutrition reauthorization bill

  July 28, 2022

• As supply chain woes persist for school meals, districts get creative

  July 27, 2022

• School COVID-19 mitigation strategies mixed as experts expect new wave of infections in fall

  July 26, 2022

• The pandemic put years of Latino students' academic progress at risk

  July 15, 2022

• 3 best practices for implementing school safety tip lines

  July 14, 2022

• Arizona law removes bachelor's degree requirement for teachers

  July 13, 2022

• Conservative groups file lawsuit against Ed Department's family engagement council

  July 12, 2022

• Arizona passes expansive school choice legislation

  July 11, 2022

• Can teachers instruct on Roe v. Wade amid curriculum censorship laws?

  July 8, 2022

• Districts discover benefits of hiring students to address staff shortages

  July 1, 2022

• Nearly 70% of adults support permanent extension of universal school meals

  June 29, 2022

• 4 ways ed leaders can prepare for funds in newly enacted gun safety bill

  June 27, 2022

• 'Keep Kids Fed' heads to Biden as meal waivers set to expire

  June 24, 2022

• Biden signs bipartisan Keep Kids Fed Act, extending some school meal waivers

  June 22, 2022

• Building trust between schools, families is key element for safety

  June 22, 2022

• Report: Educators twice as likely to face job-related stress compared to other working adults

  June 16, 2022

• CDC: Schools turn to low-cost ventilation remediation strategies first

  June 13, 2022

• How can school systems sustain federal funding to address teacher shortages?

  June 10, 2022

• Report: New 3-digit suicide prevention hotline needs significant improvements

  June 10, 2022

• Illuminate Education data breach now reported in Los Angeles schools, too

  June 6, 2022

• USDA invests $100M in school meal program innovation

  June 3, 2022

• EL, high-poverty students struggle to access appropriate virtual learning workspaces

  June 2, 2022

• 3 ways to keep student data privacy top-of-mind in ed tech procurement

  June 1, 2022

• House subcommittee hearing explores teacher shortage solutions

  May 26, 2022

• Students lag on media literacy — but the gap isn't unbridgeable

  May 25, 2022

• Chicago Public Schools data breach affects nearly 500K students

  May 24, 2022

• School nutrition directors prepare for next academic year with and without universal meals

  May 20, 2022

• High school students' interest in humanities outpaces other subjects

  May 18, 2022

• ACT study finds grade inflation in high school GPAs over the past decade

  May 16, 2022

• Report: Professional development needed to address early childhood discipline disparities

  May 12, 2022

• Study questions popular reading intervention program's effectiveness

  May 11, 2022

• White House eyes digital divide with discount for low-income families

  May 10, 2022

• Study: VR better than video for student performance, engagement

  May 9, 2022

• LAUSD makes 'historic' $50M investment to address digital divide

  May 6, 2022

• 'Handle With Care' helps schools address growing student trauma

  May 5, 2022

• Report examines how tech can improve school-family engagement

  May 4, 2022

• USDA: States can still apply for limited school nutrition waivers

  May 2, 2022

• More than half of first-time teachers in Alabama leave within 3 years

  April 29, 2022

• 'Scalpel, please': Students practice robotics, get taste of medical careers

  April 27, 2022

• This Tennessee district's grow-your-own program is set to eliminate teacher vacancies

  April 22, 2022

• Universal school meal efforts grow in states

  April 20, 2022

• 4-day school week picks up steam in rural Texas districts

  April 19, 2022

• 5 best practices Baltimore schools learned from a 2020 ransomware attack

  April 14, 2022

• Harvard dissolves undergrad teacher education program

  April 12, 2022

• Survey: 1 in 4 superintendents likely to quit soon

  April 11, 2022

• Report: 40% of districts plan to spend ESSER funds on tutoring

  April 7, 2022

• Virginia after-school partnership boosts graduation rates

  April 6, 2022

• Biden administration launches effort to improve school air quality

  April 6, 2022

• Universal school meals back on table in bipartisan Senate proposal

  April 5, 2022

• Grassroots initiative aims to combat anti-CRT movement

  April 4, 2022

• Data breach exposes 820K New York City students' information

  March 31, 2022

• Should schools invest in the metaverse?

  March 30, 2022

• AFT's Weingarten weighs in on shifting role of teacher unions during COVID-19

  March 24, 2022

• What's the best way to communicate about a school cyberattack?

  March 24, 2022

• High expectations, relationships key to improving ELL student experiences

  March 23, 2022

• Cardona acknowledges concerns test data could be used to privatize ed

  March 22, 2022

• 4 best practices school communication experts are embracing to improve family engagement

  March 18, 2022

• K-12 cyber incident report calls for more public disclosure of cyberattacks

  March 14, 2022

• Universal school meals urged at SXSW EDU, but Congress shutters the idea

  March 11, 2022

• Day 3 at SXSW EDU 2022: Cardona raises student voice, district leaders discuss population shifts

  March 10, 2022

• Research-based video game aims to engage students in science curriculum

  March 9, 2022

• Day 2 at SXSW EDU 2022: Culture wars, 'future-proofing' classrooms, and disrupting racial inequity

  March 8, 2022

• Day 1 at SXSW EDU 2022: Retrieval practice, universal meals and revolutionizing assessment

  March 7, 2022

• 4 priorities for K-12 in Biden's first State of the Union address

  March 3, 2022

• Grow-your-own teacher pipeline model gains steam

  March 2, 2022

• Russian-Ukrainian crisis may further complicate K-12 cybersecurity risks

  Feb. 25, 2022

• Will learning pods persist beyond the pandemic?

  Feb. 23, 2022

• Recess needed now more than ever for students amid COVID-19, experts say

  Feb. 18, 2022

• District outreach critical as 10M households benefit from Affordable Connectivity Program

  Feb. 16, 2022

• How to create positive reading experiences for students of color

  Feb. 15, 2022

• New Mexico rep pushes $45M K-12 cybersecurity proposal

  Feb. 14, 2022

• Enrollment decline, mental health top school leaders' concerns

  Feb. 10, 2022

• Colorado middle school, higher ed partnership sparks STEM engagement

  Feb. 9, 2022

• Will a steep uptick in child obesity rates spur school health program solutions?

  Feb. 8, 2022

• AASA, NSPRA launch program to improve educators' communication skills

  Feb. 7, 2022

• Cutoff looms for Congress to extend USDA nutrition waiver authority

  Feb. 4, 2022

• Mental health curriculum mandates seek to destigmatize getting help

  Feb. 2, 2022

• Report: State lawmakers shifting support to school choice, flexible learning options

  Feb. 2, 2022

• Tutoring partnerships take shape to address learning loss

  Feb. 1, 2022

• Policy experts: Funding, support for teacher prep programs critical to fix shortages

  Jan. 27, 2022

• With K-12 cyberattacks expected to worsen in 2022, what can districts do?

  Jan. 25, 2022

• Survey: 37% of teachers will likely quit if K-12 censorship laws reach them

  Jan. 24, 2022

• Study: Anti-CRT campaigns impact districts with 35% of nation's students

  Jan. 21, 2022

• States easing substitute teaching requirements to soften shortage impacts

  Jan. 20, 2022

• Study: Student affordability views impact college enrollment, and trends could worsen during COVID

  Jan. 14, 2022

• K-12 connectivity on the rise, but work still needed

  Jan. 13, 2022

• Amid USDA's $750M boost to school meal support, experts question sustainability

  Jan. 12, 2022

• Where are state COVID vaccine mandates for schools heading?

  Jan. 10, 2022

• Survey: Parents' top concern is political involvement in K-12

  Jan. 6, 2022

• 8 K-12 trends to watch in 2022

  Jan. 4, 2022

• 4 tips to help improve COVID-19 testing in schools

  Dec. 23, 2021

• Will Bloomberg's $750M charter donation move the needle on public ed?

  Dec. 20, 2021

• Will more federal, state coordination on ESSER data produce more consistent results?

  Dec. 16, 2021

• Survey reveals financial shortfalls of school meal programs caused by pandemic

  Dec. 13, 2021

• Districts embrace test-to-stay policies as CDC explores effectiveness

  Dec. 10, 2021

• Coding and barbering event aims to broaden Black student participation in computer science

  Dec. 8, 2021

• High school counselors navigate SEL, college applications amid youth mental health crisis

  Dec. 6, 2021

• As omicron emerges, health experts urge keeping schools open

  Dec. 3, 2021

• As public trust in teachers declines, how can districts turn the tide?

  Dec. 2, 2021

• Will UC System's move to end undergrad admissions testing create more equity for high schoolers?

  Nov. 22, 2021

• Parents want larger role protecting student privacy as concerns grow

  Nov. 17, 2021

• School Meals Report Card calls for tighter USDA nutrition guidelines amid supply chain crisis

  Nov. 15, 2021

• Rural educators dispel myths, outline 4 strategies for equitable policy

  Nov. 12, 2021

• Report: More high schools offer computer science courses, but enrollment disparities persist

  Nov. 11, 2021

• Chronic absenteeism deepens, California data shows

  Nov. 9, 2021

• For some school districts, empty box stores convert into opportunities

  Nov. 8, 2021

• Bullying experts advise maintaining focus in 3 areas with students back in schools

  Nov. 4, 2021

• E-rate recipients want expanded coverage for off-school sites, cybersecurity

  Oct. 28, 2021

• School leaders: Proactive approach key to addressing 'devious licks,' other social media challenges

  Oct. 27, 2021

• Report: Create culturally affirming schools to address Black teacher turnover and retention

  Oct. 22, 2021

• Supply chain woes hit school foodservice departments

  Oct. 19, 2021

• Report: District boundaries, affordable housing access fuel funding disparities

  Oct. 15, 2021