Four “atypical financial shocks” are likely to hit many school systems around the 2024-25 school year.| K-12 Dive
Tight budgets will remain into the next school year, but may ease up beginning in the 2025-26 school year, said one education finance expert.| K-12 Dive
The current financial climate — in which districts can expect increased state involvement — was predictable and preventable, experts say.| K-12 Dive
However, teacher turnover rates are projected to plateau, according to researchers from several universities.| K-12 Dive
The new framework and federal investments come as the “earn while they learn” model continues to gain steam in education.| K-12 Dive
North Dakota will be the first state to participate in the program following the approval of its application on Monday.| K-12 Dive
Just eight states had more students per teacher post-pandemic, per a K-12 Dive analysis of NCES data. What does that say about teacher shortages?| K-12 Dive
Today is the American Rescue Plan's obligation deadline, but spending continues through Jan. 28, 2025 — or longer for localities with an extension.| K-12 Dive
A new federal private school choice program is adding to existing pressure from state-led programs amid shrinking enrollment and funding.| K-12 Dive
As the agency issues advice on using federal grants to advance school AI strategies, districts remain concerned about leadership on cybersecurity.| K-12 Dive
While artificial intelligence tools show promise, experts advise that teachers become AI-literate to maximize benefits and avoid missteps.| K-12 Dive
One education expert suggests explaining how to use artificial intelligence ethically and building a “culture of integrity.”| K-12 Dive
While artificial intelligence tutors appear to gain traction in schools, little research exists on the efficacy of these tools for students.| K-12 Dive
School shootings were also down in the first half of 2025 overall when compared to the same period in 2024.| K-12 Dive
The extensive list contains over 1,000 schools and higher ed institutions, including in liberal states, and could complicate how the rule is implemented.| K-12 Dive
The Education Department’s long-awaited regulations also provide protections for pregnant students and employees.| K-12 Dive
School districts are still seeking guidance from the Education Department as the Aug. 1 deadline looms and injunctions complicate the rule’s implementation.| K-12 Dive
The injunction against the rule protecting LGBTQ+ students comes as part of a Louisiana-led lawsuit — one of several against the regulations.| K-12 Dive
The Education Department will appeal lower court decisions temporarily halting the rule over its LGBTQI+ protections, but wants to enforce other parts.| K-12 Dive
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Time is winding down before there's possibility that the rules could be blocked by a new Congress or presidential administration.| K-12 Dive
The Education Department is closer to finalizing the controversial regulation, which it aimed to release in March after two previous delays.| K-12 Dive
Confidential staff like school psychologists and nurses would no longer trigger Title IX procedures.| K-12 Dive
The proposal has elicited concern from both ends of the political spectrum over both the inclusion and exclusion of transgender students.| K-12 Dive
Title funding for English learners, after-school programs and professional development are among the allocations unavailable to districts and states.| K-12 Dive
The toll of the pandemic has been especially pronounced on minorities, a growing body of research suggests.| K-12 Dive
There’s been an on-campus shooting ‘pretty much every single school day’ this fall, the founder of the K-12 School Shooting Database said.| K-12 Dive
School shootings — on the overall rise for decades — have broken last year’s record high at 306 shootings with just under two months left to go in the year.| K-12 Dive
Threatened changes to U.S. immigration policies are leading some schools to share resources and offer support to staff, families and students.| K-12 Dive
The dour forecast for the sector is based on a trifecta of enrollment concerns, rising costs and slowing revenue.| K-12 Dive
A study on Delaware schools published by AERA found no adverse academic impacts for non-English learners with the arrival of new ELs.| K-12 Dive
In a Tuesday hearing, lawmakers and witnesses discussed the impact children without permanent legal status may be having on resource-strapped schools.| K-12 Dive
Educators should have frequent, ongoing communication with families and share complete pictures of student academic progress, NWEA research says.| K-12 Dive
Since 2001, pension costs have ballooned 220% while K-12 budgets have risen just 33%.| K-12 Dive
The bipartisan and bicameral agreement cuts Education Department funding by $500 million.| K-12 Dive
A mediation option now offered to all as an alternative to investigations is among methods helping to move civil rights cases along.| K-12 Dive
In issuing the proposed rules, the Ed Department said it will launch a separate process to address how Title IX applies to school athletics.| K-12 Dive
As of October 2023, 26 states have registered teacher apprenticeship programs with the U.S. Department of Labor, according to New America.| K-12 Dive
The Education Department clarified on Thursday that it will continue enforcing the 2020 rule in states where the new rule is enjoined.| K-12 Dive
Schools like East Marion Elementary in Mississippi have found arts integration benefits both test scores and social skills.| K-12 Dive
Tuesday's shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, follows 77 previous incidents of gunfire on school grounds nationwide this year alone.| K-12 Dive
With school shootings on the rise, some educators seek solutions in artificial intelligence as others urge caution.| K-12 Dive
Varying — and in some cases lacking — definitions and data make the issue hard to track, as experts continue to pursue solutions for both prevention and recovery.| K-12 Dive
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security lifted the practice of avoiding immigration enforcement at locations where students gather.| K-12 Dive
One expert suggests traditional letter grading, percentages and weighted assignments are “not the way forward.” But what could alternatives look like?| K-12 Dive
The Education Department is seeking a 16% increase in funding to allow the Office for Civil Rights to add more staff and more quickly resolve complaints.| K-12 Dive
The agency’s employee count will plummet from 4,133 when President Donald Trump was inaugurated to about 2,183.| K-12 Dive
Linda McMahon says she will end federal bureaucracy at the U.S. Department of Education but did not commit to closing the agency.| K-12 Dive
Cuts to contracts, staff and civil rights probes might backfire, leading to less oversight and more mismanagement, education experts warn.| K-12 Dive
The canceled exam would have provided a post-pandemic update for its age group. But it was last administered in 2012, leaving a gap in data points.| K-12 Dive
The eight-state lawsuit says the Education Department’s elimination of $600 million in grants will contribute to the teacher shortage and harm students.| K-12 Dive
While an executive order didn't come down as expected Thursday, the education community is bracing for more cuts to key department resources.| K-12 Dive
Efforts to improve recruitment and retention and to diversify the workforce are being impacted by the Education Department’s grant cancellations.| K-12 Dive
Factors driving COVID-19 relief spending include mental health needs, lagging test scores and the desire for financial stability, an ASBO survey finds.| K-12 Dive
Attendance Works recommends student engagement and decision making based on data analysis to boost attendance.| K-12 Dive
In a dissent on the transgender-related case, two justices called the issue presented "a question of great and growing national importance."| K-12 Dive
Conflicting laws and pending Title IX regulations have schools and lawyers looking to the high court for a decision.| K-12 Dive
Trump's nominee to lead the Education Department faced questions about the agency’s future, Title IX enforcement and antisemitism on college campuses.| K-12 Dive
Since congressional approval is needed to shut down the agency, experts say the more likely scenario for now is a combination of budget cuts and restructuring.| K-12 Dive
Agencies, including the Education Department, will still need to review their allocations for conflicts with White House executive orders.| K-12 Dive
The department didn’t provide a list of canceled contracts but said NAEP, the College Scorecard and the College Navigator were not impacted.| K-12 Dive
The case originally challenged a state law that bars transgender girls in grades 5-12 from playing school sports on teams aligned with their gender identity.| K-12 Dive
One researcher predicts that about 30 school shootings could occur in January 2025, with most likely to result from fights that escalate.| K-12 Dive
Researchers find that even when middle schoolers are only viewing an artistic work such as a play, empathy and other skills get a boost.| K-12 Dive
The board in charge of approving or denying the religious virtual charter’s application is preparing for a legal battle regardless of the decision it makes.| K-12 Dive
Though disruptions continue and statutes of limitations on missed services have yet to expire in some places, a lawsuit spike hasn't materialized.| K-12 Dive
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State justices anticipated that the landmark case questioning the constitutionality of St. Isidore would make it to the U.S. Supreme Court.| K-12 Dive
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Reedley High School relies on a network of teams to monitor attendance, engage students and plan individualized interventions.| K-12 Dive
From First Amendment and Title IX issues to DEI concerns, lawsuits show no signs of letting up as the new school year opens.| K-12 Dive
In an escalating back-and-forth between OCR and Michigan, the state calls the disability discrimination findings "meritless."| K-12 Dive
The Education Department said the state improperly limited compensatory services for students with disabilities during COVID-19 school closures.| K-12 Dive
The state has argued that it cannot be held accountable for missteps taken at the district level even if local school systems followed state guidance.| K-12 Dive
Boosts in pay and benefits would help put Head Start educators on par with public school preschool teachers, the agency said.| K-12 Dive
From educators’ concerns about “pandemic babies” to a Title IX investigation’s settlement, what did you learn from our recent stories?| K-12 Dive
The content alleged to favor references to Christianity was developed under a new state law that also provides teachers Establishment Clause immunity.| K-12 Dive
Starting this fall, Iowa City Community School District will pilot new AI guidelines governing how the technology is used in the classroom.| K-12 Dive
School systems nationwide are enacting bans on student cellphone use, and some are extending the cellular prohibitions to smartwatches and more.| K-12 Dive