The Latest
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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.
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Giving students reading choices can expand learning, engagement
Offering flexibility in what students read can allow them to find material they see themselves reflected in or even deepen their learning in other subjects.
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Opinion
The Civil Rights Act turns 60: Have American schools complied?
Six decades after the law’s passage, many schools remain segregated and unequal, writes the director of programming for the Education Rights Institute.
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How did Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions decision impact college applications?
The portion of Asian and Black students referencing at least one race or ethnicity-related phrase in their Common Application essays fell in 2023-24.
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The top K-12 conferences to attend in 2024
Administrators have plenty of opportunities for sharing best practices and learning about issues impacting their schools at conferences and events.
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ESSER funds helped learning recovery but gaps remain, studies say
Research from CALDER estimates that schools need an extra $9,000 to $13,000 per student after 2023 for a full academic recovery from the pandemic.
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State employees in Texas not subject to overtime rule, judge holds
The ruling — which relies on the Supreme Court’s same-day decision that overturned the Chevron doctrine — is likely to foreshadow similar pending challenges, attorneys noted.
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Education Department considers IDEA accountability updates as more states miss mark
For 2025 and beyond, the department is considering three updates related to IDEA Part B determinations.
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Oklahoma schools required to teach Bible starting in 2024-25
The directive comes the same week the state’s Supreme Court blocked the nation’s first religious public charter school.
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SCOTUS overturns Chevron doctrine, limiting federal agency reach
Federal courts will no longer have to defer to agency regulations for interpretation of ambiguous statutes.
Updated June 28, 2024 -
Republican FY 25 plan would cut education funding by $11B
The GOP-led budget proposal would reduce Title I funding and prohibit spending on Title IX enforcement.
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Column // LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP
How stoic philosophy influences a New Jersey superintendent’s approach to leadership
Being mindful of what you can and cannot control is key to remaining calm as a school leader, says Brigantine Public Schools’ Glenn Robbins.
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78% of school systems have dealt with false information this year
Misinformation is spreading faster in K-12 communities as signs of trust in public schools have frayed since the pandemic, NSPRA found.
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POP QUIZ
Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news
From a court’s decision on a religious public charter school to a GOP-led plan to slash federal education funding, what did you learn from our recent stories?
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How 4 Pittsburgh-area districts are upgrading career curriculum
An initiative based on a California school system’s framework is helping K-8 students explore careers based on their interests.
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Education Department to appeal Title IX injunction to 5th Circuit
The department said it was reviewing the ruling prior to its appeal and that it “stands by” the final regulations, which conservative states have challenged.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks nation’s 1st religious public charter school
Justices said the school, which was scheduled to open for the 2024-25 school year, “would create a slippery slope and what the framers' warned against.”
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STAFFED UP
How a district boosted recruitment, retention with affordable child care
Louisa County Public Schools launched its Little Lions Learning Lab in 2019, charging educators and staff just $400 per child per month.
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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.
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Weaker relationships with teachers put absentee students at ‘double disadvantage’
Teachers view absent students as being more withdrawn and having lower math and literacy skills, a study published in AERA Open finds.
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Opinion
4 ways superintendents can transform into super communicators
A district leader shares how finding ways to showcase great district stories can build a culture of trust with the local community.
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USDA’s updated nutrition standards will cost school districts $206M annually
The largest driving factors are the gradual requirements on new limits for added sugars and sodium reductions in school meals — starting in 2025.
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Sickle cell disease, epilepsy and cancer could trigger student civil rights protections
A new set of resources from the U.S. Department of Education follows others about asthma, diabetes, food allergies, and GERD or GER.
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Los Angeles County’s Skilled Trades Summers initiative engages nearly 400 teens
Launched by Harbor Freight Tools for Schools, the initiative pays students while they receive hands-on training in fields like solar panel installation.
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Senate education committee debates federal role in boosting teacher pay
Lawmakers agreed in a Thursday hearing that improving teacher pay is a bipartisan matter, but were at odds on how to get there.