6 steps to a future-focused blueprint: Supporting students in making career decisions

Learn how to align students’ education with career paths to ensure all students are future-ready.

Feb. 24, 2025

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From a letter ordering schools to end race-based practices to a district’s challenge to a key Trump policy, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • Feb. 21, 2025

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Equity in Education

From early learning to high school, the pandemic impacted equity at all levels of K-12, from persistent and widening achievement gaps to uneven access to school meals.

By K-12 Dive staff

How Trump’s ‘radical indoctrination’ executive order could impact schools

The directive’s threat to pull funds from schools based on “gender ideology and discriminatory equity ideology” could have a chilling effect, experts say.

By Anna Merod • Feb. 20, 2025

Students say they lack interest in high-demand industries. Employers can help.

Without intervention, several industries could struggle for talent due to a “frequent mismatch between student aptitudes and interests,” YouScience said.

By Kathryn Moody • Feb. 20, 2025

How Philadelphia is putting 9th graders on track to success

A 7-year-old initiative focused on early high school achievement in core subjects has contributed to a rise in graduation rates.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Feb. 19, 2025

What does NAEP show for special education students?

Average scores for students with disabilities held steady or declined, though data shows some progress at the state and local level.

By Kara Arundel • Feb. 13, 2025

Literacy’s on the menu in these school vending machines

Michigan's Daly Elementary is one of a growing number of schools adopting a novel way to incentivize reading by awarding books for positive behavior.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Feb. 12, 2025

California schools bring conflict resolution to the stage

Northern California School of the Arts is helping schools use theater lessons to equip students with roadmaps for navigating disputes in everyday life.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Feb. 12, 2025

What bright spots can be found in post-pandemic learning loss data?

In the latest Education Recovery Scorecard, researchers at Stanford and Harvard highlight several district-level pandemic recovery success stories.

By Anna Merod • Feb. 12, 2025

Publishing giants sue Idaho over state law enabling book bans

The plaintiffs allege HB 710 is unconstitutional and forces schools and public libraries to guess if any member of the public might object to any book.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 6, 2025

Music brings harmony to language lessons for multilingual learners

Music can be a more engaging vehicle for vocabulary and sentence development than repetitive drills and memorization lessons.

By Lauren Barack • Feb. 5, 2025

High teacher buy-in for NYC Reads initiative

The phonics- and evidence-based framework is earning high marks in its rollout, though more professional learning is needed, according to a report.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Feb. 5, 2025

The K-12 outlook for 2025: Shifting policy, tech landscapes bring new challenges

We’ve gathered our trends to watch over the coming year in one place to help you stay ahead of the game.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 31, 2025

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From new NAEP reading and math scores to Trump’s two major K-12 executive orders, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • Jan. 31, 2025

Trump signs executive orders prioritizing school choice, ending K-12 ‘indoctrination’

Trump’s latest orders call for the Education Department to explore options to fund school choice, while ending support for "discriminatory equity ideology."

By Anna Merod • Jan. 29, 2025

Self-publishing can boost students’ confidence in writing

Knowing their written work will be seen beyond their teacher, family and classmates can deepen students’ engagement, one expert says.

By Lauren Barack • Jan. 29, 2025

Data science education lagging in the U.S.

A lack of dedicated courses and integration of data science concepts across curricula is hindering a growing need for data literacy, a recent report finds.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Jan. 29, 2025

Reading, math continue slide in 2024 NAEP results

Average reading scores dropped 5 points for both 4th and 8th graders from 2019 to 2024. Math scores also saw significant declines.

By Anna Merod • Jan. 29, 2025

5 policy trends to watch in 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 decision overturning the Chevron doctrine could see a number of K-12 policy decisions determined by the judiciary.

By Roger Riddell • Jan. 28, 2025

Education Department rescinds Biden-era book ban guidance

The agency's Office for Civil Rights also dismissed 11 related complaints and eliminated the position of book ban coordinator.

By Kara Arundel • Jan. 24, 2025

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From presidential directives to new chronic absenteeism data, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • Jan. 24, 2025

In Ten Commandments case, Louisiana faces pushback from federal judge

Oral arguments in Roake v. Brumley repeatedly saw H.B. 71’s constitutionality under the First Amendment called into question.

By Anna Merod • Jan. 23, 2025

Watch for these 4 AI trends in classrooms in 2025

School and district leaders are likely to see an uptick in special education tools, localized approaches to guidance and more.

By Anna Merod • Jan. 23, 2025

North Carolina elementary school embraces gaming, robotics in STEM-driven relaunch

Foust Gaming and Robotics Elementary School renovated its campus and revised its curricula with a $300 million bond approved in 2020.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Jan. 22, 2025

Incorporating home languages can improve multilingual learners’ reading comprehension

Finding ways to incorporate a student’s home language into lessons can also improve their sense of belonging and acceptance.

By Lauren Barack • Jan. 22, 2025