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Cyberattack potentially exposes student, staff data in Alabama
State education department staff were able to interrupt the cyberattack, and the extent to which data may have been compromised is under investigation.
By Anna Merod • July 10, 2024 -
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Virginia to curb student cellphone use in schools
The state joins Florida, Indiana and others in limiting devices in classrooms, citing mental health risks for students.
By Kara Arundel • July 10, 2024 -
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TrendlineTop 5 stories from K-12 Dive
K-12 Dive has gathered some a selection of our best coverage from 2025 so far as a one-stop resource on the trends to watch in the months ahead.
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Even as it takes effect, DOL’s overtime rule could still face courts’ wrath
One potential, emerging threat to the rule is the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine for evaluating agency regulations.
By Ryan Golden • July 9, 2024 -
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Title IX athletics rule delayed yet again
The controversial rule’s deadline is up in the air in a regulatory agenda update that also includes deadlines for Title VI, Section 504 and Medicaid rules.
By Naaz Modan , Kara Arundel • July 9, 2024 -
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How the Chevron ruling could affect K-12 policies
The 40-year precedent’s end could herald change for regulations on Title IX, IDEA and other policies, but could also bring more stability long-term.
By Naaz Modan • July 9, 2024 -
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Will 2024 see fewer school shootings?
If the current pace holds, 2024 would break a multiyear streak of record high school shootings.
By Naaz Modan • July 8, 2024 -
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Judge denies 17 states’ request to halt pregnancy accommodation rule amid appeal
The court dismissed with prejudice an earlier challenge, and the plaintiffs appealed that ruling.
By Ginger Christ • July 3, 2024 -
Federal judge blocks final Title IX rule in 4 more states
The ruling marks another hit for the U.S. Department of Education's controversial regulation, which is now blocked from taking effect in 14 states.
By Laura Spitalniak • July 3, 2024 -
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Deep DiveCelebrating 60 years: A visual history of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
The landmark legislation shields employees from discrimination in the workplace.
By Ginger Christ , Shaun Lucas • July 2, 2024 -
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OpinionThe 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.
By GeDá Jones Herbert • July 2, 2024 -
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Q&AHow CISA is supporting school cyberdefense
The agency’s acting assistant director for stakeholder engagement discusses some of the growing resources available to help schools tackle cyberthreats.
By Anna Merod • July 2, 2024 -
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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.
By Anna Merod • July 2, 2024 -
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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.
By Naaz Modan • July 1, 2024 -
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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.
By Kara Arundel • July 1, 2024 -
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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.
By Emilie Shumway • July 1, 2024 -
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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.
By Ryan Golden , Ginger Christ • Updated June 28, 2024 -
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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.
By Naaz Modan • June 28, 2024 -
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POP QUIZTest 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?
By Anna Merod • June 28, 2024 -
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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.
By Kara Arundel • June 28, 2024 -
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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.
By Kara Arundel • June 27, 2024 -
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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.
By Anna Merod • June 27, 2024 -
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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.
By Roger Riddell • June 26, 2024 -
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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.
By Naaz Modan • Updated June 26, 2024 -
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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.”
By Naaz Modan • Updated June 25, 2024 -
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STAFFED UPHow 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.
By Anna Merod • June 25, 2024
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