17 states claim Section 504 overreach

The lawsuit's language has raised concerns among disability rights advocates that Section 504 could be eliminated.

By Kara Arundel • Feb. 19, 2025

What you need to know about Section 504

The federal civil rights law requires K-12 schools and higher education institutions to provide people with disabilities accommodations.

By Kara Arundel • Feb. 19, 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

OCR tells schools to cease race-based programs

While OCR specifically mentioned admissions and hiring practices, there's confusion over what other programming in K-12 is affected.

By Kara Arundel • Feb. 18, 2025

How can schools ease student concerns about ICE?

Strategies to support student well-being can include investments in culture and mental health resources as uncertainty persists.

By Anna Merod • Feb. 18, 2025

Denver Public Schools sues over Trump policy allowing on-campus ICE raids

The district alleges school attendance is down "noticeably" as students fear immigration enforcement actions on school grounds.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 14, 2025

Trump’s transgender sports ban challenged in expanded New Hampshire lawsuit

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.

By Anna Merod • Feb. 14, 2025

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From the termination of Education Department research contracts to principals' artificial intelligence usage, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • Feb. 14, 2025

3 takeaways from Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing

Trump's nominee to lead the Education Department faced questions about the agency’s future, Title IX enforcement and antisemitism on college campuses.

By Kara Arundel • Feb. 13, 2025

House education committee advances bills on Chinese influence, whole milk in schools

Of the five bills that passed along party lines, four seek to add transparency to foreign funds in schools and bar Chinese influence in curricula.

By Kara Arundel • 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

Education Department reverses CTE policies after criticism

The policies were finalized just days before President Donald Trump’s inauguration and include collection activities under the Perkins Act.

By Kara Arundel • Feb. 12, 2025

Cancellation of Education Department research contracts sparks concerns

The department didn’t provide a list of canceled contracts but said NAEP, the College Scorecard and the College Navigator were not impacted.

By Kara Arundel • Feb. 11, 2025

What are principals using AI for?

Nearly 60% of school leaders now use the technology, with school communications and hiring among popular uses, a Rand report found.

By Anna Merod • Feb. 11, 2025

Double the teens using ChatGPT for schoolwork

However, the degree to which students use ChatGPT for schoolwork varies by grade level and ethnicity, according to Pew Research Center data.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Feb. 10, 2025

Education Department’s doors blocked to House Democrats

The lawmakers wanted to meet with a senior official over concerns about the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the department's responsibilities.

By Kara Arundel • Feb. 7, 2025

Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

From Trump’s latest executive order impacting K-12 to a rise in student homelessness, what did you learn from our recent stories?

By Anna Merod • Feb. 7, 2025

Education Department opens Title IX probes into athletic programs following anti-trans order

The agency said it is investigating a middle and high school athletics association, San José State University and the University of Pennsylvania.

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 6, 2025

Democratic leaders demand details on DOGE access to Education Department

The lawmakers want details including who has access to sensitive data and the steps taken to protect that information.

By Roger Riddell • Feb. 6, 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

Some Head Start programs face ‘unnecessary delays’ in access to federal grants

The slowdown is impacting 20,000 children and families as programs have to shutter or scramble for funds.

By Anna Merod • Feb. 6, 2025

Lawmakers weigh solutions to poor academic performances, college debt

Republicans at a House education hearing touted school choice and alternative career pathways as Democrats vowed to protect the Education Department.

By Kara Arundel • Feb. 5, 2025

Trump signs executive order barring transgender students from girls’ sports

During the signing ceremony, the president warned K-12 schools and colleges that they could lose federal funding if they don’t comply. 

By Natalie Schwartz • Feb. 5, 2025

House Republicans float plan to cut Community Eligibility Provision

The budget reconciliation provision would raise eligibility requirements for low-income schools and districts to serve free meals to all students.

By Anna Merod • Feb. 5, 2025

S&P predicts stable outlook for charter schools in 2025

Schools on the lower end of the rating scale are facing challenges from the expiration of federal COVID-19 relief funds and low attendance and enrollment.

By Briana Mendez-Padilla • Feb. 5, 2025

K-12 cybersecurity a hot topic in state legislatures in 2024

California, Florida and Indiana enacted new laws containing cybersecurity supports for schools, an analysis from the Consortium for School Networking finds.

By Anna Merod • Feb. 4, 2025