K12 Archives

How AI will create new K12 opportunities in 2026

Micah Ward - December 3, 2025

In 2026, we'll see everything from increased superintendent vacancies to new, innovative student support strategies.

5 concerns students now have about AI

Micah Ward - November 14, 2025

Students worry they'll be accused of cheating while teachers say they aren't receiving enough PD, new research finds

Cell phone bans are soaring in popularity, data shows

Micah Ward - October 14, 2025

A first-of-its-kind study captures the prevalence of public school cell phone bans, and principals are overwhelmingly on board.

The federal push for charter schools just got more expensive

Micah Ward - October 9, 2025

A historic $500 million will be awarded over the next five years to support the Trump Administration's push for charter school expansion.

3 ways schools are reversing math declines

Micah Ward - September 30, 2025

The math crisis is perhaps "one of the most fixable" issues in American education, new research suggests. Try replicating these practices.

Education Department’s latest priority: ‘Patriotic education’

Micah Ward - September 18, 2025

According to the Education Department, a patriotic education prioritizes a "unifying and uplifting" portrayal of the nation's founding ideals.

The real reasons public schools are enrolling fewer students

Matt Zalaznick - September 12, 2025

Research also offers solutions for addressing under-enrolled schools aside from closing them altogether.

Here is the size of the latest Nation’s Report Card decline

Micah Ward - September 9, 2025

The first results since the pandemic reveal continuously sliding reading, science and math scores for students entering and exiting high school.

Research: Teachers now outpace students in AI use

Matt Zalaznick - August 29, 2025

As artificial intelligence gains traction in K12, adoption and attitudes toward the technology have steadily improved, a new survey confirms.

The No. 1 reason chronic absenteeism hasn’t improved in K12

Micah Ward - August 27, 2025

Since COVID, schools have urged families to take the mildest of symptoms seriously, exacerbating attendance issues, new research shows.

The latest look at troubling K12 teacher shortages in 2025

Micah Ward - August 22, 2025

A new report finds U.S. teacher shortages worsening for the second consecutive year, with states increasingly relying on emergency hires and even international recruitment.