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Student Well-Being & Movement Q&A How Schools Should Manage the Cyclospora Outbreak
A consultant to school systems offers advice on food safety and messaging to families.
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Equity & Diversity Education Department Scraps Longstanding Discrimination Rules
Districts will no longer be liable for "disparate impact"—in discipline, course access, or CTE programs.
7 min read
Equity & Diversity Federal Equity Centers Protecting Students' Civil Rights Fight to Stay Open
Four centers that support schools' efforts to expand student opportunity are fighting for their existence.
12 min read
School Climate & Safety How One State's Schools Are Updating Policies to Fight AI Deepfakes
Illinois has updated school cyberbullying laws to include AI deepfakes, pushing for prevention and support.
5 min read
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A teenager uses her mobile phone to access social media on January 31, 2024, in New York. Meanwhile, Illinois is requiring public schools to update their cyberbullying policies to address AI deepfakes.
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School & District Management Opinion Ed. Leaders Must Stop Getting Distracted by the Shiniest New Idea. Here’s How
Effective school leadership depends on slowing down, asking better questions, and reflecting.
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Student Well-Being & Movement There Are Already More U.S. Measles Cases This Year Than in All of 2025
2026 has easily become the United States' worst year for measles since 1991.
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Jared Charles, a community engagement worker with the South Carolina Department of Public Health, walks outside of a mobile clinic in Inman, S.C, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.
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Student Absenteeism A New Tool Can Predict Absenteeism—Before It's Chronic
A researcher-made tool takes student data into account to predict the risk of chronic absences.
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The hallways of a school in Birmingham, Ala., on April 2, 2026. A new tool developed by the American Enterprise Institute allows schools to input student attendance data and other information to gauge their risk of chronic absenteeism—early in the school year before absences have piled up.
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