Naaz Modan

Washington, D.C.

Education Reporter at K-12 Dive

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Pandemic reopened previously closed STEM gap for girls

2 days ago | k12dive.com | Naaz Modan

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The pandemic reopened the gender achievement gap between girls and boys in STEM subjects, and the divide continued to widen once students returned to in-person schools, especially after 2022. The setback undid decades of progress to close the gender gap, which was considered eliminated by 2019, according to data released Tuesday by assessment provider NWEA.
Do transgender student athletics fall under DOGE Subcommittee jurisdiction?

1 week ago | k12dive.com | Naaz Modan

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Do transgender student athletes' involvement in girls' and women's sports — an issue that has recently jeopardized schools' federal funding — fall under government efficiency and oversight?
CTE grants for Native American and Hawaiian students retracted by Education Department

1 week ago | k12dive.com | Naaz Modan

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday cancelled two grant competitions for fiscal year 2025 meant to improve career opportunities for Native American and Native Hawaiian students, according to notices published in the Federal Register.
Parents, students seek to block Education Department OCR practices

1 week ago | k12dive.com | Naaz Modan

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. A group of parents and students are asking the courts to block U.S. Department of Education civil rights investigation and enforcement policies that they say are — under the Trump administration — allowing racial harassment, restraint and seclusion of students with disabilities, and other kinds of harassment and discrimination to go unchecked.
Parents, students seek to block Education Department OCR practices

1 week ago | finance.yahoo.com | Naaz Modan

This story was originally published on K-12 Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily K-12 Dive newsletter. A group of parents and students are asking the courts to block U.S. Department of Education civil rights investigation and enforcement policies that they say are — under the Trump administration — allowing racial harassment, restraint and seclusion of students with disabilities, and other kinds of harassment and discrimination to go unchecked.
Maine scores victory in Title IX feud with Trump administration

1 week ago | k12dive.com | Naaz Modan

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The U.S. Department of Agriculture agreed to stop freezing funds to Maine in a court order issued Friday, marking one of the state's first legal victories in its months-long Title IX feud with the Trump administration over their conflicting policies for transgender student-athletes.
Trump’s FY26 budget would slash more than $4.5B from K-12

1 week ago | k12dive.com | Naaz Modan

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. President Donald Trump on Friday delivered a federal budget that would slash more than $4.5 billion in K-12 funding for fiscal year 2026. In total, cuts to the Education Department would amount to $12 billion, or 15% of its current funding. The deep cuts would hit programs meant to ensure equitable access to education for underserved students and to protect their civil rights.
Lawsuit challenges Trump ICE raid policy, citing LAUSD activity

2 weeks ago | k12dive.com | Naaz Modan

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Trump administration's Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy allowing ICE raids on school grounds and other sensitive locations was challenged in a lawsuit filed this week on behalf of an Oregon-based Latinx organization and faith groups from other states.
Federal cuts reduce scope of Nation’s Report Card

2 weeks ago | k12dive.com | Naaz Modan

Federal cuts are set to result in a slimmer Nation's Report Card, confirming education and assessment experts’ fears that the assessment would be trimmed — and despite officials' assurances that the Congressionally mandated test would be preserved.
Federal cuts reduce scope of Nation’s Report Card

2 weeks ago | finance.yahoo.com | Naaz Modan

Unlock stock picks and a broker-level newsfeed that powers Wall Street. Naaz Modan Wed, Apr 30, 2025, 11:00 PM 3 min read This story was originally published on K-12 Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily K-12 Dive newsletter.