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Naaz Modan

Washington, D.C.

Education Reporter at K-12 Dive

Senior Ed Reporter @K12DiveNews | Words in @HuffPost, @CNN, @Bustle, @Romper | Story tips welcome 📨 [email protected]

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  • Do states have ‘statutory right’ to Education Department data and guidance?

    1 week ago | highereddive.com | Naaz Modan

    This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. States suing the U.S. Department of Education over its mass layoffs claim the reduction in force is impacting the agency's legally required functions, including research and grant distribution.

  • Do states have ‘statutory right’ to data, guidance from Education Department?

    1 week ago | k12dive.com | Naaz Modan

    This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. States suing the U.S. Department of Education over its mass layoffs claim the reduction in force is impacting the agency's legally required functions, including research and grant distribution.

  • Unanimous SCOTUS ruling raises schools’ liability in disability cases

    2 weeks ago | k12dive.com | Naaz Modan

    This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Schools in some areas will face increased financial liability for free and appropriate education violations — bringing them in line with jurisdictions in the rest of the nation — as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision Thursday in a key special education case. The opinion in A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools, Independent School Dist.

  • California ed chief tells Trump: ‘Keep your hands off our kids’

    2 weeks ago | k12dive.com | Naaz Modan

    This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The Trump administration's escalation of immigration enforcement activity and its attempts to curb the protests that have unfolded in Los Angeles in its wake are taking a toll on area schools and their students, California education leaders said.

  • California sues Justice Department over threats on transgender sports policy

    2 weeks ago | k12dive.com | Naaz Modan

    This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. California sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday "in anticipation of imminent legal retaliation against California’s school systems" after the state guided its districts to allow transgender students to play on sports teams aligning with their gender identities, against the federal government's warnings.

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Naaz Modan
Naaz Modan @NaazModan
24 Mar 25

USED is telling Maine and its schools to define “females” and “males” by the production of “eggs” and “sperm” — and telling MDOE to publicize that on its website — or lose fed funding. It would also require the state to apologize to its cisgender students. https://t.co/rAk6WzU5d7

Naaz Modan
Naaz Modan @NaazModan
20 Mar 25

Trump ordered Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education,” marking the boldest push from the president to shut down the agency since its establishment over four decades ago. https://t.co/4kugUwFbRH

Naaz Modan
Naaz Modan @NaazModan
22 Aug 24

RT @Jillhopkins: The DNC is just Coachella for Poli-Sci majors