Insurance
Budget & Finance
Why Schools鈥攁nd Teachers鈥擬ay Need to Brace for Higher Health Insurance Costs
Districts are seeing higher health insurance costs and more challenges in providing affordable care to staff and their families.
Budget & Finance
Schools' Insurance Costs Are Soaring鈥擜nd Climate Change Isn't the Only Reason
Districts are seeing higher premiums thanks to a surge in natural disasters and other challenges that make insurance companies wary.
Budget & Finance
The Year in School Finance: 10 Stories You Should Know
Federal relief funds, persistent labor shortages, and looming environmental threats are among the year's most pressing issues.
School & District Management
Mask-Mandate Opponents Are Bombarding Districts With Insurance Requests. Here's Why
A right-wing website has inspired people to show up to school board meetings and demand that administrators hand over insurance documents.
Budget & Finance
Why Failing to Require Masks Could Cost Districts Millions Later
Some insurance providers are threatening to cancel districts' coverage this school year鈥攑articularly if they break statewide mask mandates.
School & District Management
Schools May Get Sued Over COVID-19. 7 Things to Know About Managing That Risk
Districts could be on the hook for legal costs and damages stemming from coronavirus lawsuits.
School Climate & Safety
Texas' Educators Tally the Steep Costs of Harvey
Houston education officials estimate it will cost $700 million to repair and replace schools damaged by Hurricane Harvey.
Law & Courts
K-12 and the Supreme Court: Highlights From 2015-16
Affirmative action, teachers' union fees, and deportation relief for undocumented parents of U.S. citizen children were among the top education-related issues in the U.S. Supreme Court's recent term.
Student Well-Being
High Court Weighs Birth-Control Mandate Opposed by Religious Schools
In oral arguments, the justices appeared sharply divided over whether religious schools must take action if they want to opt out of providing contraceptive services under the Affordable Care Act.
Privacy & Security
Threat of Data-Privacy Litigation Fuels District Insurance Purchases
As more and more large, well-known companies鈥攕uch as Home Depot and Target鈥攆all victim to cyberattacks, school districts are realizing they could be next.
Student Well-Being
Unions Back Scrapping Tax on High-Cost Health-Care Plans
The two national teachers' unions put muscle behind passage of the Affordable Care Act, but now support legislation to repeal a tax that stands to affect their members.
Law & Courts
Educators' Views Vary in Dispute Over Health Care Law
The U.S. Supreme Court to hear the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act, involving subsidies to those in states without their own health-care insurance marketplaces.
Law & Courts
Schools Weigh Impact of New Challenge to Health Law
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that takes issue with the use of subsidies under Obamacare, and a ruling could have "enormous" ramifications for many K-12 school districts.
Student Well-Being
K-12, Colleges Swept Up in Health-Care Debate
Concerns about the potential cost of providing support staff and hourly employees with health coverage came up at a congressional hearing on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.