In the past year, researchers have observed a 50% increase in reliance on AI chatbots for mental health support among teens.
By grounding our digital strategy in the same values as our ancestors, we can ensure technology serves our school community rather than consuming it.
Students asking why learning matters in the age of AI forces two teachers to respond.
White Station parents raised concerns about having enough laptops for online testing and virtual schoolwork.
Students participate in a summer credit recovery class at Philadelphia’s High School of the Future on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.
Sacramento City Unified’s school board withdrew a proposal to increase the monthly stipend for its members from $827 to $3,000 a month, according to The Sacramento Bee. The school district faces a structural deficit of...
A former Woodland special education teacher pleaded no contest in a Yolo County courtroom Thursday to misdemeanor counts of child abuse and battery against a 5-year-old student at Rhoda Maxwell Elementary School,...
Indianapolis Public School students can receive a zero on assignments again, but only if they make zero effort to complete them. The IPS school board updated the district’s grading policy to remove the district’s...
The federal Job Corps youth training program, under threat of shutdown by the Trump administration since May, 2025, will remain open after a group of students successfully fought the closure in federal court. The U.S....
Jefferson County, Colo., is one of the few public school systems to sue the Trump administration over demands that it revoke transgender protections or face funding cuts. The post One school district’s fight against...
In her new book, Coding Kids: Big Tech’s Battle to Remake Public Schools, Natasha Singer, a veteran business reporter for The New York Times, traces Big Tech’s bid to persuade schools to embrace their products, with...
Suspected cases of teacher misconduct have prompted parents in the Central Valley to demand that cameras be placed in self-contained special education classrooms.
California's State Board of Education is set to decide Wednesday whether to approve a list of 37 professional development programs for TK-5 literacy instruction amid criticism from advocates that the selection contains...
Jose Rivas, a teacher at Lennox Science and Technology Academy, explains how strong mentorship, coupled with new AI tools, enabled his students to impress professional engineers and company leaders.
The rise of so-called “baby slop” is turning early childhood educators into media critics.
We’re rounding up last week’s stories, from Antioch University’s fight against a "hostile takeover" to an IRS plan to punish diversity work.
Remote learning during the pandemic was a nightmare for some students, but others have stuck with it, new data shows. Just over 600,000 public school students attended fully virtual schools in the 2024-25 school year,...
DPSCD's proficiency rates on the 2026 M-STEP suggest the changes the district have made are yielding continued improvement, researchers say.
The bill seeks to keep all special education, postsecondary, Native American, and elementary and secondary education activities within the agency.
Results of the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress show many students continue to struggle in reading.
The school board voted to close nine schools last year, and 27 were recently being evaluated to determine whether they should "remain operational." The post New Miami-Dade superintendent pauses look at closing 27...
The data, from nearly every public school in the country, reveals disparities in the way students are treated based on race, ethnicity, disability, sex and other factors. The post Federal civil rights data about...
For students starting at a new school, the first day holds many questions: Will they see any familiar faces? Who will they sit with at lunch? Who will they play with at recess? “I’m this much nervous,” said Iman...
Among survyed middle-income high school students, 66% said educators heavily emphasized four-year college when talking about future pathways.
The for-profit arts and media college's student population fell by 13.1% from 2025 to 2026, according to a spokesperson.
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By all appearances, she is a typical fourth-grade girl. She has long, dark brown hair and an infectious smile, and she dreams of becoming a police officer when she grows up. But unlike most 10-year-olds, a year ago...
Los Angeles Unified School District officials announced a moratorium on AI use at its first Generative AI Ad Hoc committee meeting Wednesday. LAUSD’s announcement coincides with New York City Public Schools, which also...
LAWRENCE, Kan. — The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Education announced a plan for increased enforcement measures against two Kansas school districts for their gender-inclusive policies. In April, the...