To effectively support students across the United States, public schools need to pull and coordinate funding from federal, state and local sources. Partnerships between agencies across sectors and with community-based organizations can be challenging but necessary; schools alone cannot address all the needs of young […]
More than a quarter of charter schools close within the first five years of operation, according to a recent report by the National Center for Charter School Accountability that examined charter school closures from 1998 to 2022. By year 20, the rate reaches 55 percent. […]
To avoid the potential long-term negative impacts suspensions and expulsions can have on youth, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is advocating that schools implement a multidisciplinary, trauma-informed approach to support students and reduce the use of exclusionary discipline.
Transgender high school students face more severe challenges to their mental and physical health than their cisgender peers, according to an October report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
On Oct. 8, 2024, a coalition of 14 attorneys general, including California Attorney General Rob Bonta, filed lawsuits in their respective states and Washington, D.C. against the social media giant TikTok for allegedly exploiting and harming young users and deceiving the public about the dangers […]
In an effort to help local educational agencies evaluate the breadth and depth of schoolwide initiatives aimed at improving school climate, WestEd released the School Climate Domain Assessment Tool, which provides guidance for education leaders seeking to foster a nurturing and productive school environment. The […]
Since joining the California Legislature in 2018 as its first Native American representative, Assemblymember James C. Ramos (D-Highland) has worked to re-educate the public and protect the rights of Native American youth in the classroom and beyond. “We have so much to catch up on […]
In the 2023–24 academic year, artificial intelligence (AI) became more prevalent in classrooms, policies banning the use of cellphones at schools gained popularity and the U.S. Surgeon General issued a warning on the negative impacts of social media on youth mental health.
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are evolving quickly, and with those advances come many opportunities and challenges for TK-12 schools. Whether it’s from a policy or curricular perspective, governing board members are looking for support, which is why CSBA created its AI Taskforce: Education in the […]
Statewide efforts to increase rates of dual enrollment participation among high school students were paying off prior to the pandemic, but have stalled since students returned to in-person instruction, according to a recent breakdown from Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE). Focused on dual enrollment […]
