Gentrification is controversial and often associated with the displacement of low-income residents of color, cultural shifts in a neighborhood and other negative outcomes, but it can also bring new resources into communities that have experienced historic disinvestment, offering greater access to well-resourced public amenities such […]
Ensuring Indigenous communities have a seat at the table when it comes to determining how tribal data is collected and analyzed is a crucial first step in improving educational outcomes among young people, according to a panel of experts who spoke during a webinar hosted […]
Welcoming and engaging environments are critical in ensuring newcomers and their families thrive in and out of the classroom, and schools play a vital role in providing trauma-informed care and social-emotional developmental practices, according to experts. A March 13 webinar hosted by the U.S. Department […]
San Joaquin County Office of Education has long prepared students with disabilities for jobs that would allow them to lead more independent lives upon graduation, and by overcoming recent obstacles including the COVID-19 pandemic, county officials have developed additional programming that has further benefited students. […]
A new report shows that while young people today have the aptitude, or natural talent, for some of the most in-demand career fields nationwide — including healthcare, manufacturing, technology and finance — they are not inclined to pursue those occupations due to a lack of […]
Internet Safety Labs’ (ISL) 2022 K-12 EdTech Benchmark Findings Report analyzes app and website safety and school technology practices in American K-12 schools through the lenses of grade level, school location, school income level, school size and racial makeup. Released in February, the nonprofit technology […]
As local educational agencies seek to diversify their teaching staff, a new survey shows recruitment isn’t enough — steps must also be taken to retain these educators. In its first annual survey, the Black Educator Advocates Network found that while nearly half of Black educators […]
The U.S. Department of Education recently published its 2024 National Educational Technology Plan, A Call to Action for Closing the Digital Access, Design and Use Divides.. The plan, which was first released in 1994 and most recently updated in 2016, frames the three divides the […]
The African American Student Success Network — a collaborative effort between the California Association of African American Superintendents and Administrators (CAAASA) and the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) — initiated a professional learning network in 2017 to address disparities faced by African American students […]
As Black History Month begins, the Eastside Union School District’s recent work to improve educational experiences and supports for Black students and their families, covered in a case study published by The Education Trust–West, can serve as an example for other local educational agencies. “Enacting […]
