The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) released guidance in February designed to help state and district leaders evaluate and select high-quality educational technology (edtech) products based on a rigorous set of criteria. The new resource, Easing the Burden on Schools: Integrating the Five EdTech […]
Children experiencing homelessness, those in foster care, migratory students, and youth involved in the juvenile legal system face compounded challenges that disrupt their education, health and future opportunities. The UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools released a report in February, Often Overlooked but Not […]
Through dual enrollment, California high school students earn college credits when they take and pass a college course. According to a February Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) report, legislation, significant financial investments and advocacy have helped inform and support the growth of dual enrollment […]
The California State Board of Education (SBE) took up a short but dense agenda during its March 5 meeting that saw action on items related to Student Score Reports (SSRs), the California School Dashboard Science Indicator and its potential use for accountability, and more. Board […]
New survey data from the RAND Corporation shows artificial intelligence (AI) tools are in use by teachers and principals in schools nationwide, but adoption is uneven across subjects and varies by the socioeconomic status of the student body. During the 2023–24 school year, 25 percent […]
SchoolHouse Connection and Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan updated data profiles on child and youth homelessness in January to include four years of federal homelessness data, as well as state-, county-, local educational agency-, U.S. Congressional district- and state legislative district-level data. New […]
Following the success of its 2024 Cybersecurity Bootcamp Program, the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) is expanding this year’s spring break program to open pathways to thriving cybersecurity careers for even more of its underserved students. The program — supported by InfraGard San […]
The federal Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF), Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) — all of which boosted student connectivity during and after the pandemic — have come to an end, leaving states to pick up the slack to ensure […]
Strong family engagement has been shown to improve student outcomes, school climate and more, but schools and parents alike often find that meaningful engagement can be extremely challenging to put into practice. On Jan. 15, the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments held a […]
Using free and reduced-price meal (FRPM) enrollment as a proxy to identify how much additional funding local educational agencies receive under California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) may be leaving out children and undercutting schools’ efforts to support them. LCFF allocates additional funding to LEAs […]
