Results from a recent survey of 200 National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) members from K-12 districts nationwide found that artificial intelligence (AI) tools are rapidly transforming how school districts connect with their communities, and details how these tools are being used and what policies, […]
For many families, August is for frenzied back-to-school shopping and reestablishing morning routines to get children to class on time. However, August is also National Immunization Awareness Month — the perfect opportunity for schools, as well as parents and guardians, to review student vaccination records, […]
A new fact sheet from the Pubic Policy Institute of California (PPIC) found that a record-high 96 percent of Californians had access to internet, including satellite, at home in 2023 — up from 92 percent in 2019. Increases were especially strong among groups that, prior […]
A recent study of young people’s digital media revealed some unsurprising results (e.g. experiencing cyberbullying is connected to depression) as well as a few surprising findings, including evidence that smartphone ownership may actually benefit children. The survey — which was conducted by researchers from seven […]
A new report from Amplify, a curriculum and assessment company, provided a mixed bag of good and bad news surrounding early literacy. First, the good news: more young students are on track to learn to read and fewer are behind than during the pandemic. End-of-year […]
California has one of the highest rates of homelessness among Native American students, according to a new report from Schoolhouse Connection, a national homeless youth advocacy group. During the 2022–23 school year, approximately 450,000 Native American students were enrolled in public schools across the U.S., […]
Too many teens enter Algebra I with significant gaps due to instructional inconsistencies and interruptions in their mathematics learning during their middle and elementary years, but new research provides recommendations on how to turn the trend around. A report released in May by TNTP, an […]
Regardless of gender, race or ethnicity, students are largely tuning out during math instruction, according to the results of RAND Corporation’s first survey on the topic. Among middle and high school aged youth, 49 percent reported losing interest in math about half or more of […]
While artificial intelligence (AI) tools are gaining ground in schools, national survey results released in May from The Learning Agency show that they’re not reaching rural communities at the same pace as urban communities, and many teachers say the tools often don’t meet their needs. […]
Del Norte County is in the early stages of bringing back an initiative dissolved decades ago that will allow local teens who commit a first-time, non-violent offense, such as fighting, shoplifting or graffiti, to take accountability and repair harm without getting involved in the justice […]
