Children who own cellphones tend to have lower reading comprehension scores regardless of what age they were when they first got one or whether or not they take it to school, according to new research from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
A new report from the Center for MH in Schools & Student/Learning Supports at UCLA finds that current efforts to address barriers to learning and teaching, while valuable, won’t provide lasting progress until policymakers adopt student and learning support systems that are unified, comprehensive and equitable.
A recent report, Calculated Barriers: Examining the History Behind Math Inequities Facing Black Students, documents seminal events in the United States — including the nation’s history of policies and practices that restrict access and opportunity for Black people — that have constrained Black students’ access to quality math education.
Nearly half of teens have already seen artificial intelligence (AI)-generated explicit sexual material, and almost a quarter have seen it depicting themselves or someone they know, according to new research from Common Sense Media’s Youth AI Safety Institute.
A July brief from EdResearch for Action synthesizes current research on strategic staffing — a framework for redesigning teaching roles, time and compensation to better improve teacher retention, instructional quality and student outcomes.
Bret Harte Union High School District’s Fire Technology Program launched in 2022 to help prepare students for in-demand careers in fire and emergency medical services close to home. Located in a rural community surrounded by forest in Calaveras County, the program currently serves 30 of the approximately 600 students enrolled in the district.
Students across the country could lose access to free school meals under cuts to funding and other policy provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), according to a July 7 report from the Center for American Progress.
Between the 2012–13 and 2023–24 school years, the number of students with disabilities spending some of their school day in general education classrooms increased 25 percent, according to a report published July 2 by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).
A recent brief published by Californians Together details the expansion of the State Seal of Biliteracy (SSB) over the past 15 years and offers state and local recommendations to help further boost access for students — particularly those classified as English learners (EL) and reclassified fluent English proficient (RFEP).
What began as a response to requests from families for additional electives for their students enrolled in the Monson-Sultana Elementary School District has become a critical component of recent improvements in academic achievement, attendance and more.
