Conditions of Children
As the rapid advancement and accessibility of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT transform how children interact, learn and socialize, researchers and parents alike have begun to question the impacts these shifts will have on children’s development and socialization. Despite potential benefits, some […]
Just ahead of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Pew Research Center published its new report, Teens, Social Media and Mental Health, which found that an increasing number of teens find social media harmful.
While the number of youths in residential placement has been on a steady decline in the U.S. since 2003, an uptick was observed in 2023.
The Orange County Department of Education’s (OCDE) Crisis Response Network (CSN) has proven critical in recent months in providing students with real-time support during some of the most challenging moments in their lives. A winner of CSBA’s 2023 Golden Bell Award honoring excellence in education […]
A new report from WestEd, Revisiting California’s Invisible Achievement Gap: Trends in Education Outcomes of Students in Foster Care in the Context of the Local Control Funding Formula, highlights the persistent disparities that young people in the foster care system face while in school.
Results of a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 shows that girls and boys across the U.S. face different societal pressures and have different experiences at school but want the same things out of life. Released on March 13, the […]
Physical and mental health issues can affect children’s ability to succeed at school. Among low-income children with special healthcare needs, about 85 percent do not receive the medical care they require, primarily due to financial constraints and limited access. School-based healthcare services help to fill […]
Even as federal pandemic relief funding runs out, education leaders will need to continue to act on strategies that are working to address learning recovery and students’ social- emotional needs post-pandemic, according to panelists at EdSource’s March 27 webinar, “Five years after COVID: Innovations that are driving result.”
Students experiencing homelessness miss school at nearly twice the rate of their peers, but school districts across the country are implementing strategies that are reducing chronic absence rates, according to a new report from SchoolHouse Connection and Attendance Works. Through a series of case studies, […]
Seven percent of the nearly 1.7 million Medi-Cal members aged 0-20 who were screened for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) between Jan. 1, 2020, and March 31, 2024, had an ACE score of four or more, according to a recent report.
