Drafted in response to a request from Congress to explore the psychological impact of active school shooter drills on students and staff, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published its consensus study report, School Active Shooter Drills: Mitigating Risks to Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health, in 2025.
The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) released a 2025 State of the Profession report, a comprehensive national study examining the current realities, challenges and strengths of school counseling programs.
A webinar hosted by the Learning Policy Institute (LPI), “Community Schools as a Locally-Driven Strategy for Student Success,” detailed the investments states are making in the model and how strategies are paying off.
A report released Feb. 25 by the curriculum and assessment company Amplify calls out the urgency of implementing data-driven instruction if local educational agencies want to improve literacy outcomes and close achievement gaps.
A webinar hosted by the California Department of Education (CDE) on Feb. 4 highlighted how some districts are working with community partners and families to create a culture of safety and belonging for immigrant students and families. “Including Immigrant Students and Families: Cultivating Community Partnership […]
I had the opportunity to attend the Student and Community Voice AI Summit in Anaheim March 20-21, representing CSBA. The energy in the room was undeniable — students, educators, parents, technologists and community leaders all grappling with one central question: how do we ensure artificial intelligence (AI) serves our students, not the other way around?
While boys and girls start kindergarten on roughly equal footing in math, boys consistently gain ground during the kindergarten year and continue pulling ahead through fifth grade, according to new research from the Brookings Institution.
A new brief from the UCLA Center for the Transformation of Schools highlighted evolving trends in California’s teacher pipeline and workforce from 2019–20 through 2023–24. Researchers found that during this six-year time period, the number of experienced teachers decreased while the number of first-year teachers increased, suggesting both decreased teacher retention and increased recruitment post-COVID.
A January webinar hosted by Lavinia Partners — an education consulting firm that partners with local educational agencies to support teacher and leader development, strategic planning and summer learning — shared how to make the most of summer programming. Over the past five years, experts […]
A couple bucks here, a few dollars there — it all adds up to about $49 million in losses for local educational agencies, according to a report released by KEV Group, a provider of K-12 school finance management solutions.
