Common Sense Media’s recent report Boys in the Digital Wild: Online Culture, Identity, and Well-Being summarizes the findings of a nationally representative survey of 1,017 boys ages 11-17 to get a sense of “how digital environments shape masculine identity development during adolescence.”
Native American Heritage Month, observed each November, serves as a reminder to local educational agencies to examine whether or not current policies, curriculum and more are contributing to ensuring schools are genuinely recognizing, respecting and nurturing Native American students. To support such efforts, the ACLU […]
A report released by AASA, The School Superintendents Association, found people are rising to the superintendency role at earlier ages compared to previous years. Among almost 2,100 superintendents in 49 states, just 10 percent were aged 60 or older during the 2024–25 school year, down […]
The California State Board of Education’s (SBE) final meeting of 2025 on Nov. 5-6 included action taken on several items related to instructional materials and career technical education (CTE), as well as deep discussion on assessment and accountability items, community schools and student leader recommendations. […]
November is Family Engagement Month and the California Family and Community Engagement Initiative has resources to assist local educational agencies in building connections with students and their loved ones year-round.
Most school administrators continue to face transportation challenges in their local educational agencies, according to a new report from HopSkipDrive, a company that provides supplemental school transportation services, and the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Using surveys from 510 school administrators and almost 840 […]
Chronic absenteeism in the United States remains about 75 percent higher, on average, than pre-pandemic levels, negatively impacting everything from student achievement to funding for classrooms. “There’s no one-size-fits-all solution for school districts, and every leadership team needs to engage their students, staff, parents, and […]
The long anticipated Native American Studies Model Curriculum launched in September — just ahead of Native American Heritage Month, which is observed each November.
Since 2021, California has invested $4.1 billion in the California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP), establishing the nation’s largest state-level community schools initiative. According to new research from the Learning Policy Institute (LPI), these schools are already having positive impacts on students and families. The […]
More than 260,000 California second graders started this school year with scholarship funds that will continue to grow during their K-12 journey to ultimately help them prepare for college and career training. The California Kids Investment and Development Savings (CalKIDS) program, launched in 2022, is […]
