The number of global ransomware attacks in the first quarter of 2025 was nearly double that of the first quarter of 2024, with the education sector remaining a common target, according to a new analysis conducted by Comparitech. In Q1 of 2025, the England-based organization […]
Adolescents continue to use generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools at higher rates than the adults in their lives, including for educational purposes, but few report using tools like ChatGPT to cheat, according to a national study conducted by the University of California, Irvine, and the […]
As students around the country are deprived of adequate math instruction and almost a quarter of fourth graders don’t have basic math knowledge and skills, a new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) examines how improved teacher preparation programs can help address the issue.
District superintendents across the country are younger and less experienced, but they intend to stick out the turbulence and challenges that come with the job, according to a new survey from AASA, The School Superintendents Association. The report, 2024–25 AASA Superintendent Salary & Benefits Study, […]
Prekindergarten teachers often blend curriculum materials to meet the needs of their students, but face time constraints similar to their K-12 colleagues, according to a study released April 9 by the RAND Corporation. Researchers, who surveyed more than 1,300 public school pre-K teachers across the […]
This year, two bills were introduced to help address the impacts of Assembly Bill 218 (2019), which made two predominant changes to the statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault claims. First, it temporarily resurrected the statute of limitations for childhood sexual assault claims from […]
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers releases a report evaluating the state of the country’s infrastructure — “an interconnected system of highways, streets, public buildings, mass transit, ports, airports, inland waterways, water systems, waste facilities, the electric grid, broadband networks, dams, levees, […]
A new report from the Data Quality Campaign (DQC) calls on states to ensure their data systems enable access to information that helps young people navigate postsecondary transitions into education or the workforce. Released March 27, the resource, Powering Potential: Using Data to Support Postsecondary […]
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.
The rapidly shifting political and legal climate impacting LGBTQ students in schools may also adversely impact their teachers, especially those who identify as LGBTQ themselves and provide much-needed support for students, according to a recent report published by the Brookings Institution. President Donald Trump has […]
