Education

A student uses their cell phone after unlocking the pouch that secures it from use during the school day at Bayside Academy on Aug. 16, 2024, in San Mateo. Credit: Lea Suzuki/San Francisco Chronicle via AP California State legislators passed a bill Wednesday requiring school districts to ban or restrict student smartphone use on campuses […]

Students who are missing too much school might be facing mental health issues, poverty and housing insecurity — issues that might seem daunting if not impossible for the school system to tackle by itself. But relatively simple strategies, such as improved communication with parents via phone calls, emails or postcards, can be effective while costing

San Francisco State University campus. Michael Ocampo / Flickr San Francisco State has pulled investments from three companies it says don’t meet its human rights standards following pressure from pro-Palestinian student activists. The moves resulted in changes to the university’s $163 million investment portfolio. SF State Foundation confirmed Wednesday that it has sold its Lockheed

Credit: John Cudal/St. Joseph Center Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent encampment executive order mandating the clearing of homeless encampments on state property, coupled with the start of the school year and a new Supreme Court decision, shines light on an often-overlooked crisis — the devastating impact that both homelessness and the criminal justice system can have

Students catch up and get ahead during LAUSD’s Summer of Learning. Credit: Mallika Seshadri Thomas Jefferson High School has a rich history.  It is one of the oldest schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District — established more than a century ago — and lies in Central Avenue, which used to be called “Little Harlem” during

Empowering WordPress creators with free resources and expert guidance for seamless website development. August 28, 2024 / LinkDaddy News / — Since its inception in 2019, GigaPress has been a beacon of support for WordPress bloggers, creators, and freelancers worldwide. As the go-to resource for free WordPress tutorials, training courses, and expert insights, GigaPress has

Recess at Redwood Heights Elementary School in Oakland. Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource When one of our sons (then a third grader) lost recess privileges for a week last school year, he came home cranky and irritable. As he put it, “Recess is the only time I can actually really play with my friends without

The use of personal devices has increased since the Covid pandemic closed school campuses in 2020. Credit: Brett Sayles / Pexels Children who use cellphones, smartwatches and other personal devices excessively are more likely to have shorter attention spans, be more anxious, have trouble thinking critically, be less physically fit and have problems interacting socially,

Credit: Smith Collection/Gado/Sipa via AP David McCuan is no stranger to strong disagreements in his political science classes. “Everything is framed as a life or death struggle and decision, in a very serious way,” said McCuan, a professor at Sonoma State University. “So what I do tell students at the beginning of the class is,

Assemblymember Dawn Addis, D-Morro Bay, explains AB 2918 during an Aug. 5 Senate hearing, Source: CA Senate Media Archive A solution to curb antisemitic content they say is infecting some districts’ ethnic studies courses is eluding Jewish legislators. The legislation they authored has failed to gather widespread support so far, despite the support of State