Education

Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource In California and across the United States this year, policies banning or restricting student cell phone use on school campuses are being enacted in an effort to curb bullying, classroom distractions, and to combat addiction to the devices. “It’s part of the zeitgeist right now, and there is a trend […]

Participants at the Think Forward: Learning with AI forum in April were asked to share their hopes and fears for the future of AI in an opening exercise. CREDIT: Photo by Ray Mares Photography In recent months, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) faced a significant setback when the tech provider it contracted to

Daylarlyn Gonzalez organizes a class project among freshmen at Arvin High taking a dual enrollment course through Bakersfield College. Emma Gallegos/EdSource A new report delivers bad and good news for the Central Valley. The bad news: The vast majority of parents, 79%, want their children to get a bachelor’s degree, but just 26% of students

Hundreds of San Diego State students protest in support of Palestinians on April 30, 2024. Credit: Jazlyn Dieguez / EdSource California State University and the University of California are welcoming student activists back to campus this fall with revamped protest rules that signal a harder line on encampments, barriers and, under certain circumstances, the wearing

Superintendent Michael Matsuda speaks with students in a technology classroom in Anaheim Union High School District. Courtesy: Anaheim Union High School District The demise of great corporations like Kodak, Sears and others serves as a stark reminder of the perils of failing to innovate and evolve with consumer demands. Kodak famously ignored the rise of

An LAUSD student tries out Ed, the district’s new AI assistant for students. Credit: Los Angeles Unified / X Roughly a month after the Los Angeles Unified School District revoked its AI chatbot, Ed, communities of parents, teachers and experts are demanding that the school district respond to their concern that the short-lived association with

Maira Rodriguez, a teacher at Ferndale Elementary in Humboldt County, participates in professional learning. Credit: Joanna Galicha / the Humboldt County Office of Education. Starting this school year, Fresno Unified is adopting an early release schedule, joining a dozen of the state’s other largest school districts as well as its neighbors in Fresno County who’ve

Los Angeles City College, one of the state’s 116 community colleges. Larry Gordon/EdSource Today Thousands of current and prospective California Community College (CCC) students are being crushed by unmanageable college and living expenses and hefty student loans.  That’s the finding of a new report from The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) and Student Senate for

Stefan Bean is sworn in as Orange County’s 12th superintendent of schools on July 3, 2024. Credit: Orange County Department of Education. Families of English learners and students with disabilities in Orange County can find inspiration and an ally in Stefan Bean. Supporters of school choice can find an advocate. In June, the five-member Orange

The entrance of LAUSD’s Orchard Academies in Bell. Credit: Mallika Seshadri / EdSource Students who are chronically absent from school are much more likely to struggle with mental health challenges, with pre-teen boys and teen girls reporting some of the highest signs of distress. When students need help, availability of mental health support often depends