This story was originally published on EdSource. When Mike Lawrence joined ABC Unified School District as director of information and technology two years ago, he inherited a set of guidelines on the district’s approach to artificial intelligence tools. The next step was opening up the conversation to the broader education community, said Lawrence, so the...

This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter Only a few months into Rosie Leyva’s job as a literacy specialist at Butler Academic Center, Alameda County’s juvenile hall school, she learned that success looks different for each student. One student could not write his name. Over three sessions, which turned out to...

This story was originally published on EdSource. Local government agencies in charge of youth violated the educational and civil rights of students in Los Angeles County’s juvenile justice facilities for decades by punting responsibility and inaction, according to a report released Wednesday. “Who has the power? Chronicling Los Angeles County’s systemic failures to educate incarcerated...

This story was originally published on EdSurge. The number of students experiencing homelessness who were enrolled in California’s TK-12 public schools has jumped over 9% for yet another year, even as overall enrollment rates continue on a downward trend. Nearly 20,000 more homeless students were enrolled by the first Wednesday in October, known as Census Day,...