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Opinion: States should use opioid settlement money to teach students SEL skills
The devastation of the opioid crisis on families and communities is well documented, but its long-term effects on future generations of American children are still unknown. In 2017 alone, an estimated 2.2 million children in the United States were directly affected by parental opioid use or their own. In the 21st century, annual opioid-related overdose deaths among 15-...
By Jordan Posamentier | August 14, 2023
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‘Do not underestimate the ruthlessness’: White House takes on K-12 school cybersecurity threat at first-ever summit
Shortly before First Lady Jill Biden took the podium at the White House Tuesday to champion a new federal initiative to combat K-12 school ransomware attacks, the cyber gang Medusa announced its latest victim on the dark web. Such unrelenting attacks — this time against a Bergen County, New Jersey, district —are what brought the...
By Mark Keierleber | August 10, 2023
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Kids cartoon characters that use AI to customize responses help children learn
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea When the main character of a kids TV show can both listen and respond to viewers by using advances in artificial intelligence, youngsters learn more from the program. That’s what my colleagues and I found in a series of peer-reviewed studies. We are...
By Ying Xu, The Conversation | August 9, 2023
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LAUSD magnet school establishes new identity through inspiring mural
An LAUSD magnet school recently celebrated a remarkable milestone by unveiling a stunning mural. Valley Oaks Center for Enriched Studies, or VOCES, welcomed the mural as a step in the school’s effort to create an inspiring campus environment. VOCES is a new school serving students from grades 6-12. Formerly Sun Valley High School, the east...
By Bryan Sarabia | August 8, 2023
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Crisis in teaching quality may explain stagnant learning recovery, report finds
More than three years after the pandemic began, a crisis in teaching quality may be stalling academic recovery, new research shows. Faced with exhaustion, staffing shortages, and frequent student disruptions, many educators are using “outdated and ineffective” methods and content below grade level, according to a report released last week by the Center on Reinventing Public Education at...
By Marianna McMurdock | August 7, 2023
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New $200 million FCC proposal could help schools combat cyber attack onslaught
As ransomware and other cyber attacks become an increasingly potent threat to schools nationwide, a proposal by Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel seeks to create the first federal funding stream to help districts fight back. A three-year pilot program announced by Rosenworcel earlier this month could invest up to $200 million to enhance cybersecurity...
By Mark Keierleber | August 3, 2023
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How a California wine region is ‘growing futures’ by turning vineyards into state-of-the-art classrooms
The primary industry in Lodi, California, is agriculture. About 40 miles southeast of the capital city of Sacramento, this land flanking the Mokelumne River is blanketed in grapevines dating back to 1850. But in this grape-producing powerhouse, which produces 20% of all of California’s wine grapes, just 80 independent wineries stand. Farmers sell most of...
By Jim Fields and Emmeline Zhao | August 2, 2023
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Fewer school meals: As California moved to approve universal access, data show 7% drop in school meals served at districts across U.S.
The number of students receiving school meals fell dramatically in the 2022-23 school year as federally funded pandemic meals expired, according to a new report from the Food Research and Action Center. Of the 91 large school districts surveyed, accounting for more than 6.5 million students, participation in school breakfast and lunch decreased by more...
By Joshua Bay | August 1, 2023
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Opinion: America’s education system is a mess, and it’s students who are paying the price
“Math and reading scores for 13-year-olds have hit their lowest scores in decades.” When the recent NAEP long-term trend results for 13-year-olds were published, the reactions were predictable: short pieces in the national press and apologetics in education blogs. COVID-19, we were told, was continuing to cast its long shadow. Despite nearly $200 billion in...
By David Steiner | July 31, 2023
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Opinion: After I got shot, my school did nothing to save me from failure. I’m fixing that
This article has been produced in partnership between LA School Report’s parent company, The 74, and the XQ Institute. I never heard the shot, but the impact of the bullet that struck my leg just below the knee has reverberated throughout my life. As I laid on the ground of my East Oakland neighborhood, next...
By Christian Martinez | July 27, 2023