A new report has found a continuing trend of students leaving four-year colleges compared to two-year programs — with experts pointing to a successful advising model in helping to increase community college retention. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center found by the start of the 2022-23 academic year the number of students who left their...

Los Angeles Unified teachers,  parents and students expressed support for the district’s upcoming cell phone ban — but with some concerns about the details.  The new policy, set to roll out in January, is being created in response to a school board resolution.    Studies show the unregulated use of phones on campus can harm students’...

Early next year the Los Angeles Unified School District will become one of the largest school districts in the country to ban cell phones on campus.  Superintendent Alberto Carvalho will roll out a district-wide smartphone ban after the LAUSD school board passed a resolution calling for the prohibition.   School board members expressed concerns over the...

The education technology company behind Los Angeles schools’ failed $6 million foray into artificial intelligence was in a Delaware bankruptcy court Tuesday seeking relief from its creditors and to sell off its meager assets before shutting down entirely. The latest chapter in AllHere’s dizzying collapse revealed more information about the once-lauded company’s finances and its...

“Yo me siento muy feliz porque yo hace mi proyecto”, dice un pequeño estudiante rubio de tercer grado, sentado en la alfombra. “Hice mi proyecto”, corrige la profesora María Lomeli a través de un micrófono conectado a unos altavoces situados a un lado de los que se encuentran reunidos. Es un comienzo tranquilo del 100º...

Leer en español aquí “Yo me siento muy feliz porque yo hace mi proyecto,” says a small blond third grader, sitting on the carpet (“I feel very happy because I does my project.”) “Hice mi proyecto,” corrects teacher Maria Lomeli, speaking through a microphone linked to speakers set off to the side of the gathering...

This story was published in partnership with The Trace, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to reporting on gun violence. You can sign up for its newsletters here. In a video posted to YouTube, 24-year-old school shooting survivor David Hogg points to a whiteboard and outlines a five-step plan to reshape America. Ever since Hogg survived the...

This year, I’ve been speaking with everyday Americans to hear their ideas about the purpose of public schools and how to improve them. One aspiration cuts across all perspectives: Everyone wants their children to feel a sense of belonging in school. Parents can’t understand why this isn’t more of a priority in education policy, and...

Most people who know me would probably say I’m a data and accountability advocate. I’m on the board of the Data Quality Campaign and I’ve written extensively (and favorably) about the role of accountability in promoting educational improvement. But I’ve also been critical of accountability, especially so-called public accountability organized around the idea that parents...

Aug. 21 marks 50 years since the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) was passed into law. Back then, student privacy looked a lot different than it does today: The classrooms and textbooks of yesteryear presented much less risk than Google or artificial intelligence do, but education officials still had growing concerns over databases...