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Students who attend pre-kindergarten programs offered by public schools perform better academically through high school than those in family-based child care, according to new research. Learn more: blog.csba.org/long-term-prek…
For a growing number of teenagers, AI chatbots have become a first stop for emotional support. They’re using AI because, in many cases, they feel they have no other options. @EdSourceedsource.org/2026/im-listeni…
Across the country, schools are expanding career and technical education. “The goal ultimately is that students are asking far less often, ‘Why do I have to learn this?'”
kqed.org/mindshift/66444/why…
Does reading on paper versus a screen impact students’ comprehension? In this month's issue of @ISTE_ASCD's Educational Leadership magazine, @bryanrgoodwin looks at the research and offers some classroom tips for when reading on screen is the only option. ascd.org/el/articles/researc…
Three years after voters passed an ambitious arts education funding measure, California’s K-12 schools were supposed to be awash in dance, music, theater and fine arts. But some schools are returning their arts money to the state. cal.news/4wYanYB
📸 Laure Andrillon
ALT Kindergarten students participate in a hip-hop dance class at Radcliff Elementary School in Watsonville on May 21, 2024. Photo by Laure Andrillon for CalMatters
Math doesn’t need to be written off as boring and irrelevant, and it’s absolutely possible to demonstrate that math matters outside of an academic context. @edutopiaedutopia.org/article/setting…