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AI tools can help students learn when they guide thinking rather than hand over answers. In a 2025 study led by Hamsa Bastani, students with a...

Anthropic has signed a legally binding agreement with the AFT and UFT, aligned with the AI Safety and Privacy Standard for Schools. For students, the...

Democrats may seek to reshape the federal scholarship tax credit that Republicans passed in 2025 without their support. A new majority may push for...

California's SB 1159 draws its line around automation, not AI use. AI systems are excluded from the terms "persons," "participants," and "members of...

Ruby Bridges was only six when she became the first African American student at the formerly segregated William Frantz Elementary School in New...

California's AI & Education Innovation Summit, held November 9 in Sacramento, brought together educators, district leaders, and tech companies to...

Researchers working with SFUSD found that very different bell schedules can have similar transportation costs.

• Many options: Their models produced...

The state education department encouraged schools to responsibly incorporate AI, with Superintendent Tony Thurmond calling it a balance of use versus...

For Penny Núñez-Brandão, a Vallejo fifth grader, the first day at a new school meant scanning the crowd for familiar faces and finding none. Thousands...

Richard Barrera will be California's next superintendent of public instruction after opponent Sonja Shaw conceded and the AP called the race. Barrera,...

Last week's midterms are expected to reshape K-12 policymaking in Washington and state capitals, according to the article. The publication reviewed...

Attorneys at BakerHostetler LLP are discussing proposed Treasury and IRS regulations that would revoke the tax-exempt status of private schools. The...

Karen Hardy still leads the Santa Clara mayor's race, ahead of Kathy Watanabe by 450 votes, but the contest remains too close to call.

• Hardy: 5,559...

Under a proposed San Francisco policy, every family would be guaranteed a seat at a school near home, no matter when they apply. Families could still...

Last December, the Education Department abruptly cut nearly $170 million for community schools across 12 states, and within days, thousands of...

The proposal would shrink Head Start's regulations from more than 100 pages to about 10. Under it, these areas would see major changes:

• Staffing:...

Vallejo's experience shows that school closures are a painful trade-off for families, even when they are meant to fix budgets. The district has closed...

Proposition 43 looks to be failing, with 55.4% of statewide voters voting no. Had it passed, citizen initiatives on sales taxes would have needed a...

The Oakland Unified Board of Education meets Thursday, November 12 at 4:00 PM at LaEscuelita Education Center, with Zoom and Granicus streaming. The...

Google's announcement says Gemini, Gemini Notebook and Search will be automatically turned off for school districts early next year, with...