Student behavior problems continue to plague schools, and educators say they’ve become more serious, according to a 2024 survey by the EdWeek Research Center and reported in Education Week. Nearly half of teachers, school leaders,
State proposals and new laws aim to allow or ban corporal punishment, remove violent students from classrooms, and restrict preschool suspensions, according to an article in K-12 Dive. Three examples: Arkansas has a $7 million
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to make mental health first-aid training available to every 10th grader in the state, according to an article in Chalkbeat New York. The plan would expand a program that
In surveys with nearly 1,000 leaders we have worked with, it is clear there are 11 problems educators are working hard to solve, Peter DeWitt and Michael Nelson write in an Education Week article. DeWitt
A recent survey by the RAND Corporation found that educators feel bullying is the biggest safety concern facing their school, according to the Crisis Prevention Institute. To recognize bullying and respond appropriately, you need a
Educational psychologists are studying how generative AI tools such as ChatGPT can be used safely and effectively, and how they can support social and emotional learning in children and adolescents, according to the American Psychological
How widespread are recent efforts to reform school discipline? Because public education in the U.S. is highly decentralized, our understanding of the landscape of schools’ discipline policies and practices is limited, according to the Brookings
As artificial intelligence tools proliferate and their capabilities keep improving, few observers believe education will remain AI free, according to an article in The Hechinger Report. There are also few who say teaching is best
School connectedness is the sense of being cared for, supported, and belonging, fostered by a caring and supportive educational environment, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC says it is commonly
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