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We Must Protect Students From Excessive Screen Time
A Bay Area kindergarten teacher argues that restrictions on screen time are necessary for our students’ emotional and social development.
A new direction for students in an AI world: The risks are too high
A recent report from the Brookings Institute concluded that the risks to students and their essential development that come with generative AI use are too high, and unjustifiable.
A Dose of Hope in the Fight Against Big Tech in Schools
Strange bedfellows are uniting in the fight against big technology in schools. A coalition is forming with members across party lines, and we are building power to protect our students from AI.
Google’s AI Search Function is Not Safe For Kids
Students are being forced to use AI and excessive technology in schools, but is that really safe? A recent report shows that Google’s AI functions are not safe for children.
California Legislators Ensure Demand that Students Are Taught by Teachers, Not AI
California legislators just passed a bill requiring that students are taught by humans, not artificial intelligence. But to truly protect students from Big Tech, we need to take even bolder action.
1 in 5 High Schoolers Are or Know Someone Who is In a Romantic Relationship with AI
AI is dangerous for students in a world of increasing isolation. We need to protect our students and young people.
Schools try to block dangerous & distracting sites. It doesn’t work.
Despite district attempts to block distractions from school devices, students get past them. It’s time we consider the role of 1:1 devices in the classroom.
Young people are worse off because of AI. We should listen to them.
Young people are sounding the alarm on how AI impacts their mental health, education, and cognition. It’s past time we listen!
CA Ranks High for States with Economically Segregated Schools
California schools have a segregation problem. A new report from The Segregation Tracking Project and Brown’s Promise revealed that California schools are more economically segregated than 40 other states in the United States.
Privatization is the Problem
NPE’s newest annual report rates every state on their public school system. This report reveals that rates and support for privatization are an indicator of a state’s willingness to defund its public education system.
Bottom Rankings, Broken System
California’s persistently low educational rankings reveal the real cost of decades of underfunding.
Students Before Screens
LAUSD passed a resolution to limit screen time use in classrooms, shifting from the era of the over reliance of technology in classrooms.
Parents Push Back on Big Tech in Schools
The backlash to Big Tech in our schools is real and growing. Parents are organizing and demanding better...and it’s working.
Stanford Study Agrees: School Closures Do Not Save Money
New study coming out of Stanford University confirms: school closures do NOT save money across California districts. Learn more about why, here.
AI Has No Place in Our Schools or Curriculum
Ai has embedded itself within our schools with the expansion of AI training for millions of teachers. We must instead invest in teachers to support our students, not AI models to train them.
Ethnic Studies is Essential
San Francisco United School District removed Ethic Studies from being a mandatory course for all students but new research shows that Ethnic studies has more of a significant impact that people thought.
Robot Teachers Won’t Save Education, They’ll Destroy It
What happens to kids when we replace real teachers with machines? This push for robot classrooms puts politics over students and ignores what children actually need to learn and grow.
Community Schools Need Sustainable Funding to Succeed
California is considering making community schools a permanent part of the state’s education funding system, a step that could help ensure more schools have the sustainable resources needed to support students’ needs.
Focus on Funding, Not Closures
Budget challenges are real, but neighborhood campuses should not be put on the table to solve the district’s instability.
SFUSD Strike: ‘When One of Us Needs Something, We All Need Something’
It should not take nearly 50 years to fight for what our educators deserve. Livable wages and access to healthcare should be a baseline for our educators, not an option. We must look to sustainable funding.