While artificial intelligence tutors appear to gain traction in schools, little research exists on the efficacy of these tools for students.

The State Board of Education (SBE) is currently seeking applications to fill three positions on the California Practitioners Advisory Group (CPAG), to provide input to the SBE on ongoing efforts to establish a single coherent local, state, and federal accountability system. The advisory committee serves as the state’s committee of practitioners under federal Title I requirements.

All applicants must currently meet the practitioner categories listed below:

• Specialized Instructional Support Personnel and Paraprofessionals
• Principals and other School Leaders
• Superintendents or other Administrators

All applicants should provide evidence of demonstrated experience with California’s K-12 public education system, including familiarity with the Local Control Funding Formula. Applicants should also provide evidence of familiarity with federal program requirements, including Title I, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114–95).

From enrollment to AI, education leaders face a variety of obstacles and opportunities as students return to classrooms.

Half of teachers said that their school or district used at least one equitable grading practice. But policies like giving students partial credit for work they don't do prompted concern.

Teachers can guide students to learn math facts even if they avoid timed tests or others speed checks that can be demotivating.

TK programs in California are designed to prepare 4-year-olds for elementary school by combining play-based learning with academic concepts.

California's most vulnerable students are still suspended at disproportionately high rates, with Black students in some districts losing up to 142 instructional days per 100 enrolled.

The 2015 Dear Colleague letter detailed how schools and districts can comply with federal requirements in English-learner education.

Preliminary results on tutoring effectiveness from the 2023-24 school year in eight sites around the country were sobering.

Kindergartners are struggling with self-control-a key indicator of kindergarten readiness. Is more unstructured play a solution?

The divide makes it less likely that students who struggle will get access to proven strategies, researchers argue in a new study.

Ten experienced principals from all over the United States impart advice for new administrators-the kinds of things they wish they had known.

Generative AI: 3 part series with Joe Marquez - 10/8, 10/15, & 10/22/2025 - CASCD/CATLL