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LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 21, 2026 : A board meeting at the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 , in Los Angeles, CA. The LAUSD met to discuss a resolution calling for development of a Screen Time Policy setting time limits by grade, including elimination of student digital devices for early education through first-grade, prohibiting device use by elementary and middle school students during passing periods, lunch and recess. The board unanimously voted to approve Board Member Nick Melvoin's Resolution to limit student screen time.
The Los Angeles Unified School District school board meets on April 21, 2026, to discuss whether to develop a policy to limit students' screen time. A new EdWeek Research Center survey shows that many school board members nationwide are retired and have never worked in K-12 education.
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School & District Management From Our Research Center What We Know About School Board Members, In Charts
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, October 6, 2026
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Illustration by Nicole Xu showing a female high school English learner looking confused in a regular general education classroom. The student has a swirly, white circle of confusion around her head.
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English Learners From Our Research Center Where English Learners Spend the School Day, in Charts
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092026 BIG IDEAS Building bridges
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School & District Management From Our Research Center Misinformation Drives Communities Apart. Here’s How School Boards Are Responding
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens & Vanessa Solis, September 8, 2026
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Collage of a student with students in a hallway socializing and test paper fragements.
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Student Well-Being & Movement From Our Research Center The Most Pressing Problems Schools Count on SEL to Address
Arianna Prothero, August 17, 2026
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Image of a person on a unicycle juggling icons representing: computers, calendar, planning documents, financial documents, desk with lunch bag and coffee mug.
Robert Neubecker for Education Week
School & District Management From Our Research Center 75% of Educators Expect Student Behavior to Be a Challenge This Year. What Else?
Evie Blad, August 3, 2026
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Students at Loving Elementary School in Loving, N.M., participate in a science, technology, engineering and math lab on May 19, 2025. A rising number of school districts around the country are making decisions to cut back on the amount of time students spend using technology in the classroom.
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Classroom Technology From Our Research Center How Much Time Are Students Spending on Tech in Classrooms?
Lauraine Langreo, July 24, 2026
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A look at the state of teaching with English learner students in Antioch, Tenn.
A teacher works with English learner students at Mt. View Elementary School in Antioch, Tenn., on Dec. 3, 2025. A new survey by the EdWeek Research Center shows that schools continue to struggle to find qualified teachers to work with the population.
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English Learners From Our Research Center How Schools Are Navigating the English-Learner Teacher Shortage
Ileana Najarro, July 23, 2026
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Kindergarten students work in class at Munger Elementary-Middle School on May 7, 2026, in Detroit. Some educators believe it is easier to teach social-emotional learning skills to elementary school youngsters than older middle or high school kids.
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Student Well-Being & Movement From Our Research Center Support for Teaching SEL Skills Remains Steady Despite Political Pushback
Arianna Prothero, July 20, 2026
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Aggie Gambino, center, helps her twin ten-year-old daughters, Giada, left, and Giuliana, right, work on math worksheets as they go through homework from school at the dining room table in their home on Aug. 23, 2023, in Spring, Texas.
Aggie Gambino, center, helps her twin 10-year-old daughters, Giada, left, and Giuliana, right, work on math worksheets as they go through homework from school at the dining room table in their home on Aug. 23, 2023, in Spring, Texas. EdWeek Research Center data dives into what educators think about the purpose and effectiveness of homework.
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Teaching From Our Research Center 6 Things to Know About Homework's Role in Schools Today
Jennifer Vilcarino, June 24, 2026
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A Dallas school administrator carries a sign looking for Spanish language teachers, even if they are uncertified, during a job fair at Emmett J. Conrad High School, in Dallas, on Aug. 4, 2022. The school district, like many across Texas and the south, has increased its reliance on uncertified teachers as officials scramble to keep classrooms filled with educators.
A Dallas school administrator carries a sign looking for Spanish language teachers during a job fair at Emmett J. Conrad High School in Dallas on Aug. 4, 2022. An EdWeek Research Center survey polled school recruiters and job hunters on the most effective recruiting strategies.
Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News via AP
Recruitment & Retention From Our Research Center Hiring Teachers? Word of Mouth Still Leads the Way
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