K-12 Education

News articles classified as K-12 Education

Stanford Digital Education —

‘This is what my school was missing’

A dual enrollment course taught by Lerone A. Martin brings the histories of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. to high school students.

Stanford Graduate School of Education —

Changing history’s course

The Stanford History Education Group revolutionized the way students learn about the past. Now it’s moving into a new era.

Stanford Report —

How technology is reinventing education

Stanford Graduate School of Education Dean Dan Schwartz and other education scholars weigh in on what's next for some of the technology trends taking center stage in the classroom.

Stanford Center on Early Childhood —

The science of early learning

Policymakers from across the country gathered at Stanford for a three-day program designed to highlight the importance of investment in early childhood education.

Stanford Graduate School of Education —

Don’t blame cheating on chatbots

Strategies to help students feel more engaged and valued are a better way to curb cheating than taking a hard line on AI, says Stanford education scholar Denise Pope.

Stanford Graduate School of Education —

Research finds racial disparity in school closures

A new Stanford analysis confirms what many have long suspected: majority-Black public schools in the United States are far more likely to be shuttered.

Climate change in history textbooks

A new AI-driven analysis finds the most popular U.S. history textbooks used in California and Texas commonly misrepresent the scientific consensus around climate change.

New research details pandemic’s impact on U.S. school districts

Researchers including Sean Reardon of the Graduate School of Education have produced an unprecedented map of trends in learning loss, combining local and national test score data to reveal patterns that vary from one school district to the next.

Stanford Graduate School of Education —

How to teach data science in‌ K-12 schools

A team of scholars led by education Professor Jo Boaler introduces standards for teaching data science to students from kindergarten to high school.

Stanford Report —

Nonprofit provides free tutoring for kids

Step Up Tutoring, a nonprofit organization co-founded by a Stanford student and an alum during the pandemic, provides free, online tutoring to third through sixth graders in a partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Supporting students involved in the justice system

New data show that a one-page letter asking a teacher to support a youth as they navigate the difficult transition from juvenile detention back to school can reduce the likelihood that the student re-offends.