LNGenZ News for Kids: 18 -Education

Across the globe, researchers have uncovered extensive evidence of the detrimental impact of computer screens on Gen Alpha (2010 to 2025) and Gen Z (1995 to 2009) students. Add artificial intelligence (AI) to the mix, and the entire education system… Read More

When it comes to education, parents have spoken up: They want a say in what is being taught to their children. The public school system has disappointed and frustrated moms and dads who don’t want their first grader being taught… Read More

Sept. 24 is set aside each year to honor punctuation. It may seem odd, but punctuation is a valuable tool that clarifies writing and reduces confusion and misconception. The earliest known use of punctuation is found on the Mesha Stele… Read More

When was the last time you sat down with a good book and enjoyed a couple of hours of reading for fun, immersed in the world of intrigue, romance, or a case of murder? Over the last several decades, the… Read More

Forty-seven public schools in Chicago have less than a third of the students they could have, and another 150 are half empty. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has been spending more money that it takes in for years… Read More

ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) language model that generates human-like responses, currently serves about 400 million people weekly, but that number will probably drop once schools let out for the summer. That’s because nearly 90% of students have reportedly admitted… Read More

For a long time, many people have blamed public school teachers for the decline in student learning. But nearly every move they make must follow government protocols. Some who try to make improvements are blocked by bureaucracy, regulations, and ideological… Read More

In 2024, Aleysha Ortiz graduated with honors from Hartford Public High School in Connecticut and was accepted to the University of Connecticut, or UConn, as a freshman. She grew up as a first-generation English speaker after immigrating as a child… Read More

Indiana is the latest conservative state to fight back against inappropriate materials being available to students in classrooms and libraries. Republican legislators introduced House Bill 1195 to ban obscene content in school literature. To put it simply, this is a… Read More

The Trump administration is reportedly drafting an executive order to eliminate the Education Department (ED), something the president has long championed. But he may need Congress’ approval to make it stick. Still, the action raises many questions, especially since new… Read More

The traditional thinking in America is that if we spend more money on something, it will turn out better. That is certainly the model for education, with schools often being ranked not by the performance of the students, but by… Read More

Two things must happen for children to learn in public schools: They must attend their classes, and teachers must be there to educate them. Yet 43% of teachers at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) were “chronically absent” during the 2023-2024 school… Read More