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Education switches direction on artificial intelligence.

Schools flip on AI, beginning to embrace emerging technology for instruction

Adam Abolfazli, Rio Americano High School January 9, 2025

When ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence software, was first popularized in December 2022, schools scrambled to crack down on its use by students, worried that the essay-writing tool would wipe...

San Juan recognizes Native Americans through naming of district properties

San Juan recognizes Native Americans through naming of district properties

Adam Abolfazli, Rio Americano High School December 2, 2024

A Sacramento school district is joining the movement to honor local Native communities and recognize original land ownership of district property. The San Juan Unified School District board, which serves...

Critical decision by voters on school bonds looms statewide and locally

Adam Abolfazi, Rio Americano High School October 22, 2024

While the presidential race may be top of mind for voters, many Sacramento-area residents will face a critical down-ballot decision this November – whether to approve hundreds of millions of dollars...

Cell phone restrictions increasingly implemented in Sacramento area schools

Cell phone restrictions increasingly implemented in Sacramento area schools

Adam Abolfazli, Rio Americano High School October 2, 2024

Before freshmen and sophomores ever make it to their desks in an English classroom at Rio Americano High School, their cell phones are immediately stored in a collection caddy, where they remain until...

Big changes to suspension rules in California schools arrive this fall.

Senate Bill 274 erases ‘willful defiance’ suspensions from public high schools

Adam Abolfazli, Rio Americano High School September 3, 2024

A recent wave of school suspension reforms in California public schools is expanding this year – and more may be on the way. California Senate Bill 274, which went into effect in July, builds on previous...

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