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What happened in AI and education.
The California Legislature passed Senate Bill 1067, requiring annual math diagnostic assessments for all students in kindergarten through second grade, and sent it to Governor Gavin Newsom.
The Colorado Department of Education released 2025-26 data showing the statewide student chronic absenteeism rate fell to 27.5 percent from 28.4 percent, remaining above the pre-pandemic 22.6 percent.
Meta agreed to pay $17 billion over 10 years and adopt new child-safety limits on Facebook and Instagram to settle teen social media addiction claims brought by state attorneys general, ending a trial in federal court in Oakland.
Florida's Department of Health published a notice of proposed rule that would remove four vaccines from school entry immunization requirements and expand exemptions to sincerely held moral or ethical beliefs.
Meta agreed to a settlement of up to $17.1 billion with a coalition of state attorneys general to resolve claims its platforms harmed young users' mental health, and to redesign youth safety features on Instagram and Facebook.
A poll commissioned by the Michigan Educator Workforce Initiative found 56% of Michigan teachers are considering leaving the profession within five years and 25% within a year.
The School District of Philadelphia opened the 2026-27 school year on August 24, 2026, as it moves ahead with a board approved plan to close 17 schools over the next decade, with nine schools including Overbrook Elementary beginning their final year.
The Jefferson County, Colorado school board voted unanimously to refer two mill levy overrides totaling $133 million to the November 3 ballot.
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration filed suit against the City Council over a new law giving public school paraprofessionals a $10,000 bonus, arguing it bypasses collective bargaining.
The Trevor Project and Glisten released a joint research brief finding that transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive students who have supportive educators report higher grades, greater belonging, and fuller class participation.
The Colorado Department of Education publicly released the 2026 CMAS state assessment results, showing math proficiency rose across grades while literacy results were mixed for students in grades 3 through 8.
Common Sense Media released a nationally representative survey finding that 70 percent of U.S. teens use AI for schoolwork and that most who do so offload critical thinking, while few receive AI safety instruction from teachers.
