K-12 Education

Stanford Graduate School of Education — October 15, 2021

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 — October 8, 2021

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.

October 5, 2021

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.

September 6, 2021

Research finds sustained impact from an ethnic studies class

A new study shows that students assigned to an ethnic studies course had longer-term improvements in attendance and graduation rates.

Stanford Today — August 23, 2021

Local summer school draws new teachers from Stanford

A summer school program draws newly credentialed teachers from the Stanford Teacher Education Program to help address the effects of the pandemic.

August 9, 2021

How school reopening decisions influenced enrollment drop

Stanford education Professor Thomas S. Dee discusses new research examining the impact of school policies to go remote or in-person in 2020-21.

Stanford Graduate School of Education — August 4, 2021

Stanford undergrads join local high school students and their teachers for an uncommon learning experience

GSE professor Jonathan Rosa takes community-based learning to a new level in his ethnic studies course.

June 9, 2021

Can schools punish a student for a social media post?

Professor Bill Koski and students with the Youth & Education Law Project at Stanford talk about what’s at stake in the landmark case.

Stanford Graduate School of Education — May 28, 2021

National study of high school students’ digital skills paints worrying portrait, Stanford researchers say

Researchers charged 3,446 American students with vetting news stories and other digital content. Students tried, mostly in vain, to find truth.

Stanford Graduate School of Education — April 29, 2021

Educators must resist a return to ‘normal,’ urges scholar and activist Gloria Ladson-Billings

At Stanford GSE’s Cubberley Lecture, education visionaries reflect on the role teachers play in shaping a democracy.