People are talking about tech in California schools.
You've seen the K-12 “techlash” headlines.Here's what's happening on the ground. FYI
What we believe
Technology offers incredible promise in education and can also do incredible harm. Our goal is neither to promote or advocate against it, but to make this moment legible to parents, educators, technologists, and the general public.
Conversation intensity, last 90 days, 0 to 100
Colored by whether it leans in or pulls back on balance, shaded by how loud the conversation is.
More pulling backMore leaning inEven
Click a state to see individual school districts. Scores reflect publicly available information. See our methodology.
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State report
California
About 5.1M students · 264 districts checked88
Very loudRank 2 of 51 states above zeroHigh confidence · 159 signals in 112 events
Where the volume comes from
Loudest districts in California
Latest across California
- Durham USD board to vote on more Verkada cameras at elementary school
- Alameda parents petition for intentional tech use
- SF Standard: AI is changing how students learn to write
- Mt. Diablo board candidates flag student screen time at forum
- Brisbane ESD expands i-Ready benchmark testing from grades 6-8 to 3-8
- Berkeleyside: BUSD teacher survey shows classroom screen and phone time
- La Mesa-Spring Valley notifies families of state ETS data breach
- Fullerton School District notifies families of ETS testing data breach
Research coverage
We've checked 264 of 863 districts here so far. The rest are left blank on the map until we check them; blank means not checked, not silent. The state score uses every signal we've found statewide.
Pick any district on the map to open its report.
California districts with signals
last 90 daysWe also checked 188 other districts in California and found nothing in the last 90 days.
Totals
Signals, last 90 days
Districts with signals
States leaning in on balance
States pulling back on balance