Addressing Absenteeism / Technician Jobs / Update ASAP

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Understanding and Addressing the Surge of Chronic Absenteeism – Nearly 14.7 million students, or 29.7 percent of the student population, were chronically absent in the 2021-22 school year. What is your school doing? Abbie Misha via @EdSurge

How Can Educators Build Support Systems for Students Eyeing Technician Jobs? Integrating technical skills into the high school curriculum can inspire and prepare students for diverse roles. Dr. Parminder Jassal via @Getting_Smart

You Should Update Apple iOS and Google Chrome ASAP. It’s time to check your software updates. March has seen the release of important patches for Apple’s iOS, Google’s Chrome. @KateOflaherty @WIRED

Social Media/Artificial Intelligence

Four A.I. Tools For Schools That Are Better Than ChatGPT – There are way better (and safer) ways to get started with artificial intelligence then ChatGPT. @ajjuliani @GetSchoolAI @magicschoolai @curipodofficial

Learning

Do Screens Help Kids Learn? Jessica Grose is an Opinion writer for The New York Times, covering family, religion, education, culture and the way we live now. Jessica Grose via @LarryCuban @nytimes

Leadership/Parenting

Apps are helping teachers communicate with families that don’t speak English – For many teachers, apps have become crucial to communicate with the rising number of families that don’t speak English. @eschoolnews @YeseniaRobles @ChalkbeatCO