Mark Luque

Poor AI adoption can stall innovation. Here’s how to avoid that districtadministration.com/article/poor-a… via @District Administration

Well worth a read. Redesigning public education as the bulwark of democracy edsource.org/?page_id=748760 via @edsource

Bingeing TikTok reels may be hazardous to your well-being. 71 studies, >98k people: The more short-form videos teens and adults watched, the more they struggled with attention, self-control, and stress and anxiety. Read a book. Watch a movie. Long live longform.

We have a tremendous responsibility to improve mathematics instruction across our systems. newsweek.com/students-ucsd-…

The rapidly changing world requires a much more nimble education system. How will our systems respond to meet the demands of the future workforce? With a new vision, clear goals and full buy-in, reinventing high school can happen edsource.org/?page_id=743262 via @edsource

An important topic in education thar requires practitioner dialogue. As districts continue to grapple with the reality of AI, I hope articles such as this one will spark much needed discussion. The AI Cheating Epidemic firstthings.com/the-ai-cheatin…

Calling Kern County Educators, Kern County Superintendent of Schools is seeking a leader to support the expansion of college and career programs. edjoin.org/Home/JobPostin…

Help us make a difference: become a teacher tutor today! Teacher Tutors provide supplemental instruction in core academic subjects to support student success. Learn more about this position and apply here: applitrack.com/bakersfield/on…

Graduation number 2, Emerson Middle School. Fly Eagles Fly. Congratulations to all our graduates. #teambcsd

Graduation number 3, Washington Middle School. Congratulations Hornets! #teambcsd

First school up, Lincoln Jr. High. Congratulations Lynx!! #teambcsd

So it begins, our annual graduation ceremonies for our exiting 8th grade students. Thank you to our administration, teachers, staff, parents, and families who worked tirelessly to get our students to this point. Four more years and a lifetime to go for these students. #teambcsd

This is wonderful!!!

Congratulations, Munsey!!!! Access and opportunity to the arts is so beneficial for students. Thank you!!! #TeamBCSD

Bakersfield City School District’s ESports Spring Major is heating up. We are through the brackets and heading to the championship rounds. Special thanks to all of our staff working today’s event. We can’t do this without you! #teambcsd ⁦@Team_BCSD⁩

Kern County Education Champions of the Year 2024-2025 School Year Dinner and Ceremony. Congratulations to Krista Ackerknecht, Katie Crosby-Venegas, Veronica DeLeon, Elvira Hernandez, and April Raguindin, Bakersfield City School District’s Teachers of the Year. #TeamBCSD

Outstanding work by this amazing team. This team has transformed the SARB process ensuring families struggling with attendance receive direct and immediate support, resulting in immediate improvement in daily attendance. #teambcsd @teambcsd

@ErickBruin @LeadNV_EDU Congratulations Erick!!! Great to see your hard work recognized.

Thank you @LeadNV_EDU for the honor of recognition as a “Driver” in education at the 2025 Doers Drivers and Change Makers Gala. Driving the work of supporting and leading for 46,000 EL students in CCSD is my greatest lesson plan yet!

#BCSDNews: This week, we kick off our BCSD Classified Employees of the Year series. Meet Chris Goodsell, Site Custodian at Washington Middle School! Our BCSD nominees will now move forward for Kern County Classified Employee of the Year consideration.