Education News
Lawsuits Test New Legal Theories About What Causes Social Media Addiction
“At a high level, what the school districts are saying is, ‘You targeted kids. You knew that your product was...
Can AI Help Students Navigate the Career Chaos It’s Creating?
College and career counseling is tough these days. Some schools are banking on the idea that AI can help.
When Machines Think, Human Thinking Must Go Higher
Not long ago, I participated in an exercise that asked educators to define thinking and learning. It was a fam...
What George Washington Can Teach Us About Grace in the Wake of Violence
After the death of Charlie Kirk, a Utah Valley University scholar takes solace in the Founding Father’s model...
How a Small Louisiana School Misled Families and Thwarted Students’ College Dreams
“Miracle Children” explores how tiny T.M. Landry College Prep sold big dreams of getting to the Ivy League to...
‘I Can Read, But I Don’t Know What It Means’: Rethinking Literacy for Multilingual Kids
Multilingual students read and comprehend more when teaching materials are culturally relevant to them, as vet...
How a Small Louisiana School Misled Families and Thwarted Students’ College Dreams
“Miracle Children” explores how tiny T.M. Landry College Prep sold big dreams of getting to the Ivy League to...
New Report Card Grades States on Laws Banning Phones in Schools
As more legislation sweeps the nation limiting children’s phone usage in schools, a new report shows not all l...
How Researchers Are Putting Students at the Center of Edtech Design
When researchers ask students to test educational technology products, a consistent pattern emerges: Tools tha...
New AAP ‘Screen Time’ Recommendations Focus Less on Screens, More on Family Time
While the pediatric group previously recommended two hours or less of screen time a day, a decade later, the A...
I Teach in a Tech-Powered System That Never Sleeps — and My Students Feel the Cost
I believe in access, opportunity and innovation — but not at the expense of children’s well-being.
Digital Girlhood: Study Explores Why Girls as Young as 5 Feel the Need to Be Online
“By helping girls think critically about what they share and why, we can empower them to protect themselves no...
I Was a First-Generation Elite Private School Graduate. My Kids Won’t Follow My Path.
A reflection on what crossing into elite schooling offered one student, what it took, and the intergenerationa...
I’m a Teacher, and Defending Public Education Is Now Part of My Job
When funding, policy and student futures are at stake, teachers must step beyond the classroom to shape change...
Will School Cellphone Bans Morph Into Wider Screen Time Regulations for Kids?
States laid the groundwork for cellphone bans in the classroom — and now new federal efforts look to take that...
K–12 Edtech in 2026: Five Trends Shaping the Year Ahead
In the coming year, K-12 IT directors will be taking a critical look at edtech and making sure it delivers wha...
Schools Overhauled Reading Programs. Older Students Are Being Left Behind.
Almost every state has overhauled elementary school reading programs. But one group of students is getting lef...
I Feared Disclosing My Speech Disability, But My Students Surprised Me
Writing teacher Samuel Dunsiger found that opening up to his students gave them room to be compassionate.