A new report from the Brookings Institution concludes that AI poses risks to educational and social-emotional development, as well as teacher-student trust, according to an article in The 74. Researchers interviewed K-12 students, parents and
Open mic classroom activities or school events can engage students more deeply with their writing and help reluctant students open up; they also require careful preparation, experts say, according to an article in K-12 Dive.
At least half of U.S. states have laws now that advance media literacy education – with 11 states enacting new legislation since January 2024, according to Media Literacy Now, a nonprofit organization, and reported by
Poor attendance may hurt academics before reaching the common threshold for chronic absenteeism of missing at least 10% of school days, according to a new study detailed in an Education Week article. Absence rates of
As AI reshapes the workforce, a four-year degree is no longer the default path to life after high school, job security, income stability and the skills valuable in an automated world, according to an article
3D printing is one technology tool that doesn’t get nearly enough consideration for the way it transforms a classroom, writes Jon Ooserman, a learning specialist at Van Andel Institute for Education, a Michigan-based education nonprofit,
Student theater can provide important opportunities for mentor-mentee relationships that build confidence, social-emotional learning and creative thinking in older and younger students alike, according to an article in K-12 Dive. “Theater skills and leadership skills go
When the Spokane, Wash., school district banned cellphones during class time at the start of the 2024-25 school year, leaders in the 29,000-student district leveraged extracurriculars to give students an alternative to screen time after
The key technology question for district leaders in 2026 has shifted from “What should we buy?” to “What’s actually worth keeping?” according to an article in EdSurge. Post-pandemic there has been rapid adoption without reflection.
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