Traditional career-readiness programs are bound tightly to the classes in which a student excels, according to an article in eSchool News. A high schooler on a technology track might be assigned an engineer as a
School cellphone bans may improve teacher well-being and stress levels, according to findings from the first year of a multi-year study conducted by researchers at Kennesaw State University and reported in Education Week. The study
Hands-on, real-world learning often makes instruction more sustainable and more impactful, says Andy Calkins, co-director of Next Generation Learning Challenges, in a K-12 Dive article. Students are normally tested directly on school curricula, but “far
With AI automating technical tasks, students entering the workforce will rely less on technical skills and more on long-lasting/durable soft skills such as empathy, resilience, collaboration, and ethical reasoning that AI can’t automate, according to
The “six-seven” shrug—tapped as the 2025 Word of the Year by Dictionary.com—is the latest of the unending stream of jokes, rituals, and competitions that spread like wildfire among students in classes and on social media,
For decades, educational leadership has often mirrored the corporate world’s focus on individual achievement and personal branding, writes Steven M. Baule in an eSchool News essay. Superintendents, principals, and department heads feel pressures to be
Media literacy is as critical as teaching students to read, write and do math, says Eisha Buch, head of teaching and learning at Common Sense Media, in a K-12 Dive article. A sense of urgency comes
A national study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) found that a one-week social media break significantly boosted mental health in 18- to 24-year-olds, as reported by EdSource. Researchers used passive smartphone
Jean M. Twenge, a Ph.D. psychologist, researches and writes about adolescent mental health, sleep disorders, digital technology, homework and narcissism. She was interviewed by The 74 about her rules and her belief that stiffer laws
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