A new study finds 9- to 13-year-olds with increasing social networking media exposure performed poorer on reading, memory, and vocabulary tests compared with peers who used little or no social media, according to an Education
With local news outlets rapidly disappearing, high school and college journalists are going beyond their campuses to help fill the void, according to an EdSource article. But student publications are contending with shrinking budgets, censorship
Alaska has joined more than half of the country in issuing artificial intelligence guidance for education, according to Alaska Public Media/KSKA. The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development’s (DEED) new guidelines on using AI
A park field trip hosted by the Peace Learning Center, which for nearly three decades has served thousands of Marion County (IN) students and educators, introduced students to techniques to recognize and regulate their emotions,
Research demonstrates that teaching spelling can make students stronger readers, according to an Education Week article. Even with computer spellcheckers and iPhones that autocorrect their users’ texts, formal spelling instruction still pays off, the findings
According to a July survey by Common Sense Media, 72% of teens have used AI companions, also known as chatbots, at least once, according to an article in K-12 Dive. Youth under the age of
When we take students’ feedback seriously, we get more than just better design. We get better schools. I’m a planner and designer specializing in K-12 school projects, and as part of a community-driven design process,
For years, a prevailing attitude has been that a child starts learning to read in pre-K or kindergarten, according to an article in The 74. A study by Nadine Gaab of the Harvard School of
This school year a “near peer” mental health program is expanding from four to 18 states, according to Colorado Public Radio. Colorado was one of four pilot states, with more than 140 corps members supporting
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