Very few people want to be stuck doing the same thing for the rest of their lives. Even if educators view their career as a calling, the desire to grow ...| EdSurge Articles
After talking with teens lobbying against the dark sides of AI, EdSurge asks: “What’s known about the companies that schools use to monitor students?” ...| EdSurge Articles
What happens when schools restrict students’ access to their cellphones? Preliminary findings from a new national survey give us a clue.| EdSurge Articles
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here.I’ve spent more than a decade as a special education ...| EdSurge Articles
“Promise programs continue to put a beacon out there and say, ‘this is attainable and these barriers can be removed,’” says Von Washington Jr., who ...| EdSurge Articles
"Any delay in implementation would leave schools and communities in the dark, making it harder to spot disparities and act on them."| EdSurge Articles
“It sparks their creativity, it allows them to work collaboratively with their peers, it really unites our group."| EdSurge Articles
As industries evolve and the skills gap widens, the question remains: How can we better connect education to employment? In this episode of The Idea ...| EdSurge Articles
While school drop-offs may not be at play, parents find a new host of rules to abide by with virtual schooling.| EdSurge Articles
For many years, students often felt they had to choose between college or a career. One path was widely viewed as academic and prestigious, while the ...| EdSurge Articles
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here.I was a kid who thrived on the positive reinforcement of ...| EdSurge Articles
The future of cybersecurity in schools is to build resilience. As one district IT director puts it, “we’re asking how we can get in front of this and ...| EdSurge Articles
It isn’t just the executive branch changing education for American K-12 students. The Supreme Court has leapt in.| EdSurge
“(Data) suggests there's something unique about the context of teaching or the working conditions teachers experience that are affecting these ...| EdSurge Articles
BREAKING THE NARRATIVE: Latino students are too often reduced to a single story — whether through labels like “no sabo kid” or assumptions about ...| EdSurge Articles
The early childhood sector is having a staffing crisis. With men remaining a largely untouched population, new efforts could draw them in.| EdSurge Articles
A rural district in North Carolina is putting its hopes in a new microschool where students operate an Airbnb and study through AI-powered lessons.| EdSurge Articles
Solangel, a Venezuelan immigrant, is the mother of a 7-year-old who blossomed at the Head Start preschool program he attended in a Denver suburb. He ...| EdSurge Articles
Almost three years into the ChatGPT frenzy, and we’ve heard it all about AI. Ever since ChatGPT was released, and kids started writing essays with AI, ...| EdSurge Articles
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here.One morning, my computer science students opened their ...| EdSurge Articles
More teachers are flocking to virtual schools, citing better work-life balance, improved safety and more time for creativity as driving forces.| EdSurge Articles
PEN America this year identified more than a dozen states that have considered laws prohibiting teachers from displaying flags or signs related to ...| EdSurge Articles
“What they see are their classmates, their family members, their neighbors often being apprehended in violent and confusing ways, and this for children ...| EdSurge
Today, nearly halfway between its passage at the ballot box and its deadline to reach universality in 2030, Multnomah County’s Preschool for All ...| EdSurge
Exasperating. Depressing. Predictable. That’s how experts describe the latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known ...| EdSurge Articles
When the National Assessment of Educational Progress, often called the Nation’s Report Card, was released last year, the results were sobering. Despite ...| EdSurge Articles
“I’ve learned that the power of coaching isn’t in providing fixes, but in creating space for teachers to think aloud, reflect, and choose their own ...| EdSurge Articles
High school teacher Tom Moore reminds young writers that an AI-generated essay rings false because it can’t replace the traits that drive human ...| EdSurge Articles
More 4-year-olds across California are entering transitional kindergarten (TK) this year — curious and eager to play and learn. But some aren’t fully ...| EdSurge Articles
“Generative AI has weaponized phishing,” one IT director says. “Even seasoned staff can’t always tell the difference.”| EdSurge Articles
A federally funded preschool program remains intact but officials are worried about its funding – and ultimately its future.| EdSurge Articles
RESILIENCE OVER SHORTCUTS: In a world where AI promises shortcuts, English teacher and former EdSurge Voices of Change fellow Fatema Elbakoury reminds ...| EdSurge Articles
Tariffs on imported goods, delayed federal funding for schools and changing habits among students' families have led teachers to shell out more of ...| EdSurge
There are many unanswered questions about the unprecedented sale of Kaplan University, a for-profit institution with several online programs but ...| EdSurge
“The time for performative inclusion is over—what students deserve now is unapologetic action, bold expectations and real accountability.” — EdSurge ...| EdSurge Articles
More district tech leaders rely on listservs and other private networks to navigate their jobs, which have grown more complex.| EdSurge Articles
Some educators use AI to streamline lesson plans, personalize learning and reduce burnout, freeing up hours for themselves and their students.| EdSurge Articles
A new report shows AI teaching assistants could be beneficial in the classroom — but may also bring invisible bias.| EdSurge Articles
With the Trump administration all-in on artificial intelligence, some students are eager to limit the harms they perceive from schools’ use of the ...| EdSurge Articles
In classrooms across the country, teachers are rethinking how students build reading comprehension — not just how they decode words, but how they make ...| EdSurge Articles
“Schools are not only a place to learn skills for the future; they’re where we grow democratically engaged citizens who can solve problems and build ...| EdSurge Articles
“You have this feeling of being part of the solution and the gratitude and empowerment that comes with it.”| EdSurge
Over the years, EdSurge has explored how school models, instructional practices and the experiences of students and educators are changing. We examine ...| EdSurge
High school students aren’t waiting for graduation to get a head start on college, and school districts aren’t waiting to rethink how they deliver it. ...| EdSurge Articles
The Constitutional Literacy Institute in Utah helps educators bring an appreciation for government to their classrooms — without controversy. “Nothing ...| EdSurge Articles
Recent data shows the gender gap in K-12 math performance reappeared. Can enrichment programs focused on students’ self-perception help some girls achieve?| EdSurge Articles
Artificial intelligence has barrelled into the classroom, and the infrastructure behind it could soon crop up in schools’ backyards.| EdSurge Articles
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here.Dontrell* came to me early in my microschool journey. ...| EdSurge
Virtual schools were the norm five years ago. Their popularity is staying steady – and influencing brick-and-mortar institutions.| EdSurge Articles
“My students — across all backgrounds — support me in ways they may not even realize,” writes Yolanda Wiggins, a sociology professor at San Jose State ...| EdSurge
Log on to the website for the online tutoring company VIPKid, and a pop-up will appear asking visitors to select which part of the world they’re in. ...| EdSurge
The outlook is bleak for children who lose access to Medicaid in school. As one health expert put it, kids will get sicker, “which will cost everybody ...| EdSurge Articles
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here.Growing up as a sci-fi geek, the promise of humanity's ...| EdSurge
After 24 years, the Texas Dream Act was dismantled. Advocates warn the move could spread nationally — jeopardizing the future of thousands.| EdSurge
“People want libraries, and they want the services that libraries provide. That's universal.”| EdSurge
Lower birth rates could cause enrollment issues for schools.| EdSurge
Immigration raids have kept a large share of K-12 students from going to school, according to a new report.| EdSurge
“The future of libraries, education, access, and representation is at stake,” argues one advocate who opposes book bans.| EdSurge
California is the latest to offer universal pre-K, but some teachers and experts are concerned about unintended consequences.| EdSurge
“I think I’m talking to Salinger. Can I ask?”My student stood next to my desk, computer resting on both hands, his eyes wide with a mixture of fear and ...| EdSurge
It was no secret that the pandemic hurt student performance. But its precise effects are still being quantified.New national test scores, released ...| EdSurge
The current child care system in the United States is broken, and everyone involved—the children, their parents and especially the workers supporting ...| EdSurge
As new generative AI tools for education emerge, educators and education leaders are pushing to keep humans at the center of teaching and learning.| EdSurge
Given the amount of planning time he has each day, along with the assistance of an AI-powered app, Robert can easily turn a hard copy reading passage ...| EdSurge
Unlike many people in the country, Lindsey Henderson was thrilled by what she saw in the latest international test scores. A secondary mathematics ...| EdSurge