10 Ways to Teach Students About AI and Energy Use
AI literacy should include the energy and resources behind AI, helping students decide when its benefits justify its environmental costs.
How To Enforce a School Cell Phone Policy Without Becoming the Phone Police
A school cell phone policy works best when teachers use predictable consequences, neutral language, and consistent enforcement that preserves relationships.
12 Of The Best Math Apps For Kids [Updated]
Whether you’re introducing students to concepts (e.g., Pi) or skills (e.g., dividing fractions), here are 12 of the best math apps for kids.
Facing ‘Techlash,’ How Should Schools Talk to Parents About Tech Use?
A school communications expert explains how schools should approach their messaging around tech.
EdSurge Welcomes Top Journalists and Educators to Advisory Board
EdSurge announced six new members to its Advisory Board, among them a mix of experienced journalists and education leaders. Todd Frankel, Patrick Harris II, Nneka McGee, Ramona Schindelheim, Avery Thrush and Manoush Zomorodi have joined the board, each bringing a wealth of experience and expertise. The board will serve as a vital resource for the EdSurge newsroom, offering strategic insights and i...[Read More]
Best Online Career Counselling in India 2026: Why Career Counselling Online Is the No.1 Choice for Students and Parents
Rated 4.9/5 by 1,474 families across 90+ cities. Founder-led sessions, psychometric + brain mapping, pricing from ₹5,000. India’s No.1 online career counselling. The post Best Online Career Counselling in India 2026: Why Career Counselling Online Is the No.1 Choice for Students and Parents first appeared on EdTechReview.
Department of Education Issues New Guidance on Education Technology and Screen Time
In an Aug. 20 Dear Colleague Letter from Kirsten Baesler, assistant secretary of the United States Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, ED outlines new guidance to frame the national conversation around the educational value of technology in schools.
Schools Spend Billions on AI, But Struggle to Figure Out What’s Worth Buying
Some school district officials feel overwhelmed by the array of choices of AI learning tools.
Department of Education Issues Long-Awaited Edtech Guidance for States and Districts
The U.S. Department of Education today issued new guidance about educational technology usage in the classroom but left rulemaking to states and school districts. Edtech should ensure that “technology use is purposeful, instructionally sound, and contributing to measurable student outcomes,” writes Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education Kirsten Baesler in the Dear Colleague Lett...[Read More]
It’s About Quality Tech Use, Not Screen Time, Trump’s Top K-12 Official Argues
Trump administration’s top K-12 official urges educators to focus on whether ed tech is effective.
How Empathy Interviews Transform Stakeholder Engagement into Shared Ownership
By: Jennifer Poon and Doannie Tran What do you picture when you hear “stakeholder engagement?” A warm scene of solidarity and shared purpose, or a cold image of lip service and performative posturing? Too often, we’ve seen education leaders invite feedback from stakeholders in superficial ways that lead to the latter impression. Many of us are working to flip that script, using terms like co-creat...[Read More]
What Is AI Actually Costing Schools?
On This Week with EdSurge, two guests look past the classroom to find where artificial intelligence quietly adds up. One traces the cost of AI to the assignment page, the other to the electricity bill. Together they raise a question few schools have fully worked through, what an AI-first future actually costs, and who ends up paying for it. Could Rethinking the Assignment Outsmart AI? Michael Hern...[Read More]