Howard Dvorsky

Charlotte’s Web is a book about a pig, a spider, and a girl on a farm wrestling with themes of friendship, sacrifice, death, and rebirth. Source

Understanding how to play the ‘count to 10’ team-building game is about rules, timing, and sequence. Engaged students pick it up quickly. Source

Health leaders, educators and farmers throughout the country are growing increasingly concerned about the impact to children’s nutrition after the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut two programs — totaling more than $600 million in funding — that helped to put fresh farm food in schools. “We’re really disappointed, particularly given that there’s this focus on making sure kids are healthy, making ...[Read More]

Since generative artificial intelligence burst onto the scene a few years ago, schools and educators have grappled with how to approach the powerful-but-experimental technology. Ban it? Embrace it? A new executive order plants the White House firmly in the latter camp. On April 23, President Donald Trump signed Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth. The order promotes “app...[Read More]

A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump calls for infusing artificial intelligence throughout K-12 education.

I recently had the chance to chat with a small group about why an abundance mindset is key to driving education innovation. In this conversation, we looked at ESAs as a radical lever in reframing the supply and demand equation of education, which naturally led to concerns around ESAs diverting money from public schools. This is, of course, a notable challenge and something that can’t be ignored. H...[Read More]

Gen Z is in an awkward phase. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. The oldest of the cohort — born from 1997 to 2012 — are in their mid- to late 20s and taking heat for chafing against workplace culture in ways that come off as entitled (sound familiar, millennials?). The youngest Zoomers, as they’re also known, are around 13 years old and still have years left in public school system...[Read More]

From the time we’re kids, we’re asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a big question — one that many students struggle to answer. Without real exposure to different career paths or learning about careers they may never have heard of, students often make choices based on limited information, missing out on opportunities that align with their skills and interests. As someone who has...[Read More]

For women in the landscape of technology leadership, the first year is both a proving ground and a powerful platform. It’s a year of listening deeply, learning quickly, leading boldly, and paving the way for others.

OpenAI has introduced GPT-4.1, offering stronger performance across software development, instruction following, and long-context comprehension.

When the Eaton and Palisades fires raged through Los Angeles, home of the second-largest school district in the country, they took lives and turned thousands of homes to ash, causing billions of dollars in damage. Much of the devastation was immediate and visible. But some scars will emerge slowly and last for years to come. A subtly pernicious one? Fear. The fires further frustrated student learn...[Read More]

The draft order calls for federal agencies to help schools train teachers and instruct students how to use AI.