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]
The Case Against the Classroom Cellphone Crackdown
In 2025, my home state of Missouri passed a law, Senate Bill 68, that prohibits students from possessing any electronic communication device from the start of the school day until the end of the school day. “It’s simple — cell phones have no place in Missouri classrooms,” Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe posted on X, formerly Twitter. It has become a concerning cycle in education: When any new technolog...[Read More]
Early Childhood Educators Are Leveling Up at Community Colleges — and Employers Agree
When the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) revamped its childcare rules in 2019 to require educators to earn more credentials, Aida Rodriguez decided to pursue her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. When it was time to choose a school, she chose the less common path. Rodriguez earned her bachelor’s degree in 2022 from North Seattle College, becoming...[Read More]
How Teachers Are Experimenting With AI (Opinion)
From supporting students to saving time on tasks, educators share their thoughts on the tool.
CoSN: 3 Principles that Should Guide Screen Time Policies in Schools
CoSN, the professional association for K-12 education technology leaders, has released new guidance to help schools navigate the screen time debate and develop technology policies that protect students while supporting learning.
We’re Teaching Children for Jobs That Won’t Exist, Here’s What We Should Teach Instead
A child starting nursery today won’t join the workforce for 20 years. Here’s which skills AI is making less valuable, and what we should teach children instead. The post We’re Teaching Children for Jobs That Won’t Exist, Here’s What We Should Teach Instead first appeared on EdTechReview.
Howard Gardner: How AI Will Force Us to ‘Rethink’ Education (Opinion)
The question isn’t whether to use AI but how, explains the father of multiple intelligences.
These Kids Are Learning Without Tech in a District That Gives Out Devices to All
Some parents in this city opted their children out of school-issued devices.
Why a ‘Blunt Force’ Approach to Screen Time May Be Problematic
District and state leaders should avoid one-size-fits-all mandates on screen time, expert argues.
Survey: Agentic AI Moves from Pilot Phase to Production, Bringing Governance to the Forefront
A new report from Caylent, an AI-focused Amazon Web Services Premier Tier Services Partner, found that enterprises are already moving agentic AI beyond pilots and into production environments. At the same time, organizations are putting strict conditions around autonomy, making governance and control the next major challenge for enterprise AI adoption.
Studies Suggest AI Is Accelerating Familiar Cyber Attacks
Research released around the recent Black Hat USA 2026 conference demonstrates that artificial intelligence is increasing the speed and scale of cybersecurity activity without replacing the attack methods defenders already face.