Howard Dvorsky

The end of the E-rate program would be an “existential threat” for schools, advocates say.

K-12 education is navigating an AI landscape that is shifting faster than most school policies can keep up, and teachers are getting caught in the middle. Join us on This Week with EdSurge where we look at new data on where ed tech decision makers actually stand on AI adoption, and hear from a leading expert on what it would take to bring educators meaningfully into the conversation. Districts Are...[Read More]

The FCC is laying the groundwork for a comprehensive review of its E-Rate program, the federal initiative that provides K–12 schools and public libraries with discounts on internet, WiFi, and telecommunications services to ensure equitable digital access.

The virtual conference from the producers of Campus Technology and THE Journal will return on Sept. 23, 2026, with a focus on emerging trends in with a focus on emerging trends in AI, cybersecurity, and more.

Elementary school is tough. There are playground politics, multiplication tables and learning to read. Imagine dealing with all that in a new language — or even a whole new country. That’s the added challenge for kids who are learning English at the same time they’re learning everything else as their peers. It’s an issue that Sarah Walters and her colleagues were determined to tackle in Troy City ...[Read More]

A cyberattack against one of the world’s largest digital education platforms has forced attention onto the vulnerability of U.S. schools’ data. Instructure, the company behind Canvas, a learning management system used by thousands of schools which has 30 million active users, had its service interrupted late last week. According to a company statement, hackers breached Instructure’s “free for teac...[Read More]

For over 30 years I’ve been teaching teachers to engage in meaningful conversations with their students about real things. Strong teachers know how to pose thoughtful questions, elicit questions from students, and listen and engage respectfully with students. And yet, 30 years in, there are still a shocking number of schools where adults and children fail to discuss important issues. For instance,...[Read More]

To be an educator and a writer is to inhabit a rollercoaster world of hope; at times, you are filled with the excitement and power of possibilities, and at others, you are terrified of losing it. During the Voices of Change fellowship, I not only grew as a writer but was also inspired by educators who gave me the gift of “freedom dreaming.” I’ve since sought opportunities to practice freedom dream...[Read More]

While schools have made progress in technology adoption — from artificial intelligence guidelines to vetting education technology — they still struggle with the lack of resources, funding and expertise, according to a new report. The annual State of EdTech report from the Consortium for School Networking polled roughly 600 chief technology officers for K-12 schools. One of the biggest takeaways, a...[Read More]

For the past few years, our nation has been flooded with headlines declaring the demise of the college degree. This trend was exacerbated by COVID-19, which accelerated a decline in college interest. I understand, really, I do. Tuition costs are rising. Student debt is real. Artificial intelligence (AI) is also reshaping white-collar work by automating routine cognitive tasks, changing hiring patt...[Read More]

Increased attendance, better attention in classrooms, stronger friendships, and more engaged citizens – these are not a long wishlist of preferred traits in an elementary school student. They are what some advocates believe are a direct impact from recess. Recess, long a staple in children’s school days, has been put on the back burner or cut entirely by some districts as the push for more class t...[Read More]

The U.S. Surgeon General’s office issued a warning yesterday about the harms of extended uses of screens on children, raising concerns about its impact on academic performance, physical health and mental well-being. The advisory follows a contentious debate over screen time that has been fraught in recent years as schools that implemented 1-to-1 device ratios amid the pandemic now struggle with st...[Read More]