Inside a Program Supporting Black Girls Who Love Math
Bailey Hairston and Lauren Duval-Shepherd participate in a summer math lesson.Photo by Daniel Mollenkamp for EdSurge. PHILADELPHIA — Elle Oliver knows anger. Multiplying by 12 used to make the rising sixth grader fume. Now she’s tackling integers with relative calm. Still, confusion seems to trigger the frustration, she noticed. Bewilderment caused by a tough math problem can, like an unscratchabl...[Read More]
D2L Updates Lumi with Personalized Study Supports
Learning platform D2L has introduced new artificial intelligence features for D2L Lumi that help provide more personalized study supports for students.
AI in School Security: A New Tool with Big Questions
As school districts think about ways to enhance security, experts say leaders should think about costs and effectiveness.
How Schools Can Prevent a Cyberattack
When a cyberattack happens, schools can lose instructional time, as well as thousands of dollars responding to it.
Catalyzing the Future of Learning: How Public Seed Funding Drives EdTech Innovation and Scale
By Edward Metz, Eric Tucker, and Tom Vander Ark A new report, From Seed Funding to Scale, reveals a small, publicly funded R&D program punching far above its weight. Small federal grants helped give about 130 million students and teachers access to innovative learning tools – at a cost of roughly $0.70 per user. That’s roughly the price of a few pencils for a student’s backpack. In the age of ...[Read More]
As Data Centers Expand, Should That Concern Schools?
Over the last three years, generative artificial intelligence made its way into many classrooms. Now, a White House initiative could plant the pervasive technology right outside of schools as well. Late last month, the Trump administration rolled out its “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” detailing efforts to accelerate innovation, build AI infrastructure and boost international dipl...[Read More]
How AI Can Support Math Instruction
Artificial intelligence tools can be integrated into math class and teacher-preparation programs, educators and researchers say.
What I Learned About Special Education After Years of Getting It Wrong
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. Bright. Hilarious. Expressive. Absolutely adorable, but also exhausting. He gave me the blues. When he got upset, he’d bang his head against the wall. He spoke with a kind of honesty that caught people off guard, not because it was mean, but because it ...[Read More]
Research: Student and Teacher AI Use Jumps Nearly 30% in One Year
In a survey from learning platform Quizlet, 85% of high school and college students and teachers said they use AI technology, compared to 66% in 2024 — a 29% increase year over year.
Report Identifies Surge in Credential͏͏ Theft͏͏ and͏͏ Data Breaches͏͏
A recent report from cybersecurity company Flashpoint Cyber͏͏ detected an escalation of threat activity across͏͏ multiple͏͏ fronts͏͏ during͏͏ the͏͏ first͏͏ half͏͏ of͏͏ 2025.
Most School PR Professionals Are Using AI at Work. What Does That Look Like?
Much of the focus has been on how AI can improve instruction, but the technology is also transforming other parts of district operations.
Meet me at the Library | A Conversation with Shamichael Hallman
I talk a lot about libraries. I love how they are truly multi-generational, cross-cultural, cross-income spaces. I love the way that they likely were created at such the right place at the right time, that they probably would never happen again… a space that’s always free. A space that’s constantly pivoting to try and meet the needs of a community. A place that has a core purpose of building a col...[Read More]