Howard Dvorsky

Building Long-Term Language Retention with Intelligent Learning Platforms

Explore how intelligent learning platforms use spaced repetition, adaptive learning, and AI to build long-term language retention and improve vocabulary recall.

Supporting Teachers to Prevent Burnout and Finish the School Year Strong

Teachers who see their leaders engaged in the day-to-day operations of the school, whether it’s dealing with a challenging student or covering a class, are more likely to feel supported.

These School Leaders Don’t Want a Statewide Cellphone Ban. Here’s Why

As lawmakers consider a student cellphone ban, leaders of one district want to set their own policy.

How Teachers Make Classroom Technology Work for Them

Walk into any school and you will find teachers using classroom technology in very different ways. One teacher builds interactive lessons with embedded videos and real-time polls. Down the hall, another uses technology more selectively, focusing on core features that support daily instruction. Both are effective educators. Both deserve classroom technology that works for them — and their students....[Read More]

The Math Skill Schools Should Teach — Gambling

Isaac Rose-Berman doesn’t think that gambling is evil. After deciding not to pursue a doctorate in political science, Rose-Berman became a professional gambler for a time. But these days, in his 20s, he’s finding himself writing, advising and talking to high schoolers in an attempt to set them up to make informed choices about gambling. He’s also a fellow at the American Institute for Boys and Men...[Read More]

The fastest way to transform learning isn’t just purchasing curriculum—it’s building alignment among educators at all levels  

By: Rachel Sherman and Katie Yezzi  Across America, school districts pour immense resources into purchasing new curriculum to help boost student outcomes. Yet a critical piece of the school improvement puzzle is often overlooked: ensuring all educators—from classroom teachers to district superintendents—align their efforts with the design and demands of that curriculum.   In too many school distri...[Read More]

Teacher Workload and Staff Vacancies Remain Top Challenges for Schools

Cloud-based education software provider PowerSchool recently released its 2026 K-12 EdTech Pulse report, a national survey of more than 1,300 educators and administrators conducted in collaboration with Project Tomorrow.

Report: AI Adoption Surging, while Infrastructure and Language Gaps Persist

Artificial intelligence may be spreading faster than previous waves of consumer tech, but a recent report from Microsoft’s AI Economy Institute suggests its benefits are concentrating in a relatively small set of countries, with infrastructure and language emerging as major dividing lines.

AI Is Different From Other Ed Tech. Here’s How (Opinion)

Debates over artificial intelligence are really about asking some big philosophical questions.

IBM, Discovery Education to Provide Free PD in AI, Cybersecurity, and Digital Literacy

Discovery Education and IBM have partnered to provide free, credentialed professional development for high school educators, focused on AI, cybersecurity, and digital literacy.

What Could BG Be? | A Conversation with Sam Ford and Sangita Shresthova

In an ever-evolving world, the ability to imagine and build a shared future is more important than ever. Over the past few years, I’ve been captivated by the power of consensus-building and tools that prioritize unity over division. This curiosity led me to Bowling Green, Kentucky, where a groundbreaking initiative—Bowling Green 2050—is inspiring communities to reimagine their future. By leveragin...[Read More]

Why District Leaders Are Rethinking Education Research and Policy

Today, district leaders are being asked to make irreversible budget decisions with fewer dollars and less margin for error than ever before. Yet many districts are making those decisions with limited evidence of what actually works in their classrooms — not because leaders lack interest in data, but because few systems are designed to support real-time learning at the district level. For school an...[Read More]

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