How These Elementary Schools Are Teaching Students Good Digital Habits
Two schools are trying to instill smart tech practices in even the youngest learners.
How AI Is Transforming Teaching, Engagement, and Equity in K–12
AI’s value depends on the educators and leaders who wield it with intention and a commitment to equity, fairness, responsibility, and balance.
‘Dangerous, Manipulative Tendencies’: The Risks of Kid-Friendly AI Learning Toys
Toys powered by AI often generate inappropriate responses to questions.
More States Are Pairing Cellphone Bans With Media Literacy Instruction
Students need to develop the skills to critically analyze the content they view on their phones.
Why Teachers Need Recovery, Not More Resilience
Teacher burnout has reached crisis levels, and proposed solutions often miss the mark. Another professional development session on self-care. Another webinar on stress management. Another reminder to practice gratitude. These well-meaning interventions place the burden on individual teachers to cope with systemic problems: inadequate funding, unrealistic mandates and stretched resources. But what ...[Read More]
When Technology Serves Learning, Not the Other Way Around
A reflection on designing learning experiences where technology supports instruction rather than defines it.
Families at All Income Levels Struggle to Find Child Care
It started as an “if you know, you know” situation for stressed parents dealing with the high costs of — and often slim options for — child care. Then, during the pandemic, the difficulty mounted. Now, it has reached a new peak, according to a new report. The RAPID Survey Project at the Stanford Center on Early Childhood found U.S. parents across all income levels have trouble finding, and affordi...[Read More]
I Saw Educator Burnout Up Close — and Built a Culture of Care Instead
The first time I realized I was running on empty wasn’t during a crisis; it was during a staff meeting. My eyes blurred as the principal went over data points and pacing calendars. I remember nodding along while my body screamed for rest. Around me, teachers stared at their laptops, shoulders slumped and coffee cups half-empty. No one spoke unless prompted. A mix of apathy and survival. We were ed...[Read More]
What if Proficiency is not Proficient? The Case for Calibration
Here’s an uncomfortable question: If three teachers in your building assess the same student work using the same rubric, will they arrive at the same proficiency rating? If you hesitate, you are not alone. If you’re implementing personalized competency-based assessments without calibration, inconsistency undermines everything. Systems that are building toward coherent, personalized learning are un...[Read More]
When Career Advice Becomes Career Misguidance: How to Tell the Difference
Career misguidance in India leaves millions of students choosing blindly, driven by pressure, outdated advice, and a lack of coherent guidance systems. The post When Career Advice Becomes Career Misguidance: How to Tell the Difference first appeared on EdTechReview.
Emversity Raises $30 Million (₹271 Crore) in Series A funding
Emversity raises $30M in Series A funding to scale its education-to-employment platform, strengthening industry-aligned skilling across India. The post Emversity Raises $30 Million (₹271 Crore) in Series A funding first appeared on EdTechReview.
Charting a Path Through Education Data In 2025
If you were to fire up Zoom and hop into an EdSurge editorial meeting, I could almost guarantee that you’d hear this phrase from me at least once: “The people need more charts!” Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. As the resident chart-ographer for EdSurge, I sorted through a couple dozen data sources last year and made about 100 maps, bar graphs and scatter plots as part of my peren...[Read More]