Howard Dvorsky

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]

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]

Artificial intelligence tools can be integrated into math class and teacher-preparation programs, educators and researchers say.

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]

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.

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Much of the focus has been on how AI can improve instruction, but the technology is also transforming other parts of district operations.

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]

A recent survey of more than 2,500 educators, school leaders, and district administrators across the country identified the top challenges schools are facing this year. The 2025 National Educator Survey, conducted by PowerSchool, found that teacher shortages and mounting financial uncertainty are persistent pain points across K-12 education.

It became a routine as familiar as going to lunch or picking up a child after school. Each day started with students logging online and listening as a teacher taught through a screen instead of at the front of a classroom. While this shift to virtual instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic eventually boomeranged back to in-person learning for most children, for some families, it’s become their ne...[Read More]

Academia is a high-stress, high-surveillance environment. Faculty are asked to do more with less: more students, more reporting, more unpaid labor — and less time, less support, and less say in decisions that shape our work. For many of us, the job has become a constant negotiation between our values and institutional priorities. And yet, I stay. Not for the salary. Not for the endless meetings or...[Read More]

By: Jean-Claude Brizard and Mengting Hou Our experiences as immigrants have allowed us to appreciate the varied cultures that make up these great United States, and delight in the benefits of living in international hubs such as New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The communities that make up our cities, suburbs, and towns reflect the richness in art, food, and people found around the globe. Learn...[Read More]