Howard Dvorsky

This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. It’s my ninth grade English class, and we are at the end of our unit on “A Raisin in the Sun.” We were writing an essay on the American Dream and the barriers marginalized people experience as they strive to achieve it. We focused on themes such as institutional oppression as it relates to housing in Chica...[Read More]

By: Dr. Mahnaz R. Charania This past spring, as another high school graduating class crossed the stage—caps tossed high, hopes even higher—one hard truth hovered in the air: too many young people still feel unprepared for what’s next.  Recent data paints a stark picture: According to YouScience, nearly 72% of high school graduates (Classes of 2021–24) reported feeling only moderately, slightly, or...[Read More]

Turnitin has expanded its AI writing detection capabilities with AI bypasser detection, a feature designed to help identify text that has been modified by AI humanizer tools.

For anyone who has watched a video version of our podcast, it’s clear that I love the arts. My background is guitars, piano, and painting. My first dream career was as a singer-songwriter. My first job was helping teach an art camp. My entrance into education was trying to build an arts integration program to reframe standards, and my first board position was with the Kansas City Young Audiences, ...[Read More]

Second grade teacher Demetria Richardson spends so much on school supplies she has a designated credit card to cover classroom expenses. Just don’t tell her husband what the balance is, she said. Usually, the 26-year veteran educator in Richmond, Virginia, spends about $500 on back-to-school items. Over the past month, she has already topped that — and she’s not done shopping. Crowdfunding on Dono...[Read More]

Despite $30-40 billion in enterprise spending on generative AI, 95% of organizations are seeing no business return, according to a recent report out of the MIT Media Lab.

According to Gartner’s 2025 Magic Quadrant for Desktop as a Service, while secure remote access remains a key driver of DaaS adoption, a growing number of deployments now focus on broader efficiency goals.

This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. I didn’t know I had ADHD until adulthood, but looking back, the signs were always there. I was the student who stayed up until 2 a.m. rewriting papers because I couldn’t organize my thoughts until the pressure turned into panic. In school, I became a master of masking, mirroring my peers and hyper-focusing...[Read More]

Learning leads to knowledge and knowledge leads to theories just like theories lead to knowledge. It’s all circular in such an obvious way. Source

Costa’s levels of questioning feature three tiers of questioning designed to promote higher level thinking and inquiry. Source

Let’s stop the endless worksheets and cooperative groups that skim through text merely to find answers and grow a culture of reading. Source

We can’t control everything and apologizing for things out of our control can set unrealistic expectations of teachers. Source