Howard Dvorsky

The U.S. is at a crossroads. Our current assessment systems most often deliver final scores, often gleaned through multiple choice, lagging woefully behind the complex, future-ready skills that matter most. This measurement gap prevents us from realizing the vision of assessment as a continuous, real-time guide for improvement. The good news? AI-powered measurement innovation makes this vision inc...[Read More]

Analogies Workbook Vol. 1: Critical Thinking Practice for Grades 6–10 · TeachThought Products / Critical Thinking / Analogies Workbook Vol. 1 Show more images Analogies Workbook Vol. 1: Critical Thinking Practice for Grades 6–12 Printable PDF with 40+ practice sets. $10.00 Add to cart If you don’t find this resource helpful, contact us within 10… Source

We are living in someone’s imagined future. To build differently, we first have to imagine a better one. Find more stories from the future here. Hi! My name’s Leo, and I’m 11 years old. My mom says I should tell you about my school. “They won’t believe it,” she says. When I hear my mom talk about “school” back when she was a kid, it sounds… well, super boring. They had to go to the same building e...[Read More]

Michigan’s Tri-Share program recently reached a key milestone: serving more than 1,000 children in the state. By splitting the costs of child care equally among working families, their employers and the state, the program provides substantial relief for what can often be a family’s biggest monthly expense. But for those not benefiting from the program — be they just above Tri-Share’s income eligib...[Read More]

Everything around us is some kind of pattern and we look for them. That’s how minds work. Learning requires us to disrupt those patterns. Source

A first grade child, whose parents moved from El Salvador to New York City earlier this year, leans over to chat with his classmate about a word problem. Several states south, a father, fresh off a move from Mexico, walks into a school in Washington County, Virginia, to register his daughter for classes. These seem like ordinary occurrences in the K-12 world. The difference: The New York-based fir...[Read More]

By Spencer Lucker and Megan Schrauben With a projected shortage of 1.9 million skilled workers in manufacturing alone by 2033, the U.S. economy is on a collision course with its talent pipeline. High-demand STEM careers are the backbone of future economic growth, yet they are expanding far faster than the nation is preparing qualified workers. As this and other workforce shifts captivate employers...[Read More]

One afternoon, I asked a different question: “What would make school feel worth showing up for again?” Source

“The best learners aren’t confident—they’re curious.” Growth mindset begins with humility and wonder, not certainty. Source

Google Apps for Education no longer exists. It’s now Google Workspace for Education—four tiers of connected tools for teaching, feedback, and collaboration across schools. Source

When Kerri Wall’s school district decided not to renew its five-year contract with an edtech company last spring, she didn’t expect the hardest part to come after the breakup. As the senior digital innovation administrator for the School District of Indian River County in Florida — and designated student data privacy officer — Wall needed to confirm that the vendor had deleted student and parent i...[Read More]

According to Google Cloud’s 2026 Cybersecurity Forecast, AI will become standard for both cyber attackers and defenders, with threats expanding to virtualization systems, blockchain networks, and nation-state operations.