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How Strong Are States’ Student Cellphone Restrictions? New Analysis Grades Them

Report about all 50 states brings a changing policy landscape into focus.

Report: Encryptionless Extortion on the Rise as Ransomware Groups Shift Tactics

Ransomware attacks continued to climb in 2025 as attackers increasingly timed operations around year-end staffing gaps and shifted away from traditional file encryption, according to a new report from NordStellar.

How Cellphone Bans Have Affected Students’ Lives: What Teens Say

A new survey asked teenagers if the restrictions affected their happiness and ability to make friends.

Why Cybersecurity Risk Management Is Critical for Schools in 2026

Education’s combination of high-value data, sophisticated threats, and operational complexity makes cybersecurity risk management a top priority.

Will School Cellphone Bans Morph Into Wider Screen Time Regulations for Kids?

What started off more than five years ago as one-off bans in individual classrooms grew into statewide efforts to curb student cellphone use during school. Now, the idea of limiting children’s tech use has arrived at the Capitol steps in Washington, ...[Read More]

I’m a Teacher, and Defending Public Education Is Now Part of My Job

I didn’t choose activism. It chose me the moment I realized my students were walking into my classroom carrying entire systems on their backs — systems too heavy for 15-, 16-, 17-year-old shoulders. But suddenly, in the last year, everything crystall...[Read More]

Measuring What Matters and Doing it Well: Innovating Assessment in the AI Era

From Speed Traps to GPS Standardized tests too often function like speed traps; backward-looking conclusions offering no course correction. In contrast, students need a GPS for learning—a system providing practical guidance and navigation, not just a...[Read More]

A Revelatory Mindset – what is it, and why might it be transformative for learners?

There’s a popular saying that goes something like, I was today years’ old when I learned ____. These examples are great, as many of them are funny and relatable, but more importantly, they model the power of new learning and the delight of discovery ...[Read More]

K–12 Edtech in 2026: Five Trends Shaping the Year Ahead

For years, K–12 technology conversations revolved around what to adopt next — the newest device, the latest platform, the next big promise. But as district leaders enter 2026, the question has fundamentally shifted from “What should we buy?” to “What...[Read More]

Why AI Testing Will Define the Next Generation of EdTech

This article explores the importance of AI testing in EdTech systems with a basic understanding of how AI testing helps systems and what the future holds for it. The post Why AI Testing Will Define the Next Generation of EdTech first appeared on EdTe...[Read More]

Do Students Still Need to Learn Geography? (Opinion)

It’s tough to grasp what’s going on about Venezuela or Greenland if you don’t know where they are.

‘Grok’ Chatbot Is Bad for Kids, Review Finds

The chatbot on X suggests risky behavior, and is unsafe for teens, Common Sense Media says.

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