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IBM Adds New AI-Powered Cybersecurity Tools
IBM has unveiled an expanded portfolio of AI-powered cybersecurity products, positioning the company to compete more aggressively in a rapidly evolving market where enterprises are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to defend against aut...[Read More]
Surgeon General Advisory Wants Kids to Live ‘Beyond the Confines of Screens’
The U.S. Surgeon General’s office issued a warning yesterday about the harms of extended uses of screens on children, raising concerns about its impact on academic performance, physical health and mental well-being. The advisory follows a contentious...[Read More]
The Formulaic Trap: Why AI Finds Your Assignments Easy
My favorite part of teaching middle school was the freedom to experiment with instructional design. I scrapped the standard book report and replaced it with a graphic organizer that required students to present the key ideas in a multi-modal response...[Read More]
VR Gives North Dakota Kids an Early Career Jump Start
As one fourth grader peers over the top of a 300-foot-tall wind turbine, a classmate stands next to surgeons operating in an emergency room. Nearby, another fourth grader shuffles through an autobody shop. They are not visiting high-risk job sites, a...[Read More]
Gartner: Worldwide IT Spending Estimated at $6.31T for 2026
According to a Gartner forecast, worldwide IT spending will total $6.31 trillion in 2026, a 13.5% increase from 2025. Sectors experiencing the largest growth include data center systems, software, and IT services.
Education’s Top 5 Technology Priorities and the Challenges Standing in the Way
Cybersecurity ranks as the No. 1 priority for education technology leaders in the United States, according to the latest State of Ed Tech report from CoSN, yet insufficient cybersecurity staffing and the lack of a dedicated budget are key barriers.
We Must Teach Students How to Spot Misinformation: Teaching Digital Literacy Is Critical for K–12 Classrooms
Learning how to question and analyze are skills that must be honed and practiced. Educators must help train minds to look for flawed arguments, misuse of data, or outright lies so we can ensure that as students form their own thoughts on issues, they...[Read More]
How AI Complicates Student Well-Being. What Schools Should Know
AI-powered products are becoming increasingly powerful. Existing education tools that incorporate AI are being developed with the intention of helping kids build better social skills and support their mental health. But mental health experts have rai...[Read More]
Amid School Techlash, Accessibility Advocates Worry About Exclusion
Keri Rodrigues, a mother of five boys, knows the value of screens. For her boys, four of whom receive school accommodations, screens serve a practical purpose at school. “When you get a kid who’s got [a learning plan] for anxiety and a substitu...[Read More]
Addressing Symptoms but not Problems: How Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn Shape the Modern Classroom
By: Michael Ham & Beth Holland Recently, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has not been the only major school district to dominate education headlines by announcing a decision to significantly restrict students’ use of laptops and table...[Read More]
New $11M Effort Aims to Train Teachers in AI. How Does It Work?
The Computer Science Teachers Association launches the “AI PD Weeks” initiative.