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How ZIP Codes Determine a Child’s Future — and What We Can Do to Fight Back
Let me take you back to my Brooklyn. Before the block became a movie set for gentrified dreams, it was something else entirely. It was home. In the late ’90s, I would walk to my zoned elementary school, a big red building, where the faces refle...[Read More]
One-Third of Teens Are as ‘Satisfied’ Talking to a Chatbot as a Real Person
Teenagers turn to AI companions for social connection and to talk through problems.
UltiMaker Launches Differentiated Learning Platform, Announces New MakerBot Grants
UltiMaker, a provider of 3D printing solutions for education, has launched an AI-powered differentiated learning platform designed for STEM learning.
A Blueprint for Entrepreneurial Nonprofits Operating Inside Higher Education
By: Tami Hill-Washington and Brent Maddin Across the country, educational nonprofits are seeking new paths toward long-term sustainability. At the same time, institutions of higher education (IHEs) are grappling with how to remain relevant, innovativ...[Read More]
Study: Kids Suffer as Nearly Half of U.S. Families Struggle to Meet Basic Needs
As families face difficulty affording housing, food or health care, young children experience ripple effects, including emotional distress and developmental delays, according to new national research. The latest findings from Stanford University’s RA...[Read More]
Teaching Creativity and Durable Skills in an AI World
When a high school student uses AI to design a community mural or a college freshman collaborates with peers across continents on a digital storytelling project, it’s clear the boundaries of learning are shifting. Classrooms are no longer just spaces...[Read More]
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Could a Digital Driver’s License Help Students Manage Their Cellphone Use?
Experts say that schools need to teach students healthy cellphone habits, even if their devices are banned at school.
Students Are Struggling With Math. What Are States Doing Wrong?
Five years ago, Alabama’s math was literally the worst. On national assessments from 2019, the state was ranked last in the country for math performance. Across the state, only 22 percent of students were proficient in math — a percentage that ...[Read More]
What Happens When You Trust Young People with Real Problems?
By: Tim Breen and Bridget Collins Energy filled the air in Studio 2. Science educators and student members of the science department gathered in a circle seminar-style to discuss course design for the 2025-26 school year. Sam, a passionate and engage...[Read More]
Free Artificial Intelligence Tools
From Afforai to Litmaps to ChatGPT, here are 26 free tools that support research, writing, and teaching for K–12 and higher ed educators and students. Source
‘School Choice’ Causes Confusion for Families. Can Edtech Companies Help?
Hayley Leibson, a mother from Mill Valley, a wealthy area just north of San Francisco, started hunting for a language-immersion child care program when her son was 8 months old. “I thought I was really early,” Leibson says, noting that her son wasn’t...[Read More]