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In Elementary School, Many Teachers Have a Shaky Grasp of Math. Can Preparation Programs Change That?
When it comes to math, students are struggling. The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also shining a spotlight on an ever-growing inequality in mat...[Read More]
More Teachers Than Ever Before Are Trained on AI. Are They Ready to Use It?
The number of districts that provided AI training to teachers has doubled year over year.
From Chronic Absenteeism to the New Absenteeism: Five Profiles of Youth Engagement
By: Colleen Keating-Crawford, Michelle Jia, and Goutham Marimuthu School leaders, organizations and governments are sounding the alarm about chronically absent young people, typically defined as those who miss 10% or more of the school year whether d...[Read More]
CoSN 2025: With Human Leadership Comes Great Power, and Great Responsibility
What do you get when you put a lot of district-level technology professionals and edtech providers in a room? A guarantee that someone has the necessary dongle… and you get CoSN, a gathering of district leaders, providers and advocacy experts at the ...[Read More]
Portland’s Universal Pre-K Proposal Was Hailed as a ‘National Model.’ How’s the Rollout Going?
It’s been a little over a year since Tram Gonzalez opened Color Wings Preschool in her home in Portland, Oregon. Of the 15 children enrolled in her program, 10 attend for free, covered in full by Multnomah County’s Preschool for All initiative, which...[Read More]
Could Trump Budget Cuts Lead to More Cyberattacks Against Schools?
Schools stand to lose vital cybersecurity support as the Education Department is forced to suspend a cybersecurity initiative.
The One Thing This Student Will Never Ask AI to Do (Opinion)
K-12 teachers can help students use AI tools productively without limiting their intellectual growth. Here’s how.
Better Design Might Be the Next Frontier in Getting Students Back to Campus
As designers drew up plans to revitalize the visual arts complex at California State University, Fullerton, they hoped to create a space that would encourage students to stay on campus as much as possible. Many of Fullerton’s students commute to camp...[Read More]
Tech Groups Have Long Encouraged Girls to Pursue STEM. Could the Anti-DEI Wave End That?
Growing up in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, Anushay Anjum loved school but was especially enamored with the sciences. Biology, physics, chemistry, information technology — she enjoyed them all and had her sights set on a career in engineering. ...[Read More]
How Can AI Fuel Deeper Learning? A Conversation with Kali Frederick and Aatash Parikh
It is the top of the second inning in the age of AI, and I think in the last few weeks we passed a new threshold of access to expertise. The information age, where my 40-year career was about access to data and information, has shifted. With the intr...[Read More]
How Open Standards Are Breaking Down Data Barriers
Colleges and universities are at a crossroads when it comes to student data. They have more information at their fingertips than ever before, yet harnessing it to drive meaningful change remains a challenge. A 2022 UCLA-MIT Press study found that hig...[Read More]
Transforming Public Education: A Blueprint for Learner-Centered Change
By Alan Cheng, High School Superintendent, NYC Public Schools Having spent two decades in New York City Public Schools, including six years leading 50 high schools in the Consortium, Internationals, NYC Outward Bound Schools portfolio, I’ve witness...[Read More]