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How a Small Louisiana School Misled Families and Thwarted Students’ College Dreams
The story Mike Landry told about his students, who were majority African American, sounded depressingly familiar: poor, raised on the wrong side of the tracks, ignored, forgotten. But it made the rest of their story seem even more inspiring: Through ...[Read More]
‘Esports Are a Game-Changer’: How This Leader Got Buy-in for Student Gaming
How one district leader turned esports into an opportunity for more than 1,500 students.
New Report Card Grades States on Laws Banning Phones in Schools
As more legislation sweeps the nation limiting children’s phone use in schools, a new report card shows not all laws are created equal. The “Phone-Free Schools State Report Card,” released late last month, gave only two states “A” grades out of the 4...[Read More]
New AAP ‘Screen Time’ Recommendations Focus Less on Screens, More on Family Time
When the American Academy of Pediatrics first set limits for children’s screen time in 2016, the phrase had an entirely different meaning — and connotation — than it does a decade later. “It was created around research on TV viewing — and taking that...[Read More]
The CHOICE We Make: The Critically Human Skills That Define Our Future
By: Abel McClennen and Nate McClennen This blog post is a high-level summary and call to action for a new white paper, The CHOICE We Make: The Critically Human Skills that Define our Future. We write this as a provocation in the face of accelerating ...[Read More]
How Researchers Are Putting Students at the Center of Edtech Design
When researchers ask students to test educational technology products, a consistent pattern emerges: Tools that impress adults in demos often fall flat with the students who actually use them. Recent studies show that even well-designed products can ...[Read More]
I Teach in a Tech-Powered System That Never Sleeps — and My Students Feel the Cost
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. I unlock my classroom door each morning, and before I ever reach the board, I reach for a screen. I check messages that came in overnight, scan platform upda...[Read More]
Beyond the Rearview Mirror: Practical Measurement for Improvement
You cannot navigate a winding road by staring into the rearview mirror. You will know about where you have been, but you will remain blind to the curve approaching. Yet, American education too often insists on steering based on tire tracks left month...[Read More]
Top 10 Spoken English Classes Online in India (Complete Guide)
Discover the top 10 spoken English classes online in India. Compare fees, features, and learning styles to choose the best course for you. The post Top 10 Spoken English Classes Online in India (Complete Guide) first appeared on EdTechReview.
Digital Girlhood: Study Explores Why Girls as Young as 5 Feel the Need to Be Online
For Gen Alpha, social girlhood no longer takes place only in school or on the playground. It plays out online, through social media and online trends that will be the topics of discussion with friends the next day. Parsing education data into snack-s...[Read More]
Innovation at the Edge of the World: What the Falkland Islands Can Teach Us About Small School Excellence
By: Nicole Assisi Sometimes the most profound insights about education come from the most unexpected places. Last week, I was 8,000 miles from California in Stanley, Falkland Islands, a tiny capital in the South Atlantic and a British Overseas Territ...[Read More]
I’m Pro-Technology, But AI’s Role in Education Worries Me (Opinion)
A parent shares his concerns with artificial intelligence in K-12.