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What If You Could Bring the Restorative Benefits of Nature Indoors?
By: Ernesto Rodriguez Imagine walking into a classroom where the ceiling stretches into a forest canopy—sunlight filtering through leaves, branches arching overhead, the entire room calm. Students relax. Teachers feel the space working with them. Thi...[Read More]
2026 Predictions for AI and Ed Tech in K-12 Education: What Industry Leaders Are Saying
In an open call last month, we asked education-serving industry leaders to weigh in on how AI and ed tech will impact schools and districts in the coming year. Here’s what they told us.
Tech Outlook 2026: What Education Leaders Expect this Year
We asked technology leaders in education for their predictions on how the tech landscape will change for schools and districts in the coming year. Here’s what they told us.
How AI Is Transforming Short-Form Video for EdTech Marketing & Learning Creators
Short-form video for EdTech helps educators and platforms reach learners faster with authentic, trend-ready content powered by AI. The post How AI Is Transforming Short-Form Video for EdTech Marketing & Learning Creators first appeared on EdTechR...[Read More]
From Fringe to Policy: How AI Is Shifting the Overton Window in K-12 Education
When you hear the same unfamiliar term twice in one week you start to wonder if something’s shifting in your field. During an interview for an upcoming magazine article, a tech executive told me that he was writing a white paper describing how policy...[Read More]
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]