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What Is the Education Freedom Tax Credit and How Will It Work?
The federal Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC) is a new source of funding for education that could benefit 90% of students in states that have opted in to the program. However, some confusion and misconceptions exist surrounding details of the progr...[Read More]
35 of The Best Learning Apps
Brilliant, IXL, Seesaw, Khan Academy, FlipGrid, and Marco Polo are just a few of the best learning apps for 2027.
More Oversight: California Governor Proposes Independent Watchdogs Within AI Safety System
California Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing a new model of artificial intelligence regulation that would give independent organizations a formal role in evaluating the safety claims made by AI giants.
Report: AI’s Productivity Gains in Science Tempered by Time Spent Validating Outputs
Artificial intelligence is saving scientists significant amounts of time, but researchers are giving some of those gains back by checking the technology’s work, according to a new study involving Google, Google DeepMind, and MIT.
Why AI Made Me a Better Principal
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often framed solely as a productivity tool for education leaders. While it does help in that capacity, I believe we are measuring AI’s value against the wrong metric. School leaders do not simply face a shortage of tim...[Read More]
The Cost of Unchecked Assumptions: Fewer Male Teachers, More Baby Slop
A monkey plays a keyboard with a drumstick, and nobody stops to ask if that is really how one works. A male teacher walks into a school and someone decides he must be the gym coach before he says a word. A Shrinking Share of Male Teachers Ed Finkel s...[Read More]
12 Tips For Students To Manage Their Digital Footprints
Helping students learn to manage their digital footprints starts with helping them understand how they’re vulnerable, then how to address it.
One-on-One Doesn’t Mean Personalized
One-on-one learning creates the opportunity for personalization, but individual attention alone isn’t enough. True personalization means adapting the learning path to each student. The post One-on-One Doesn’t Mean Personalized first appeared on EdTec...[Read More]
Why I’m Not Betting on the Future of Alpha School (Opinion)
A former champion of the ed-tech movement shares his concerns about this new school model.
Headlines Warn of an AI Apocalypse. How Should Schools Respond?
Panic-inducing AI headlines might prompt schools to hit pause and review the tech more carefully.
What I Learned Scoring 2,000 EdTech Websites on Whether They Can Actually Close
I scored close to 2,000 education company websites. Comparison pages appeared on 5%, pricing on fewer than 1 in 4, deep compliance content on 2%. What that gap costs edtech vendors. The post What I Learned Scoring 2,000 EdTech Websites on Whether The...[Read More]
Learning Commons Launches Open AI Platform for K-12 Edtech
Learning Commons, a nonprofit backed by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, launched an open AI platform for educators and edtech developers today, alongside six new partner organizations. The platform represents one of the most ambitious attempts by a ...[Read More]