Plans to shift special education services to HHS could reverse decades of progress toward including more students.
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The Border Is Breaking My Students’ Hearts. It Broke Mine, Too
Teacher view: My own parents returned to Mexico a decade ago. Now I’m watching my California students face the same trauma.
Teacher view: My own parents returned to Mexico a decade ago. Now I’m watching my California students face the same trauma.
The End of Homework? Teachers Grapple With Cheating in the Age of AI
Teachers say generative AI is forcing them to rethink one of school's oldest institutions.
Teachers say generative AI is forcing them to rethink one of school’s oldest institutions.
How School-Based Kindness Training Can Help Support Students’ Mental Health
Paul & Thompson: Young people should be taught how to handle conflict without cruelty, repair a relationship, reach out when someone feels alone.
Paul & Thompson: Young people should be taught how to handle conflict without cruelty, repair a relationship, reach out when someone feels alone.
America’s Public Schools Are Pushing 50. It’s Time to Act Like It
Hellman: In too many communities, facility conditions are the cause — not a symptom — of educational decline.
Hellman: In too many communities, facility conditions are the cause — not a symptom — of educational decline.
Dana Suskind on How to Protect Childhood in the Age of AI
The pediatric surgeon and author discusses how artificial intelligence is shaping child development — and the skills kids will need most.
The pediatric surgeon and author discusses how artificial intelligence is shaping child development — and the skills kids will need most.
‘Rehumaning’ Education: Banning Screens Is Only Part of the Solution
‘We don't have to remove all tech,’ author Stephanie Malia Krauss says. ‘We need to remove toxic tech’ and bring back play and adequate sleep.
‘We don’t have to remove all tech,’ author Stephanie Malia Krauss says. ‘We need to remove toxic tech’ and bring back play and adequate sleep.
The College Cost Fog Machine: We Need a New Transparency Compact
Manno: High school students and parents need more information before committing to colleges. The cost fog has become a public trust problem.
Manno: High school students and parents need more information before committing to colleges. The cost fog has become a public trust problem.
Elementary Principals Are Getting a Crash Course in How Young Kids Learn Best
Young children need different conditions than older students to thrive. Some school leaders are adapting their practices to reflect that reality.
Young children need different conditions than older students to thrive. Some school leaders are adapting their practices to reflect that reality.
The Real Problem With ‘Gifted’ Education
Yglesias: We should care more about actual efficacy in teaching.
Yglesias: We should care more about actual efficacy in teaching.
More Than Half of Georgia Teachers Now Use Artificial Intelligence to Prepare for Class
New tech brings new possibilities and new worries.
New tech brings new possibilities and new worries.
NYC Delays School AI Guidance After Backlash
NYC delays school AI rules after criticism of draft guidance.
NYC delays school AI rules after criticism of draft guidance.
In ‘Toy Story 5,’ Tech ‘Invades’ Playtime. It Also Threatens Human Connection.
Disney's latest animated favorite depicts technology as displacing real peer-to-peer interactions. Experts weigh in on how much that mirrors reality.
Disney’s latest animated favorite depicts technology as displacing real peer-to-peer interactions. Experts weigh in on how much that mirrors reality.
In the Age of AI, Everyone Should Be Hiring Theater Kids
Johnston: As AI accelerates the automation of routine tasks, uniquely human capabilities are becoming even more valuable, not less.
Johnston: As AI accelerates the automation of routine tasks, uniquely human capabilities are becoming even more valuable, not less.
Reed Hastings on What It Will Take for AI to Be Different From Other Ed Tech
Former Netflix CEO on the ‘urgency for harnessing AI for accelerated, mastery-based learning.’
Former Netflix CEO on the ‘urgency for harnessing AI for accelerated, mastery-based learning.’
Harnessing the Power of Music for Students With Disabilities
Student’s View: Music is an unusually powerful tool for regulating emotions, rewiring neural pathways and opening channels of communication.
Student’s View: Music is an unusually powerful tool for regulating emotions, rewiring neural pathways and opening channels of communication.