Fertig: Portrait of a Graduate wants kids to think critically, communicate clearly and engage as citizens — the same skills journalism classes can teach.
Trump Administration’s English-Only Head Start Edict Is Bad for Young Learners
About a third of Head Start’s 800,000 kids are dual language learners. Banning bilingual instruction would hurt their ability to master English.
About a third of Head Start’s 800,000 kids are dual language learners. Banning bilingual instruction would hurt their ability to master English.
Schools Should Help Students Navigate AI, Not Ban It
Students’ View: Our generation is the first to grow up with artificial intelligence as part of everyday life. We need help navigating it.
Students’ View: Our generation is the first to grow up with artificial intelligence as part of everyday life. We need help navigating it.
Heat, Fires, Hurricanes, Floods: How Climate Change Is Keeping Kids From School
From California to Maine, extreme weather is disrupting student attendance and, ultimately, their achievement.
From California to Maine, extreme weather is disrupting student attendance and, ultimately, their achievement.
‘Responsive Teaching’ Has Never Been More Important, or Harder
Wooden: A good teacher can read a room in minutes and adjust support for each student, but they’re facing challenges that make it harder to sustain.
Wooden: A good teacher can read a room in minutes and adjust support for each student, but they’re facing challenges that make it harder to sustain.
Amid Shortage of Counselors, Students Need Stronger Networks, Not More Chatbots
Freeland Fisher: Pilot program examined how AI tools can make it easier for young people to find, reach and rely on their broader human connections.
Freeland Fisher: Pilot program examined how AI tools can make it easier for young people to find, reach and rely on their broader human connections.
Report: How Gen Z Views School and What a Sense of Belonging Means to Them
Gen Z students who felt more connected at school were 5x more likely to look forward to class and feel prepared for the future.
Gen Z students who felt more connected at school were 5x more likely to look forward to class and feel prepared for the future.
What Dolly Parton Taught Us About Early Literacy
St. George: Parton gave millions of children a place to begin the journey of becoming a reader. Our responsibility is to follow through on that.
St. George: Parton gave millions of children a place to begin the journey of becoming a reader. Our responsibility is to follow through on that.
Global Test Scores Hit New Lows — Just as AI Takes Hold in Schools
PISA results show learning continuing to slide across much of the world, while supermajorities of students report using AI chatbots for schoolwork.
PISA results show learning continuing to slide across much of the world, while supermajorities of students report using AI chatbots for schoolwork.
Justice Dept. Lawsuit Over Parent Rights and Gender Identity Could Be Test Case
The government’s argument could hinge on whether the Kansas City, Kansas, district ever withheld records from parents.
The government’s argument could hinge on whether the Kansas City, Kansas, district ever withheld records from parents.
Schools Have a Motivation Problem — AI Is Making It Impossible to Ignore
Experts say chatbots have stripped away teachers’ last excuse to reform how they approach schoolwork and assessments.
Experts say chatbots have stripped away teachers’ last excuse to reform how they approach schoolwork and assessments.
Journalist Calls Out ‘Collective Amnesia’ of Schools’ Romance With Big Tech
In new book, New York Times business reporter Natasha Singer writes, ‘Never has so much market power lined up behind a single curriculum cause.’
In new book, New York Times business reporter Natasha Singer writes, ‘Never has so much market power lined up behind a single curriculum cause.’
Survey: 1 in 4 Kids Who Needed Mental Health Help Didn’t Get It
Carroll: New Orleans students are not getting the mental health support they need. They told us that because we asked. The least we can do is listen.
Carroll: New Orleans students are not getting the mental health support they need. They told us that because we asked. The least we can do is listen.
Without Part-Time Jobs or School Clubs, Teens Miss Out on Basic Life Skills
Manno: Study finds bottom rung of the career ladder is disappearing, & opportunities for growth through extracurriculars become rarer as students age.
Manno: Study finds bottom rung of the career ladder is disappearing, & opportunities for growth through extracurriculars become rarer as students age.
Superintendents Want Schools to Change. New Study Examines Why It Doesn’t Happen
Rose & Waite: Survey of 307 district chiefs finds most focus on stabilizing systems — assessment, curriculum, staffing — rather than transforming them.
Rose & Waite: Survey of 307 district chiefs finds most focus on stabilizing systems — assessment, curriculum, staffing — rather than transforming them.
In Tennessee, My Immigrant Students and Families Give More Than They Take
Social worker’s view: Even those who entered the country legally are now facing deportation as the rules change.
Social worker’s view: Even those who entered the country legally are now facing deportation as the rules change.