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A proposed rule would require Head Start programs to conduct all education in English.
Preschool educator Caitlin Malloy writes about what educators can lose when children are asked to leave their home languages outside the classroom. edsurge.com/news/my-preschoo…
David Blazar says districts may increase group sizes, reduce how often students receive tutoring, or use lower-cost providers as funding tightens.
The challenge is cutting costs without weakening the features that make high-impact tutoring work. edsurge.com/news/can-high-im…
School AI policies only govern part of students’ experience with the technology.
On This Week with EdSurge, Yvette Renteria explores what that means for student safety and AI literacy.
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Jaime Casap argues that schools should govern AI tools by setting procurement rules, explaining data practices, and demanding evidence of accuracy.
His concern is that broad restrictions could remove tools from students who have few alternatives. edsurge.com/news/will-kids-p…
Old playgrounds had real hazards, but they also gave children opportunities to learn how to manage risk.
Nathan Kraai considers what that distinction means for schools deciding when students should use AI. edsurge.com/news/what-playgr…
What could students lose when schools treat every AI tool the same?
Jaime Casap argues for evaluating specific tools through evidence, with particular attention to students who have fewer resources outside school.
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Court Shuller’s TikTok comments became a micro-PD (professional development) community where teachers ask questions, adapt strategies, and share resources from their own classrooms. edsurge.com/news/traditional…
Artificial intelligence can help students find a candidate’s voting record.
Elise Blum argues that schools still need to teach students how to evaluate the evidence, weigh it against their own values, and reach their own conclusions. edsurge.com/news/ai-election…
Artificial intelligence bans can buy schools time, writes Yvette Renteria of Common Sense Media.
Her concern: students will still use the technology elsewhere.
She argues schools should use the pause to teach artificial intelligence literacy. edsurge.com/news/pause-ai-in…
Tambra Clark’s students used Swift, archival research, and generative AI to create interactive apps about Birmingham pioneers.
Technology became a tool for preserving and sharing local history. edsurge.com/news/how-coding-…
In rural Ohio, automated attendance tracking helps staff spend less time figuring out which student is absent and more time finding out why.
In rural North Carolina, administrators, counselors, social workers, and other staff coordinate their response. edsurge.com/news/how-some-sm…
Districts are becoming more deliberate about where tutoring fits after the pandemic-era expansion.
On This Week with EdSurge, Devon Wible explores how schools are connecting tutoring more closely to classroom instruction.
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More than 70% of students in one study experienced challenges in at least one area when transitioning to kindergarten.
Ira Apfel spoke with researcher David Jacobson about why better coordination between early learning programs and schools matters. edsurge.com/news/why-the-jum…
Tambra Clark turned an “All About Me” Swift assignment into “Coding Birmingham’s Black Legacy.”
Students built iOS apps honoring local pioneers and community leaders. edsurge.com/news/how-coding-…
We have extensive evidence on whether tutoring works. We have far less data on how much tutoring is actually happening in public schools.
@david_blazar explains the gap on This Week with EdSurge.
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Former Voices of Change fellow Melinda Medina asks what “high achievement” means when AI can generate the polished essays, research questions, and analyses schools have long rewarded. edsurge.com/news/how-ai-is-b…
Some districts are trying to make tutoring last by building it into the regular school day.
Intervention periods or “What I Need” blocks give students extra support while keeping tutoring aligned with classroom instruction. edsurge.com/news/can-high-im…
One of Dan Clark’s students became angry, fearful, and deeply distressed when technology was removed.
Clark writes about recognizing when ordinary screen use becomes something more serious. edsurge.com/news/tech-addict…
With pandemic funding gone, districts face a new question: What does sustainable high-impact tutoring look like?
Devon Wible explores what schools should prioritize as programs move into their next phase.
🎧 Listen: edsurge.com/news/what-happen…
At Moline Coal Valley School District, leaders emphasize personal outreach and trust with families.
One principal’s attendance calls focused on what students missed and whether families needed help, rather than on punishment. edsurge.com/news/how-some-sm…