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JUNE 20, 2025

While edtech vendors race to integrate AI into every aspect of teaching and learning, educators are drawing clearer boundaries: AI should save them time, not replace their judgment. That’s a game-changer for differentiation,” says Kim Zajac, a speech and language pathologist at Norton Public School in Massachusetts.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

Chris Gethard, a veteran comedian and improv teacher, posed this question to a group of high school students in Northern California at a Laughing Together workshop he was leading. Markus Alcantar, a senior and a peer counselor at Lincoln High School, said his favorite exercise of the workshop was one in which he got to become an apple.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2025

Career and Technical Education (CTE) is at a turning point. What once lived on the margins of academic planning is now front and center in national conversations around workforce development, education equity and student well-being. As a former CTE educator and now working on CTE at Pearson , Ive watched this evolution up close.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2025

When a high school student uses AI to design a community mural or a college freshman collaborates with peers across continents on a digital storytelling project, it’s clear the boundaries of learning are shifting. Vito: In higher education, microcredentials like project management are getting a lot of attention, and they’re important.

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JUNE 18, 2025

But this wasn’t your typical sporting event; students were navigating block-based worlds, racing against the clock to design sustainable, hurricane-resistant schools. This was the South Florida Showdown , the first Minecraft Education tri-district esports challenge of its kind. For the students, it was more than a game.

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MAY 9, 2025

This data has broadened education researchers understanding of dual enrollment programs, including how access varies from state to state and which subjects are the most crucial for dual enrollment. Educational leaders may not reach out to underserved schools or underrepresented communities, so students dont know about them.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2025

As classrooms across America become increasingly diverse, with growing populations of multilingual learners and students from various cultural backgrounds, school districts face a critical challenge: selecting educational technology that truly serves all students. million in the fall of 2011.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

Johnson is one of several Utah educators discovering that computer science isn’t just about coding — it’s about helping students think critically, solve problems and make sense of the world around them. Nationwide, high-quality CS education programs and equitable access lag behind demand.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

As educators and industry leaders, we must ask: What do students and their teachers need to prepare for a future that is still unfolding? How can we ensure that all students develop the computing skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in an increasingly technology-driven workforce?

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JUNE 27, 2025

Writing a history that you helped to create is awkward, as Anne Trumbore acknowledges in her new book “ The Teacher in the Machine: A Human History of Education Technology.” She began by designing a web-based grammar program before joining the team that created the Stanford Online High School. It was really fun.

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JUNE 18, 2025

In fact, in my practice as an educator who teaches U.S. Louis school, I often point out to students that the most significant changes in America have come from people standing up to authority. I asked my students, “Do you understand why you learn what you learn in school?” history in an urban St. But many, when pushed, said no.

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JULY 8, 2025

While social media, bullying and loneliness have long been flagged as top concerns among educators for their students, a new report shows the biggest concern for kids is balancing it all. The kicker: Students didn't share these concerns with adults in their lives.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

To understand the full range of consequences stemming from Turnitin’s place in higher education, CalMatters and The Markup interviewed dozens of students, faculty members and administrators across the state and obtained Turnitin purchase orders documenting the amount paid over time by approximately 60 colleges there. I trust you.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2025

When Molly Lane was a school social worker, walking down the hall with colleagues sometimes turned into impromptu therapy sessions. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. It became clear, she says, that the school system wasnt doing enough to support teachers mental health.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

This months episode explores how remote and digital learning has evolved beyond emergency pandemic measures into strategic, purpose-driven educational approaches. Hello and welcome to the latest episode of Innovations in Education. East School News podcast, where we explore the innovation, shaping education in the digital age.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2025

They made educated, data-driven bets on how to best support their students and teachers by investing in educational infrastructure and support systems, from high-dosage tutoring to teacher coaching and professional development on new, streamlined literacy and math curricula. We had support from universities.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2025

Will AI be a tool for innovation or yet another factor widening educational gaps? Research shows that well-resourced schools often gain the most from new technology, leaving others at risk of falling further behind. So, how can educators ensure that AI is a force for progress rather than one that deepens divides?

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JUNE 9, 2025

Are our schools preparing them for this new reality? At Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS), educators are determined to make sure both answers are “yes.” While the AI readiness framework covers preK-12, the team began by designing a diagnostic for high school students in grades 9-12. How would it be delivered?

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

Since generative artificial intelligence burst onto the scene a few years ago, schools and educators have grappled with how to approach the powerful-but-experimental technology. On April 23, President Donald Trump signed Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth. Embrace it?

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2025

The ACLU, representing the students and their families, on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) in the U.S. These standards promote academic excellence, critical thinking, and a learning environment that empowers all military-connected students to excel.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2025

It may be the absences foretell education enrollment trouble in this critical area, he adds. Unsafe Spaces For many students, immigration raids are equivalent to a natural disaster, says Jacob Kirksey, an assistant professor in Texas Tech’s College of Education, because the raids cause similar numbers of absences.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2025

But, yes, at the end of the day, if more people, more Americans understood what teachers are teaching in history classrooms, theyd have a very different attitude about how to fix some of the problems of public education. It creates a lot more work for educators, Futrell says. We feel so polarized right now.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2025

Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs are evolving, becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream high school curricula. In this first episode of a new series, The Idea Spark podcast, host Carl Hooker speaks with Elyse Monahan, a former CTE educator and current National Product Sales Specialist at Pearson.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

K-12 education over the past 17 years. In his keynote address at the Council of the Great City Schools conference in Cleveland this week, the Microsoft co-founder reflected on some lessons learned about education reform, along with plans to “invest close to $1.7 public education over the next five years.” So what’s $1.7

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2018

I’ve developed somewhat of a complex in the last year being a college student with an interest in the education system. This issue is more prevalent today than ever because—thanks to the internet—I have the ability to learn close to anything that I want, by myself, without the high tuition prices and homework.

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JANUARY 10, 2018

Department of Education as well as other federal departments, with support from the Entertainment Software Association. The gathering was also a warm-up act for a two-day Institute of Education Sciences research conference. The next round of Phase I applications to the Department of Education’s SBIR program are due January 25.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Boise’s One Stone doesn’t resemble your typical high school—here you won’t find classrooms, teachers or even letter grades. Vulnerability leads to inclusive groups, deeper friendships, a high level of creative collaboration and a willingness to fail forward. Instead, we have a single open space, coaches and portfolios.

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

Garcia teaches an intro to coding course at UC Berkeley called “The Beauty and Joy of Computing,” and offers a version of the curriculum for high school teachers preparing students for the AP CS Principles exam. “My point is you never know when you need to write.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2025

Data from 35 states suggests that child care deserts are more prevalent in urban and rural areas , but rural areas are further disadvantaged by licensed worker shortages in education, healthcare, transportation, and other relevant fields. Its also proven to be cost-effective. Some have gone on to earn advanced degrees.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

million kids were chronically absent during the 2021-22 school year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education. The rate dropped only slightly for the 2022-23 school year, the latest for which national figures are available, to about 28 percent. It has lasting effects through the upper grades, too.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2025

As someone who has worked in education and career development for years, Ive seen firsthand how critical early career exploration is in shaping students futures. However, with the rapid evolution of industries and shifting workforce demands, we must introduce career exploration earlier before students even enter high school.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2025

Some schools laughed her out of the room, telling her that other families applied as soon as they became pregnant. Transitional kindergarten, a public early education program for 4-year-olds in California that provides a structured bridge between preschool and kindergarten , had been cut from her region for the 2025-2026 school year.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

.” Moderated by Gabe Soumakian, the former superintendent of Oxnard Union High School District in California, the panelists spoke at length about their challenges, solutions, and the spirit of collaboration. Soumakian: Are you working with open educational resources? It’s about actually training my staff like educators.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

My colleagues feverishly jotted down notes as one of my students, Ethan, moved through his presentation on how educators can more intentionally use AI in their classes. The population of students I serve as a teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning are interested in pursuing a career in education. Here are a few.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2024

Last year, when Jayla Arensberg was a sophomore at Burnsville High School near St. Paul, Minnesota, a teacher showed her a flier saying that a program at the school could save her $25,000 on college. “I She was interested in college, but worried that the cost could keep her from pursuing higher education.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

Of the nearly 10,000 students enrolled at Brookdale Community College in central New Jersey, about 17 percent are still in high school. Some of them travel to the campus during the school day to take courses in introductory English, history, psychology and sociology. That push is evident at Brookdale.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A growing number of high school students are looking for opportunities to do academic research, hoping to add ‘published author’ to their list of achievements when they apply to colleges. But experts say that the trend of high school research, while well-intentioned, has plenty of pitfalls. They may be playing sports.

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