Category: Education

Let me try to communicate what it feels like to be an English teacher in 2025. Reading an AI-generated text…

More 4-year-olds across California are entering transitional kindergarten (TK) this year — curious and eager to play and learn. But…

Brandon Gabel expected an ordinary day of remote work when he woke up at 5:45 on a January morning in…

The funding and overall future of Head Start — which helps low-income families with child development and family support services…

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Second grade teacher Demetria Richardson spends so much on school supplies she has a designated credit card to cover classroom…

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Joanna Cook, chief technology officer at East Noble School Corporation in Indiana, had a problem. “We were transitioning from iPads…

Heather Gauck has spent most of her three-decade teaching career sleep-deprived — turning in after midnight and waking up at…

Discussion about the use of AI in the classroom has become as commonplace as pencils or notebooks, but many have…

For Christianna Thomas, a senior at Heights High School in Texas, an artificial intelligence policy once stymied an attempt to…

In classrooms across the country, teachers are rethinking how students build reading comprehension — not just how they decode words,…

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What promise might generative artificial intelligence hold for improving life and increasing equity for students with disabilities? That question inspired…

High school students aren’t waiting for graduation to get a head start on college, and school districts aren’t waiting to…

Melanie Fisher understands why K-12 teachers might be nervous to tackle civics and the Constitution in their classrooms. In an…

Bailey Hairston and Lauren Duval-Shepherd participate in a summer math lesson.Photo by Daniel Mollenkamp for EdSurge. PHILADELPHIA — Elle Oliver…

Over the last three years, generative artificial intelligence made its way into many classrooms. Now, a White House initiative could…

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It became a routine as familiar as going to lunch or picking up a child after school. Each day started…

Academia is a high-stress, high-surveillance environment. Faculty are asked to do more with less: more students, more reporting, more unpaid…

Lately, Angela Reyes’ oldest daughter talks her ear off. “Sometimes I’m like, ‘I need you to quiet down!’” Reyes laughed.…

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Two decades ago, Texas made history as the first state to grant in-state tuition to undocumented students. Now, it has…

Daniel Montgomery’s love of books started as a youngster with weekly visits to the public library, which fittingly led him…

The enrollment cliff has long loomed in the minds of higher education leaders anticipating that a sharp decline in the…

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School counselors Stephanie Nelson and Richard Tench, while hundreds of miles apart, give their rising seniors the same assignment when…

Even before Donald Trump moved into his second term as president, experts and advocates predicted a drop in school attendance…

This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. At Guilford Preparatory Academy,…

My 12-year-old twins can prompt ChatGPT with alarming fluency. They’ve generated AI music, transformed family photos into wispy Van Gogh-style…

Roughly 1 out of every 7 children in public school has an identified disability, according to a recent analysis, but…

When sweeping announcements were made earlier this year that a swath of federal workers were slated to lose their jobs…

Let me take you back to my Brooklyn. Before the block became a movie set for gentrified dreams, it was…

As families face difficulty affording housing, food or health care, young children experience ripple effects, including emotional distress and developmental…

When a high school student uses AI to design a community mural or a college freshman collaborates with peers across…

Five years ago, Alabama’s math was literally the worst. On national assessments from 2019, the state was ranked last in…

Hayley Leibson, a mother from Mill Valley, a wealthy area just north of San Francisco, started hunting for a language-immersion…

As classrooms across America become increasingly diverse, with growing populations of multilingual learners and students from various cultural backgrounds, school…

School shouldn’t just be a place to learn academic skills, but a place for students to practice making meaningful decisions…

While social media, bullying and loneliness have long been flagged as top concerns among educators for their students, a new…

Young adults are finding it harder to borrow books reflective of their lived experiences in their schools and public libraries.…

A Supreme Court ruling at the end of June handed a major victory to parents who want to opt their…

As Deborah Nichols traversed from Kansas City to Lawrence, Kansas, daily for her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Kansas,…

As technology reshapes the workforce, digital and AI literacies are becoming essential for every student. From early problem-solving to advanced…

Writing a history that you helped to create is awkward, as Anne Trumbore acknowledges in her new book “The Teacher…

Schools increasingly find themselves on the front lines of managing the ripple effects of students’ online lives — from digital…

I’m entering my fifth year as the founder of a microschool, a small learning environment that currently serves approximately 20…

Figuring out the best colleges is big business. College rankings stay in the headlines for weeks after each release, and…

When Wendy Lundeen began teaching transitional kindergarten over a dozen years ago, it was seen as an unconventional option to…

When generative AI entered classrooms, it promised a revolution. For many teachers, it delivered an avalanche of tools instead. While…

Near a cardboard cutout of Daniel Tiger, a small stuffed version of Curious George and plenty of promotional posters in…

The energy was electric: Three teams of students from three neighboring school systems faced off in a high-stakes competition, their…

“Back in school, you ever get busted for trying to walk and have some administrator tell you, ‘Son, you can…

“Let’s do it!” That was Alexis Johnson’s reaction when she saw professional learning opportunities focused on computational thinking. A first…

“If you were an object, what object would you be?” Chris Gethard, a veteran comedian and improv teacher, posed this…

When artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT were first introduced for public use in 2022, Gillian Hayes, vice provost for academic…

No generation is a monolith. That should go without saying. But over the past year, there’s been a growing narrative…

For Aspire Public Schools in Los Angeles, the turnaround took a couple of years. Coming back from the pandemic, the…

With declining college enrollment, institutions are rethinking the traditional four-year model. Dual enrollment has emerged as a significant growth area,…

Students light up when they create something meaningful, and every educator has seen that spark. Self-expression fuels learning, and creativity…

Kids aren’t as sneaky as they think they are. They do try, as Holly Distefano has seen in her middle…

There was a moment in the mid-2010s when Montessori was inescapable. The century-old education philosophy, which prioritizes independence from a…

Picture this: Tomorrow’s graduates walk into workplaces where AI tools are as common as email — diagnosing patient symptoms, analyzing…

Chronic absence, defined as missing 10 percent or more of school or about 18 school days in a year, is…

As classrooms across the country become more linguistically diverse, educators face a growing challenge: ensuring that every student, regardless of…

Social media platforms like Instagram, X and TikTok have become landscapes for learning and increasing awareness of topics like mental…

The number of home-based child care programs is seeing a spike for the first time in five years — but…

On a Wednesday afternoon, a school district director emailed to say she might be late to the first community of…

When Molly Lane was a school social worker, walking down the hall with colleagues sometimes turned into impromptu therapy sessions.…

Wendy Lopez Elizondo traveled more than 800 miles last year to face her biggest professional challenge — teaching in the…

Although it is not known for swiftness, the Supreme Court surprised the nation last week with a relatively speedy decision…

If you’ve ever watched a student light up after cracking a tough problem or finally connecting the dots, you know…

When Marisha Speights first started as a speech language pathologist in preschools serving affluent families in Nashville, Tennessee, she used…

“True leadership involves not only encouraging teachers to reconnect with their purpose but also ensuring that they are seen, heard…

Career and Technical Education (CTE) is at a turning point. What once lived on the margins of academic planning is…

As the education world grapples with a post-pandemic academic recovery that has stalled in some regions, a new research paper…

There aren’t as many librarians in schools as there used to be. At first it wasn’t as noticeable, as the…

During the pandemic, school districts amassed an enormous amount of digital tools — sometimes out of necessity, sometimes out of…

Gen Z may be the first generation to have childhoods rife with screens and defined by having a second life…

The Student Privacy Pledge — a voluntary promise to protect student data — ceased. The pledge was started to convince…

When Angela Dominguez took the helm of Donna Independent School District in Texas in 2021, she thought the district’s original…

“When would I ever use this?” It’s a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many…

Dual enrollment courses are considered some of the best ways to prepare students for the rigor and content in college-level…

While both enrollment and spending in early childhood education programs reached new levels in 2024, a few select states did…

In Nebraska, it’s trauma-informed training to support Native American students. In Arizona, it’s an effort to expand existing school mental…

With a curriculum that includes slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, two world wars and the Civil Rights Movement, American history…

Bruce McLaren has committed his career to understanding how education technologies, especially digital games and intelligent-tutoring systems, can help children…

Imagine you’re a ninth grader navigating a world where generative AI, agentic AI and other emerging technologies dominate the headlines.…

A new study shows trust is the most important factor for parents when choosing child care, with many leaning toward…

Schools across the country are racing to integrate artificial intelligence into classrooms, but the real challenge isn’t just adopting the…

Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs are evolving, becoming more deeply integrated into mainstream high school curricula. Alongside this transition…

The Trump administration took aim at another keystone in public education, this time looking to shake up how schools handle…

Several years after the release of ChatGPT, which raised ethical concerns for education, schools are still wrestling with how to…

Health leaders, educators and farmers throughout the country are growing increasingly concerned about the impact to children’s nutrition after the…

Since generative artificial intelligence burst onto the scene a few years ago, schools and educators have grappled with how to…

Gen Z is in an awkward phase. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. The oldest of the cohort — born…

From the time we’re kids, we’re asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a big…

When the Eaton and Palisades fires raged through Los Angeles, home of the second-largest school district in the country, they…

Students in schools run by the Department of Defense have staged multiple walkouts in recent months to protest the agency’s…

Along the Canadian border in north central Washington’s Okanogan County, where the closest major city is at least 100 miles…

“Hey, I’m a principal at a school, and I forgot my password,” the voice said. “Can you help me?” The…

For thousands of public school students, the ringing of the final bell doesn’t signal an end to their day. Parsing…

From customer service chatbots to personalized shopping recommendations, artificial intelligence has become integral to our daily lives. Mainstream generative AI…

When it comes to math, students are struggling. The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of…

It’s been a little over a year since Tram Gonzalez opened Color Wings Preschool in her home in Portland, Oregon.…

Growing up in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, Anushay Anjum loved school but was especially enamored with the sciences. Biology,…

As designers drew up plans to revitalize the visual arts complex at California State University, Fullerton, they hoped to create…

Colleges and universities are at a crossroads when it comes to student data. They have more information at their fingertips…

Do you remember the last time you were on endless hold with customer service? Or in line at the DMV…

The state of early care and education today is, in a word, unsustainable. That’s what a recent survey of 10,000…

One of the perks of Angie Adams’ job at Samsung is that every year, she gets to witness how some…

Under the first couple of months of the new administration, education has come in for significant and contested revamping. The…

Looking back on my educational journey, I recently reflected on my classroom experiences from kindergarten to fourth grade. The summer…

For almost three hours last month, Linda McMahon sat through a confirmation hearing in which senators pressed her on everything…

As PTA president at my children’s school, I rely on social media to keep families informed about everything from sports…

In late January, the White House instructed the Department of Defense to craft a plan that would make funds available…

Technology in today’s classrooms is advancing rapidly, reshaping the way students learn and teachers teach, especially with advancements in AI.…

In the 2021-2022 academic year, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce found more than 43,000 individuals with active teaching…

Panicked calls from parents. More empty desks in classrooms. Higher anxiety. Those are some of the effects school officials from…

The future isn’t just approaching — it’s moving fast. As industries evolve and workforce demands shift, schools and districts have…

Several years ago, Oklahoma City Public Schools shuttered more than a dozen of its school buildings. It was part of…

A couple of months ago, I had a conversation with another leader who was listening to some of my frustrations…

Scaffolding in Tier 1 instruction helps all students access grade-level content by providing temporary support that is gradually removed as…

Julius Cervantes, a first generation college graduate, didn’t appreciate school’s relevance for his life until senior year of high school.…

America’s schools are facing a crisis in reading achievement. The recently released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that…

Nancy Muñoz is on her second act — this time, in a school — and she feels she’s finally where…

The Trevor Project, a national suicide prevention nonprofit for LGBTQ+ youth, released a new report that gives a state-by-state look…

San Francisco is seen as a global tech capital, yet even here, high school students are shockingly ill-equipped to survive…

Early literacy often dominates conversations around foundational learning in today’s educational system. However, despite the emphasis on STEM in later…

Near the beginning of every semester, Sarah Z. Johnson has her students make her a promise: If they think about…

Nita Creekmore is coauthor of Every Connection Matters: How to Build, Maintain, and Restore Relationships Inside the Classroom and Out.…

Idaho is poised to become the first state in the country to eliminate state-mandated child-to-staff ratios for early care and…

As high school seniors ponder the route they want to take for college, a fresh cache of data sheds light…

What does Blackness mean to you? My Black is colorful, quick-witted, dynamic, innovative and brilliant. My Blackness meant I grew…

When Louisiana made gains in reading proficiency in a recent Congressionally-mandated assessment, it stuck out. NAEP — known as the…

How can we prepare students for a world increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence? If you are in the education field,…

Debi Ryan insists that bad days are few and far between in her line of work as a school-based speech…

When he teaches a math class, Tom Fisher wants students to feel confused. At least, he wants them to feel…

The push for universal public education across the United States began in the midst of the Civil War — on…

Reading fluency — the ability to read accurately, automatically and with appropriate expression — remains a critical yet often overlooked…

Have you ever made a student cry? I have. Earlier this year, one of my fourth grade students kept disrupting…

Policymakers across the political spectrum ran for office on child care issues in 2024. From the presidential campaigns to local…

The recent unveiling of national reading and math scores revealed some disheartening trends about learning recovery with the collective main…

During my eight-year teaching career in Colorado, I’ve heard many schools and districts claim they want to “develop the whole…

The extra money that flowed from the federal government during the pandemic has left districts in New Mexico with a…

DENVER — In Zach Kennelly’s senior civics class, students are building custom chatbots with artificial intelligence. One student is working…

To support improved student outcomes, educators increasingly look to technology. But how do they fuel authentic engagement, using technology as…

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — It’s nearly 5 p.m. on a Friday, and Dolores S. Perez is hard at work in the…

The Creativity with AI in Education 2025 Report, based on insights from over 2,800 educators across the United States and…

I first realized I wanted to be a teacher around the same time I received my first mental health diagnosis.…

“U.S. Department of Education ends Biden’s book ban hoax.” That headline from a recent press release by the federal agency…

Early learning is taking center stage in education, and for good reason. As schools across the country face resource constraints…

It’s that time of year when seemingly everyone has the sniffles, and many people are laid up with a cold,…

The pandemic jostled students off course, disrupting learning around the country. Billions in federal relief dollars later and rigorous assessments…

On my first day as an Arabic teacher, my school mentor sternly advised me, “Avoid the three taboos: sex, politics,…

Education in the 21st century is obsessed with assessing children, attempting to measure every aspect of their intelligence, learning and…

In the hallways of schools across the nation, a quiet revolution is taking place. As students tap away on their…

One of Kevin Gannon’s favorite class discussion activities doesn’t involve much talking. Inspired by complete-the-story games in which players each…

Recent federal data on school enrollment adds more detail to the picture we have about falling numbers of students in…

Danielle Robinson desperately wants to help math teachers, but it’s a tough job. An instructional coach for K-5 math teachers…

Earlier this month at Truesdell Elementary, in the last five minutes of one of my classes, I called for my…

Jami Rhue thought her first stint as a school librarian would be a quick detour in her career as a…

Can I have your attention? The challenge of getting and keeping the attention of students in schools and colleges was…

I was recently sitting with my friend’s 9-year-old son, Guillermo, as he teed up a YouTube video on the TV.…

2025 marks an exciting journey into AI-powered learning! Use these AI tools and activities to deepen AI understanding, spark student…

The lights dimmed, and the audience fell silent. It was a cold January afternoon in 2007, and I was sitting…

Donora, Pennsylvania, once housed a thriving steel mill that stretched for about two miles, though that factory closed more than…

A typical career trajectory in early care and education might follow like this: start as an assistant teacher in a…

Schools should provide a window through which all students can see the future they want for themselves. Students arrive in…

Lara Evangelista remembers a high school student calling her to say his parents were picked up by immigration officers while…

Imagine a recent graduate armed with a degree but struggling to convey their specific skills to potential employers. Now picture…

We’ve been crunching the numbers, and your votes are in. Here’s the countdown of the top EdSurge stories about the…

As we look back at the K-12 stories that resonated the most with our readers last year, a trend quickly…

In affinity, we find kinship. Our shared interests move us toward one another and give us opportunities for connection, deep…

Teachers and professors can make adjustments in how they teach that will greatly reduce incidents of student cheating with AI.…

In 2024, EdSurge published several dozen stories about early care and education, up from just a handful when we first…

Like air, humanities-driven work is everywhere but taken for granted, so much a part of life it’s easy to overlook.…

‘Show your work’ has taken on a new meaning — and importance — in the age of ChatGPT. As teachers…

The results are in — and they’re not great. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. International data on math and…

One day, during a quiet afternoon in my classroom, a comment one of my colleagues said lingered in the air:…

Several times a week, teachers at Tiny Images, an early learning program in Fairmont, Nebraska, load up babies and toddlers…

When she moved her daughter into a reputable private school in Washington at the beginning of the pandemic, Ashley Jochim…

Findings from a recent survey by the Trevor Project, a nonprofit focused on suicide prevention among LGBTQ+ youth, show transgender,…

My favorite part of my job is not actually part of my job. As a public high school teacher in…

Even years later, San Francisco Unified School District casts a shadow over attempts to quash long-standing disparities in math. In…

The idea of being “bad at math” or “not a math person” is deeply entrenched in American education — for…

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing society, workplace and education. To be prepared for the college and career opportunities of today…

AI has the potential to transform every aspect of our lives — and it is already doing so. According to…

For years educators have been trying to glean lessons about learners and the learning process from the data traces that…

It was early in the school day when a 17-year-old gunman began firing into a classroom in the art complex…

At its core, personalized learning is about recognizing that no two students learn exactly the same way. It moves beyond…

Only six weeks had passed since the start of this school year, and I was already feeling exhausted. On a…

The theme song of a podcast may only play for a few seconds at the beginning and ending of an…

All year long, schools have been grappling with how to respond to student cellphone use, which, according to many educators,…

The need to teach responsible and ethical digital habits has never been more pressing. For students, digital citizenship isn’t just…

Office hours for Patrick Cafferty’s biology classes are anything but traditional. Sometimes, students will go on runs with Cafferty, who…

Since the pandemic, the number of students who are missing class has risen. More than a quarter of students were…

As interest in skills-based hiring increases, more and more companies and states are eliminating degree requirements. In response, some higher…