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What Should Students Still Have to Do for Themselves?

Two educators grapple with the same question from opposite perspectives.

Translating Dignity, Not Just Language

Automated platforms can translate messages in seconds, but as a school principal, I've learned that true belonging requires a human connection ...

I Built Radical Possibility in Schools — and It Nearly Broke Me

What does it mean to “save your own life” in education? Former Voices of Change fellow Dee Watson reflects on burnout, resistance and radical ...

Recess Took a Break in Some Schools. A Push is On to Bring It Back.

Why a push to bring back mandated recess, even for older students, is sweeping across the nation.

Can a Letter From Washington Actually Change How Schools Buy Technology?

On this episode of This Week with EdSurge, unpacking new federal edtech guidance for schools.

Protecting Student Cognition in the Age of AI

Educators must shift their focus from preventing cognitive offloading to preserving the critical thinking skills AI threatens to replace.

Study: Delaying Kindergarten Has Few Longterm Benefits

Parents have yet another choice to make in raising their children: whether or not to redshirt their kids, or keep them from entering kindergarten at ...

Who Is Really in Charge When Tech Enters the Classroom?

Two educators are reckoning with who is really in charge: technology or the teacher.

Podcast: Who Is Really in Charge When Tech Enters the Classroom?

Two educators are reckoning with who is really in charge: technology or the teacher.

Vibe Coding Sparked a Love of Reading in My Classroom

Lessons learned from a year of building an AI literacy tool.

Podcast: Is TikTok Now a Teacher Training Tool?

Two educators are reckoning with who is really in charge: technology or the teacher.

Outgrowing the Chromebook: Why Advanced STEM Demands Better Student Tech

#ASUSEducation @ASUS

What Does AI Cost When We Skip the Work?

This Week with EdSurge podcast examines what holds up when artificial intelligence moves fast.

We Must Stop Using AI to ‘Level-Down’ Our Students

How AI deprived my students of the reading struggle they needed to succeed — and five better ways to use it.

Returning to What it Means to Make School Human Again

After years of disruption, what does it mean to make schools human again? One educator reflects on moving from demoralization to renewal and why ...

VR Gives North Dakota Kids an Early Career Jump Start

North Dakota students will be able to head to the top of a wind turbine, scrub in alongside emergency room doctors and work next to mechanics -- all ...

Assignments, Invoices, and the AI Fix

On This Week with EdSurge, searching to see where artificial intelligence quietly adds up.

The Case Against the Classroom Cellphone Crackdown

Instead of banning the technology, schools have a unique opportunity to promote digital citizenship and authentic student engagement.

What Happens When Employers Co-Design the Cybersecurity Classroom

Before Schools Write the AI Policy, Should They Have a Conversation First?

Schools are racing to write AI policies, but what if the policy is not the first step?

Podcast: Before Schools Write the AI Policy, Should They Have a Conversation First?

Schools are racing to write AI policies, but what if the policy is not the first step?

5 Things We Did Wrong with Edtech

A veteran educator says: ‘Edtech did not fail us. We failed edtech.’

Podcast: Your Kids Know More About AI Than You Do

Schools are racing to write AI policies, but what if the policy is not the first step?

How Educators Can Practice “Futures Thinking”

Traditional strategic plans often fail in times of rapid change. Here is how a “futures thinking” mindset helps schools stay nimble and adapt to what’s ...

What Is the AI Cheating Panic Really About?

A conversation with Pat Yongpradit, general manager of global education and workforce policy at Microsoft.

Podcast: What Is the AI Cheating Panic Really About?

A conversation with Pat Yongpradit, general manager of global education and workforce policy at Microsoft.

How My School Used Common Sense and Collaboration to Confront AI

What I learned navigating a policy vacuum as a tech coordinator and the collaborative process to build an AI-ready culture.

What Makes Edtech Work for Students [Infographic]

Teaching Showed Me Education Isn’t the Great Equalizer

What I once believed about schools shifted when I saw how deeply students’ lives outside the classroom shape their opportunities.

More California 4-Year-Olds Are in Publicly Funded Preschool Than Ever

Supporting Early Childhood Educators

The guests on this episode of This Week with EdSurge say good tools fail without good follow-through.

What Do the Youngest Learners in the Building Actually Need?

The guests on this episode of This Week with EdSurge say good tools fail without good follow-through.

The K-12 Silo Won’t Survive AI — But Our Relationships Might

I left my school to ask tech executives how to prepare students for the future.

Podcast: Recess, Screens, and Absenteeism

Can Schools Afford an AI-First Future?

While some experts suggest AI integration for teaching and learning, schools still have to figure out how to pay for it.

What My Students Deserve Shouldn’t Be Radical

What New Mexico taught me about caring for children and families.

What Did ISTELive 26 Teach Us About Relational Intelligence?

Taking stock of the buzziest ideas to come out of ISTELive 26

Podcast: What Did ISTELive 26 Teach Us About Relational Intelligence?

Taking stock of the buzziest ideas to come out of ISTELive 26

How a Vinyl Record Resurgence Helped Me Understand the Future of AI in Education

Streaming solved the problem of access. Now, we must solve the problem of engagement.

Why the Social Media Addiction Case Isn’t Over Yet

INDEFINITE SCROLL: In what legal observers have called social media’s “Big Tobacco Moment,” a jury has found that Meta and Google’s social media app ...

How Teachers Make Writing Achievable Without Lowering Standards

Some Advocates Concerned as States Push for Cameras in Special Education Classrooms

The debate around technology in the classroom typically centers on children’s devices. But what about surveillance technology?

The Fellowship That Taught Me Good Teaching Doesn’t Require Perfection

The courage to tell my own stories, even the uncomfortable ones, transformed how I show up for my students and for myself.

ISTE+ASCD Names 2026-27 Voices of Change Fellows

Six educators from across the country are joining the 2026-27 ISTE+ASCD Voices of Change Fellowship to share how schools are navigating AI, digital ...

The Library That Sparked a STEM Revolution for Our Students

To truly close the digital equity gap, educators must become architects of student possibility.

What Happens When AI Policy Meets a Real Classroom?

One national study, one local leader, and a reality check on how schools are really regulating AI.

What to Do About AI? Begin by Talking About It

There are no easy answers about AI implementation in schools. These questions can help you and your students start a conversation.

I’m Trying to Teach Humanity Before It Disappears

Putting Edtech Guidance to Work in the Classroom

A look at what happens when rules written far from a classroom land on a teacher’s desk.

How AI Taught Me to Embrace Vulnerability in the Classroom

True innovation isn’t found in mastering every platform, but in being willing to ask deeper questions and take risks.