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There are no easy answers about AI implementation in schools. These questions can help you and your students start a conversation.
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Before districts redesign teaching and learning around AI, our researcher Mi Aniefuna argues there's a more fundamental question to answer first: can schools actually afford an AI-first future?
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The U.S. Surgeon General’s office issued a warning about the harms of extended uses of screens on children, raising concerns about its impact on academic performance, physical health and mental well-being. edsurge.com/news/2026-05-21-…
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What My Students Deserve Shouldn’t Be Radical. It’s a strange and heartbreaking time to be a teacher and parent of young children. edsurge.com/news/what-my-stu… via @EdSurge
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Our CEO Lindsay Jones was quoted in @EdSurge on a critical issue: as schools rush to restrict devices, students who rely on assistive technology risk being swept up in blanket policies never designed with them in mind.
It's a nuanced conversation, and one worth having.
Read the full piece: pulse.ly/gvrnywyljn
ALT A quote on a light green background says, "When technology is built into systems we're all using, and we can use them together, it reduces the feeling that you're separate and different in a way that can be especially harmful." Below is a photo of a person smiling, circled in purple, with text: "Lindsay Jones, CEO, CAST." The logo of CAST and the tagline "Until Learning has no limits™" appear in the lower right corner.
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Increased attendance, better attention in classrooms, stronger friendships, and more engaged citizens – these are not a long wishlist of preferred traits in an elementary school student. They are what some advocates believe are a direct impact from recess.
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"I know it's not research-y, but in a TikTok I saw…"
Evi Wusk kept hearing that confession from her pre-service teachers during finals. Her takeaway: don't argue with it, ask better questions.
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Most conversations about generative artificial intelligence in schools eventually zoom in on using AI in the classroom. Before districts redesign teaching and learning around AI, they may need to answer a more fundamental question.
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While schools have made progress in technology adoption — from artificial intelligence guidelines to vetting education technology — they still struggle with the lack of resources, funding and expertise, according to a new report.
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In 2021, California instructional coach Jennifer Yoo-Brannon described herself as a demoralized educator, not burnt out, but demoralized. Five years later, she writes that she has come full circle. bit.ly/4u0pxdE
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Third graders in Charleston gather around board games designed to identify and boost strengths and weaknesses, part of a shift from selecting gifted students to developing talent in all students.
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In 2023, fourth-grade boys outperformed female peers in a vast majority of schools, widening a gender gap in math that existed before the pandemic, according to an international study released last week.
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Deaunna Watson, a 2023-24 Voices of Change fellow and former director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at a preK-8 Catholic Montessori school in Cincinnati, writes about the toll of equity work in K-12 education. bit.ly/4eQbDXd
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State-funded preschool spending hit an all-time high of nearly $14.4 billion, according to the National Institute of Early Education Research's "State of Preschool: 2025 Yearbook." California alone accounted for $4.1 billion. bit.ly/4cGgGs2
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Deaunna Watson, a 2023-24 Voices of Change fellow and former director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at a preK-8 Catholic Montessori school in Cincinnati, writes about the toll of equity work in K-12 education. bit.ly/4eQbDXd
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In 2023, fourth-grade boys outperformed female peers in a vast majority of schools, widening a gender gap in math that existed before the pandemic, according to an international study released last week.
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In the Charleston County School District, pushing for universal testing of all fourth-grade students resulted in three times as many students identified as gifted, rising from 40 to 150 across the district.
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State-funded preschool spending hit an all-time high of nearly $14.4 billion, according to the National Institute of Early Education Research's "State of Preschool: 2025 Yearbook." California alone accounted for $4.1 billion. bit.ly/4cGgGs2
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In 2021, California instructional coach Jennifer Yoo-Brannon described herself as a demoralized educator, not burnt out, but demoralized. Five years later, Jennifer Yoo-Brannon writes that she has come full circle. bit.ly/4u0pxdE
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More than 3,000 digital accessibility lawsuits were filed last year, according to reporting on the DOJ's decision to extend its compliance deadline for schools. bit.ly/4sT3XHf
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