Category: Education
New Report Card Grades States on Laws Banning Phones in Schools
As more legislation sweeps the nation limiting children’s phone use in schools, a new report card shows not all laws […]
February 6, 2026
New AAP ‘Screen Time’ Recommendations Focus Less on Screens, More on Family Time
When the American Academy of Pediatrics first set limits for children’s screen time in 2016, the phrase had an entirely […]
February 5, 2026
How Researchers Are Putting Students at the Center of Edtech Design
When researchers ask students to test educational technology products, a consistent pattern emerges: Tools that impress adults in demos often […]
February 4, 2026
I Teach in a Tech-Powered System That Never Sleeps — and My Students Feel the Cost
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. I unlock my classroom […]
February 4, 2026
Digital Girlhood: Study Explores Why Girls as Young as 5 Feel the Need to Be Online
For Gen Alpha, social girlhood no longer takes place only in school or on the playground. It plays out online, […]
February 3, 2026
I Was a First-Generation Elite Private School Graduate. My Kids Won’t Follow My Path.
As we drove across the bridge that read, “Trenton Makes, the World Takes,” the red lights brightened my worried face. […]
February 2, 2026
Will School Cellphone Bans Morph Into Wider Screen Time Regulations for Kids?
What started off more than five years ago as one-off bans in individual classrooms grew into statewide efforts to curb […]
January 28, 2026
I’m a Teacher, and Defending Public Education Is Now Part of My Job
I didn’t choose activism. It chose me the moment I realized my students were walking into my classroom carrying entire […]
January 28, 2026
K–12 Edtech in 2026: Five Trends Shaping the Year Ahead
For years, K–12 technology conversations revolved around what to adopt next — the newest device, the latest platform, the next […]
January 27, 2026
I Feared Disclosing My Speech Disability, But My Students Surprised Me
As I approached the first day of teaching my writing course, there was a healthy balance of excitement and anxiety […]
January 26, 2026
Schools Overhauled Reading Programs. Older Students Are Being Left Behind.
A little girl stared at a list of test questions in her science class, unable to answer the majority. Resigned, […]
January 23, 2026
Why Teachers Need Recovery, Not More Resilience
Teacher burnout has reached crisis levels, and proposed solutions often miss the mark. Another professional development session on self-care. Another […]
January 21, 2026
Families at All Income Levels Struggle to Find Child Care
It started as an “if you know, you know” situation for stressed parents dealing with the high costs of — […]
January 21, 2026
I Saw Educator Burnout Up Close — and Built a Culture of Care Instead
The first time I realized I was running on empty wasn’t during a crisis; it was during a staff meeting. […]
January 21, 2026
Charting a Path Through Education Data In 2025
If you were to fire up Zoom and hop into an EdSurge editorial meeting, I could almost guarantee that you’d […]
January 20, 2026
What Students Learned After Chatting With A 1960s Therapist-Bot
One student told her that the chatbot was “gaslighting.” Another student thought the chatbot wasn’t a very good therapist and […]
January 16, 2026
Peering Into the Future: Look for These K-12 Education Trends in 2026
⚡ Potential Fallout From Dismantling the Department of Education The Trump administration’s plans to eventually slash the Department of Education […]
January 15, 2026
Civics Takes Center Stage in 2026
Julie Silverbrook, a lawyer and now vice president of civic education at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, can trace […]
January 14, 2026
I’ve Seen Great Teaching Up Close — and Tech Isn’t What Makes It Happen
After 13 years as an educator, I can share countless stories about highly skilled, hardworking teachers and administrators. I thought […]
January 14, 2026
Early Childhood Experts Expect to Hit ‘Tipping Point’ in 2026
If 2025 was the year of confusion and concern about the future of child care, 2026 may be the year […]
January 13, 2026