Category: Technology
Beyond Easy Answers: How AI Can Deepen Learning
When Dr. Carolina Gutierrez’s physics students used artificial intelligence to solve problems, something unexpected happened: The answers were wrong. But […]
December 8, 2025
Is it Possible to Make Learning as Addictive as TikTok?
It’s 2005, and the computer room has been vibrating for two hours straight, my fingers gliding across the keyboard copying […]
December 8, 2025
Teaching Sex Education in Schools Is More Fraught Than Ever
Krystalyn Musselman holds a worn cardboard box up to the screen on our Zoom call. It’s the anonymous question box […]
December 5, 2025
What Students Actually Want From Edtech — and Why We Should Listen
Imagine spending thousands of dollars on an edtech product for your school or district that promises to transform student learning, […]
December 3, 2025
Students Want Power, Not Worksheets. Schools Must Teach Them to Organize.
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. Over the past two […]
December 3, 2025
Lack of Guidelines and Expertise Prove Challenging for AI Use in Schools
Emily Musil reviews her 11- and 13-year-old children’s report cards, scanning through the typical categories: language arts, math, social studies. […]
December 2, 2025
Cyber Talent Shortage? This Alabama Pathway Might Be the Solution
When Seth Walker first walked into Lincoln High School’s new cybersecurity class, he felt out of place. “I didn’t have […]
December 1, 2025
What Climate Change Means for Little Kids — And Their Caregivers
Late last month, Hurricane Melissa pummeled Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean. It was one of the strongest Category […]
December 1, 2025
The Once and Future Classroom
Josh Grenier got a powerful lesson in the benefits of revitalization when he was a high school art teacher in […]
November 21, 2025
Orders, Lawsuits, Rulings: Districts Struggle with DEI Amid a Flurry of Legal Actions
The frantic speed of the Trump Administration’s education policy changes is leaving K-12 school officials confused about what orders are […]
November 20, 2025
Can the Teacher Shortage Be Solved by a Shift in Mindset?
In Mr. Seevers’ English class, the air feels different today. A quiet student draws an unexpected connection between “The Odyssey” […]
November 19, 2025
Why I Stopped Believing Every Child Belongs in Every Classroom
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. One of my students […]
November 19, 2025
Special Education Services At Risk Under Department of Education Cuts
Susan Popkin has a brother-in-law who was kept out of traditional education until high school. David Bateman has a brother-in-law […]
November 18, 2025
After Years Reporting on Early Care and Education, I’m Now Living It
In August 2019, I walked into an early learning center in Philadelphia with a blank reporter’s notebook, a camera and […]
November 17, 2025
What If Geography Is the Curriculum We Need for the Future?
A student once told me, halfway through the term, “I thought this class would be about memorizing countries. But now […]
November 14, 2025
How I Turned Our School’s Tech Lab Into a Space Where Students Thrive
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. I turn the key […]
November 12, 2025
Student AI Use on the Rise: Why Universities Must Lead with Ethical Support
Title: 2025 U.S. Student Wellbeing Survey Source: Studiosity in partnership with YouGov The higher education landscape is undergoing a profound […]
September 2, 2025
How districts can increase student access to computer science | Quick Guide
Top Takeaways Collaboration between districts and community organizations, including to mentor teachers, is the key to expanding the pool of […]
April 9, 2025
California lawmaker again attempts to make computer science class mandatory
Despite decadeslong efforts through legislation, funding and advocacy, California’s schools have still not caught up with — and are falling […]
April 3, 2025