The Brain Science Behind Learning and Technology for Students | Reach Capital

How developmental brain science and neuro-research can inform a more nuanced approach to student-facing edtech in schools.

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Where the Edtech Backlash Misses the Mark

The biggest mistake in the edtech backlash is conflating everything into one thing that must be accepted or rejected wholesale.

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Banning Edtech Is the Wrong Response to the Right Questions | Reach Capital

The question was never whether technology belongs in schools. It’s which technology, for whom, and under what conditions.

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Google's Ambitious New AI Tools For Classrooms Explained

Google just launched a wave of new Gemini and Classroom AI tools. Here's what's new, what the trial evidence shows, and what it means for educators and students.

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AI and the future of teaching and learning | Brookings

On June 29, the Center for Universal Education at Brookings will host a conversation on the ways in which technology, including AI, impacts teaching, learning, and ultimately student development.

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Writing the Rules Before Buying the Tools - EdTech Digest

The rush to adopt AI is understandable—but without governance, schools risk compliance failures, community backlash, and missed opportunities for students. GUEST COLUMN | by Andrea Claver Artificial…

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Supporting students with connected AI tools for more personalized learning

Announcing connected AI tools for students, including study notebooks and no-cost practice ACT and GRE tests.

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Beyond the Ban: Reflections on Screens in Innovative Schools – Communications of the ACM

Membership in ACM includes a subscription to Communications of the ACM (CACM), the computing industry's most trusted source for staying connected to the world of advanced computing.

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Some parents don't want their kids to use tech at school. But districts are pushing back

Parents across the country who are worried about excessive screen time in schools are lobbying educators to go back to pencils and paper.

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ISTE 2026: Supporting teaching and learning with connected AI tools

The latest announcements from Google for Education at ISTE 2026.

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AI, jobs, and the next generation

Artificial intelligence is reshaping jobs and the future of work. Explore how the next generation can harness AI’s potential while preserving human creativity, dignity, and opportunity.

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My teenage son is using AI to do his math homework. I'm now helping his school write its first AI policy.

When I noticed my son using AI to solve his math homework, I didn't know how to feel. I then helped the school implement a creative AI policy.

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We Built the Machine, Then Blamed the Kids for Unplugging

We blame Gen Z and Gen Alpha for disengaging, but what if they’re simply responding to a system that no longer rewards effort?

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Can evidence compete with a story people want to believe?

Folks are beginning to pushback on the anti-edtech narrative. Will anyone care?

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Help ProPublica Report on Education

ProPublica needs your help to track how the upheaval of public education is affecting schools and colleges in your community. Take a few minutes to join our source network and help guide our coverage.

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Education Department transfers key special ed, civil rights functions

The departments of Health and Human Services and Justice will receive core special education and civil rights responsibilities under the agreements.

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Despite fewer exit plans, teacher stress, burnout still high

Though teacher turnover appears to be on the decline, Rand Corp. finds wage gaps and stress rates remain issues for the profession.

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AI Won’t Replace Educators. But It is Changing How Students Learn

The question for educators: How to know when AI supports real learning.

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Weingarten: Kids’ Attention Crisis Demands Widespread Curbs on AI and Tech

AFT president calls for AI, screen limits but stops short of proposing a ‘Chromebook bonfire.’

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Survey: Young People Turn to AI to Be ‘Their Real, Unfiltered Selves’

New research shows 1 in 3 young people use AI for personal, relational support or engaging intimately with characters and personas.

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5 Questions to Help Schools and Districts Make Smarter Ed Tech Decisions

Eroh & Malipatil: If a tool does not improve learning, help teachers or advance a clear instructional goal, it does not belong in the classroom.

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EdSurge 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?

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I Built an AI Grading Tool. Then a Student Thanked Me for Words I

How to keep teachers in charge when AI does the grading.

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The skeptic's guide to consuming AI research with a pinch of salt

Theoretically rigorous studies aren't enough if they study only a part of the picture

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Do We Have To?: Making the Most of Summer Training

Even mandated professional learning sessions can be worthwhile if you focus on connecting them to your own problems of practice.

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Effectively Leading Your School Through Change

Leaders can ensure that their teams understand why things are shifting and feel prepared to adjust their work in response.

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Increasing Students’ Opportunities to Respond Boosts Thinking and Engagement

Students will participate more if you give them frequent, low-stakes chances to interact with content all throughout a lesson.

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The IKEA Effect: You Built It, You’re Invested in It

People become more invested when they help shape the systems around them, and teachers and school leaders can use that to create a strong school culture.

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