What kids do on screens at home—whether it's losing sleep or cyberbullying one another—affects how prepared they are to learn at school the next day. Here's how schools can help support parents in setting screen time limits: www.edweek.org/leadership/h...

How Schools Can Help Parents Manage Kids' Screen Time

From bullying to losing sleep, what kids do at home on screens affects their learning.

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A case in Texas has surfaced a potential fault line in the private school choice movement over whether all types of schools should be able to receive public funds. I explored whether the coalition that's made school vouchers so successful will hold: www.edweek.org/policy-polit... #edusky

Teachers think students need #SEL but struggle to incorporate it into the school day. What gets in their way? - Student need - Lack of bandwidth - Difficulty integrating the concept into academic subjects - Insufficient training and instructional resources www.edweek.org/leadership/6... #edusky

6 Reasons Teachers Don’t Feel Equipped to Teach SEL

Lack of time and limited resources make it hard for teachers to emphasize social-emotional skills.

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New: Trump's OMB is withholding more than $2 billion Congress approved in February for K-12 and higher education. Advocates and experts weigh in on what this means and whether it's time to panic: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Holds Back $2 Billion for Education Grants. What Will Happen Next?

The White House is keeping congressionally approved money locked up through a little-known process.

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Have cellphone restrictions had a positive affect on students? Majorities of educators say that limits have improved: - behavior - engagement - learning - social-emotional development - well-being and mental health More on the survey findings here: www.edweek.org/technology/w... #edtech #edusky

What Happens When Schools Restrict Cellphone Use

New survey sheds light on how cellphone restrictions are improving student behavior and engagement.

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“AI is billed as something that’s going to save us time. It’s going to be an assistant for us. Well, that same thing applies to hackers. It’s going make their jobs easier.” -Don Ringelestein, head of technology for Yorkville 115 schools in Illinois. www.edweek.org/technology/w... #edtech #eduksy

Why AI Is a Big Problem for School Cybersecurity

Many school districts are ill-prepared to defend themselves against AI-powered cyberattacks.

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“They could have lived a thousand lives, hopefully by the time they graduate high school, having read different stories and learned from different characters." -Rex Ovalle, English teacher, Oak Park & River Forest High School www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... #SEL #schoollibrarian #edusky @edweek.org

How English Class Improves Students' Social-Emotional Skills

When students dissect the motivations of a character in a book, they're learning key competencies.

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Reading Is a Vice www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Kids who own a smartphone by age 12 have higher rates of depression, obesity, and poor sleep when compared with their peers who don’t have a smartphone. www.edweek.org/leadership/i...

Is Owning a Smartphone Before High School a Health Risk? What to Know

Smartphone ownership before high school can lead to difficulties in school.

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Federal grants for community schools help expand instructional time for children and stand up social services like health care and meals in low-income communities. The Trump administration just cut tens of millions of dollars in grants for these programs: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Federal Funds for Community Schools Fall Victim to a New Round of Trump Cuts

The latest round of grant cuts hits a program that helps schools provide more social services on site.

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AI can be a lifeline for new career and technical education teachers, many of whom come from industry instead of traditional educator prep programs. Read on for more on the opportunities and challenges AI creates for CTE teachers: www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... #edusky #CTE #AIineducation #edtech

Classroom View: How AI Is Influencing Teacher Approaches to Career and Technical Ed.

Teachers share examples of how the technology is playing a bigger role in their lessons.

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The moves would mark the most significant step the department has taken to follow through on Trump’s March executive order, which directed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “facilitate” the closure of the 45-year-old agency. www.edweek.org/policy-polit... @marklieberman.bsky.social #edusky

U.S. Department of Education Poised to Announce Significant Downsizing

Many of the department's biggest programs could move to other agencies, advocates say.

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Researchers may have found a connection between heightened immigration enforcement arrests and a decline in test scores among Spanish-speaking students, both U.S.-born and foreign-born, according to a new working paper. www.edweek.org/leadership/w... #edusky #edchat

When ICE Arrests Rise, Student Test Scores Fall, New Study Suggests

The working paper focused on a Florida district where both foreign-born and U.S. born students saw test scores drop.

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"What happened? The answer is simple, if dispiriting: For tech companies, courage doesn’t scale." This piece argues that public trust in big tech is important for not only Silicon Valley's future, but also for the rest of us. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...

Opinion | I Worked All Over Silicon Valley. This Is How It Lost Its Spine.

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Schools Scramble as SNAP Lapse Nears, Affecting Students and Staff: Schools prepared by partnering with food pantries to provide food for families.

Schools Scramble as SNAP Lapse Nears, Affecting Students and Staff

Schools prepared by partnering with food pantries to provide food for families.

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How teachers are dealing with the very weird and disruptive 67 trend among students. Love this quote: “I haven’t heard them say it since,” said Anderson. “As soon as I showed the buy-in to it, it was not cool anymore.” www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Six Seven! The 2025 Dictionary.com Word of the Year Causes School Chaos

As the new trend spreads, teachers are left to wonder—should they stop it or embrace it?

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This is a really important issue, and my coworker @evieblad.bsky.social explains it perfectly: www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... #EDUsky #EduSkyAI #edtech #AIineducation #SPED #SpecEd #SpecialEducation

Teachers Are Using AI to Help Write IEPs. Advocates Have Concerns

Experts call for guardrails around the ethical, legal, and instructional concerns.

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This right here, from the article: "It bothers me because I think it says something about the character of our culture,” said Regina Musicaro, a licensed clinical psychologist who practices in New York City and specializes in trauma.

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Being a little spooked is part of the delight of Halloween. But lately, some say genuine jump scares are abundant as household decorations seem to have become more gory, more violent and unsettlingly realistic.

Schools’ heavy reliance on the services of major technology companies comes with significant risks. Those risks became a reality this week when an outage at Amazon Web Services led to widespread internet disruptions. Story by @laurainegl.bsky.social www.edweek.org/technology/a... #edtech

AWS Outage Hit Schools Hard. How to Prepare for the Next Tech Meltdown

Schools need continuity plans that feature teaching without the help of technology.

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Teaching students social-emotional skills, such as emotional regulation and perspective-taking, can substantially boost students' grade-point averages and standardized test scores in reading and math, via @edweek.org @ariannaprothero.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/s...

Social-Emotional Learning Linked to Higher Math and Reading Test Scores

A Yale study finds that explicitly teaching students SEL skills can have big academic payoffs.

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As secretary, Hegseth has railed against “woke garbage” and purged materials of any mention of diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a masters student, he advocated for creation of a high school that would “emphasize equity” and prioritize a “diverse student body.” www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

16% of educators said in a survey that their school or district in the past year has tried to limit controversy by referring to social-emotional learning by another name while continuing to teach the concepts and skills associated with it. www.edweek.org/leadership/s... #SEL #EduSky #teachers

SEL by Another Name? Political Pushback Prompts Rebranding

Some districts are still teaching social-emotional learning, but they are calling it something else.

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Parent complaints written with AI can have a very legalistic tone and indiscriminately reference a litany of potential legal issues. This causes school and district staff (and their lawyers) to sink hours of time into responding. www.edweek.org/technology/d... #EduSky

Did This Parent Hire a Lawyer? Schools Face a New Challenge With AI

Complaints written with AI can have a very legalistic tone, costing schools extra staff time and money to respond.

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An example of how AI technology can work in a seamless, practical way that could benefit lots of people: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/t...

The New AirPods Can Translate Languages in Your Ears. This Is Profound.

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The U.S. Department of Education unveiled plans to promote “patriotic education” in the nation's civics and history classrooms. https://edw.link/iac

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The guidance would come as some Republican-led states have sought to increase the presence of Christian teachings in schools. www.edweek.org/policy-polit... #educhat

Trump Says Ed. Dept. Will Release New Guidance on School Prayer

The federal agency will wade into an intensified debate over the place of religion in schools.

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The Ed Department cancelations jeopardize more than $30 million worth of federally funded efforts in 14 states to help educators better serve students with disabilities. 1/2 www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... #edusky #specialeducation #teachers Story by @marklieberman.bsky.social

Trump Canceled Millions for Special Education Teacher Training. What's Next?

More than $30 million for teacher training and parent resources will no longer flow as scheduled.

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New results from the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress show that more students than ever are scoring below the threshold for mastery of “basic” skills. It’s the first time the tests have been given to 12th graders since before the pandemic. www.edweek.org/leadership/s... #edusky

Struggling High School Seniors Fall Even Further Behind on 'Nation's Report Card'

More 12th graders than ever before are scoring below the test's threshold for mastery of “basic” skills.

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"...embrace opportunities for quick and meaningful wins. These are the common-sense education initiatives that share three critical features: evidentiary support, low financial costs, and scalability." - @tomdee.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/o...

High Quality Research Rarely Informs Classroom Practice. Why? (Opinion)

The connection between education research, policy, and practice is broken. Here’s what it would take to fix it.

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