Students Created a National AI Policy Framework. Here’s What It Includes: Nearly 100 students from across the country collaborated to set guardrails around AI use in schools.

Students Created a National AI Policy Framework. Here’s What It Includes

Nearly 100 students from across the country collaborated to set guardrails around AI use in schools.

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New w/ @laurainegl.bsky.social: The Trump administration last month abruptly canceled $143 million for teen pregnancy prevention programs in 25 states. Now nonprofit staffers and high-schoolers are losing their jobs and schools are cutting programming: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

School Pregnancy Prevention Efforts Shut Down as Trump Emphasizes Abstinence

The administration has canceled funding for more than 50 teen pregnancy prevention programs.

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Kids' Executive Function Skills Took a Hit During COVID. What Can Schools Do?: Children are struggling to master skills related to memory, attention, and self-control.

Kids' Executive Function Skills Took a Hit During COVID. What Can Schools Do?

Children are struggling to master skills related to memory, attention, and self-control.

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Nation's 2nd Largest District Moves to Limit Student Screen Use: LAUSD will limit classroom screen time, emphasizing quality learning over device use.

Nation's 2nd Largest District Moves to Limit Student Screen Use

LAUSD will limit classroom screen time, emphasizing quality learning over device use.

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A Federal School Cellphone Policy? Big Barriers Stand in the Way: Other countries have nationwide restrictions, but in the U.S., states and districts have set the agenda.

A Federal School Cellphone Policy? Big Barriers Stand in the Way

Other countries have nationwide restrictions, but in the U.S., states and districts have set the agenda.

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How to Lessen Screen Time in Schools—and Make It More Effective: Districts have tried monitoring software, tech-free days, and parent education to curb screen time.

How to Lessen Screen Time in Schools—and Make It More Effective

Districts have tried monitoring software, tech-free days, and parent education to curb screen time.

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We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

4 Tips for Schools to Survive Tech Meltdowns: It's important for schools to be able to pivot when the technologies they use daily are out of commission.

4 Tips for Schools to Survive Tech Meltdowns

It's important for schools to be able to pivot when the technologies they use daily are out of commission.

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A Potential Breach of an Anonymous Tip App Could Have Exposed Sensitive Student Data: The breach may have exposed personal information of students attending more than 30,000 schools.

A Potential Breach of an Anonymous Tip App Could Have Exposed Sensitive Student Data

The breach may have exposed personal information of students attending more than 30,000 schools.

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Half of 16-Year-Old Boys Are Gambling. What Can Schools Do?: A Common Sense Media report examines adolescent boys' experiences with gambling and gambling-like activities.

Half of 16-Year-Old Boys Are Gambling. What Can Schools Do?

A Common Sense Media report examines adolescent boys' experiences with gambling and gambling-like activities.

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There are at least 86 public schools named for César Chavez. They face tough, unexpected conversations about changing their names after and investigation surfaced new allegations about the labor leader. www.edweek.org/leadership/s...

Schools Named for César Chavez Face Renaming Debates After Assault Allegations

Dozens of schools named for César Chavez face decisions about renaming.

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The Trump administration has touted efforts to prepare K-12 students for the workforce. But last summer, the Education Department canceled 19 ongoing grants for school-based projects doing just that. Scoop from me and @laurainegl.bsky.social: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

The Trump Admin. Says It Supports Career-Tech. Ed. It Canceled CTE Grants Anyway

Nineteen projects—many in rural areas—lost funding that was helping students prepare for college and careers.

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Federal grant cuts/cancellations/terminations at the following agencies in the last year have affected K-12 schools: -AmeriCorps -Ag. -Commerce -Defense -Energy -Education -HHS -DHS -DOJ -Interior -EPA -IMLS -NEA -NEH -NSF www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Trump Slashed Billions for Education in 2025. See Our List of Affected Grants

We've tabulated the grant programs that have had awards terminated over the past year. See our list.

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Rising Demand for Career Education Prompts College Board to Expand Its Footprint: The organization is investing in the teacher pipeline for career and technical education.

Rising Demand for Career Education Prompts College Board to Expand Its Footprint

The organization is investing in the teacher pipeline for career and technical education.

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4 Ways Schools Can Build a Stronger, Safer Climate: A principal, a student, and a researcher discuss what makes a positive school climate.

4 Ways Schools Can Build a Stronger, Safer Climate

A principal, a student, and a researcher discuss what makes a positive school climate.

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Should Schools Curtail the Use of Technology? Congress Fuels Debate: Experts told lawmakers ed tech hurts student mental health without improving learning outcomes.

Should Schools Curtail the Use of Technology? Congress Fuels Debate

Experts told lawmakers ed tech hurts student mental health without improving learning outcomes.

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How Schools Can Help Students Moderate Their Social Media Use (DOWNLOADABLE): Hundreds of districts have sued major social media companies over the youth mental health crisis.

How Schools Can Help Students Moderate Their Social Media Use (DOWNLOADABLE)

Hundreds of districts have sued major social media companies over the youth mental health crisis.

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How to Get More Students Into Computer Science Classes in the Age of AI: The percentage of schools offering computer science classes has plateaued, a Code.org report found.

How to Get More Students Into Computer Science Classes in the Age of AI

The percentage of schools offering computer science classes has plateaued, a Code.org report found.

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BREAKING: The Trump administration appears poised to undertake its most significant effort yet to dismantle the Education Department. More from @beeschultz3.bsky.social and me for @edweek.org: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

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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New: In September, the Trump administration canceled more than $20 million for teacher-training programs at HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions. Now some college students training for teaching careers may have to take out loans or drop out altogether. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Ed. Dept. Cuts Grants That Were Helping College Students Become Teachers

Ten universities collectively lost more than $20 million for efforts to diversify the teacher workforce.

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Federal funding cuts for K-12 schools continue to loom even as the government shutdown drags on. But what do the students who will be most affected by those cuts think? @laurainegl.bsky.social followed a few on Capitol Hill: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Students Make Appeals to Congress to Protect K-12 Funding

National Student Council representatives shared perspectives on challenges schools are facing.

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Are you a K-12 educator participating in or helping students with the Presidential AI Challenge? I'd love to chat with you! DM or email me: llangreo@educationweek.org. #EduSky #EduSkyAI #AI #EdTech

Students Make Appeals to Congress to Protect K-12 Funding: National Student Council representatives shared perspectives on challenges schools are facing.

Students Make Appeals to Congress to Protect K-12 Funding

National Student Council representatives shared perspectives on challenges schools are facing.

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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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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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One Teacher's Take and Research on the Screen-Time Debate: New report addresses concerns about kids' screen time in school.

One Teacher's Take and Research on the Screen-Time Debate

New report addresses concerns about kids' screen time in school.

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Kids’ Social Media Use Linked to Lower Reading and Memory Scores, Study Suggests: While the differences in scores are subtle, researchers say it could add up in the long term.

Kids’ Social Media Use Linked to Lower Reading and Memory Scores, Study Suggests

While the differences in scores are subtle, researchers say it could add up in the long term.

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'It's Not Magic': How These Schools Are Teaching AI Literacy: Students are building knowledge about the technology that could help them in future jobs.

'It's Not Magic': How These Schools Are Teaching AI Literacy

Students are building knowledge about the technology that could help them in future jobs.

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