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Artificial Intelligence
Opinion
Can AI Support Student Learning? Depends Who You Ask
Ed tech is supposed to give teachers more time to mentor. It鈥檚 not clear if it does.
Social Studies
Opinion
How to Teach What It Means to Be American
As America turns 250, Richard Kahlenberg discusses how schools can cultivate a common identity.
Social Studies
Opinion
What Is Civic Hope? And Why Should Schools Care About It?
Cynicism and gloom are not a recipe to promote voting and good citizenship.
Federal
Opinion
The Trump Administration Has Mostly Dismantled the Ed. Dept. Should You Care?
Here鈥檚 how much the administration has really changed federal education policy.
Curriculum
Opinion
What Policymakers Get Wrong About 'High-Quality' Curriculum
Schools can't fix instruction without fixing curriculum, Doug Lemov warns.
Artificial Intelligence
Opinion
Why AI Hasn鈥檛 Transformed Math Instruction (and Probably Won鈥檛)
When it comes to teaching, there are a few things AI can't do well, says this curriculum developer.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Opinion
Why a Good School Needs Both Coaches and Referees
If teachers are forced into being referees, they can't fill that role properly or coach well, either.
Ed-Tech Policy
Opinion
What鈥檚 the Right Way to Limit Phones in School?
A public health expert weighs in on how schools can cultivate healthy tech habits.
School Choice & Charters
Opinion
Civil Society Is Withering. How to Help Schools Restore Engagement
Can a new wave of initiatives stem the trend of isolation?
Teaching
Opinion
Schools Still Miss Instructional Basics. How to Change That
Veteran educator and author Mike Schmoker calls out what he sees as classroom "malpractice."
Social Studies
Opinion
Do Students Still Need to Learn Geography?
It鈥檚 tough to grasp what's going on about Venezuela or Greenland if you don鈥檛 know where they are.
Artificial Intelligence
Opinion
AI in K鈥�12: A New Year Reality Check for School Leaders
AI is a boon in later grades, less so in K-5, argues author and educator Michael Horn.
Artificial Intelligence
Opinion
This Professor Won the 鈥楴obel for Education.鈥� Here's What His Work Means for Educators
What skills do students need to make sense of complex systems in the age of AI?
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Opinion
Who Tops Their Field in the 2026 RHSU Edu-Scholar Rankings?
A scholar's rank within a discipline may be more telling than their place in the overall rankings.