On AI Policy, Students Have Plenty to Say - EdSurge News
Adults from seemingly every corner of society are weighing in on artificial intelligence policies in the classroom. But what do students have to say about it?
A recent event offered some clues, as student leaders from around the nation proposed a set of national guidelines for the use of AI in schools at the America’s Youth AI Festival in Boston. The three-day event brought together student leaders, educators, and school system leaders from across the country to discuss acceptable AI use in schools.
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Why Would Anyone Opt for Virtual Kindergarten? - EdSurge News
This fall, my daughter will attend kindergarten virtually. My theory is that she’ll actually have less screen time. My wife and I have been going back and forth about where to send her for school (and what type of school) for the past couple of years. My wife always envisioned curating our children’s learning environment from the comfort and safety of our home. The first time I heard it, I shrugged it off — happy wife, happy life. Sure, yep. We’ll deal with it when the kid turns five. But the kid has now turned five, and kindergarten has arrived.
Credit the Educators, Not Just the Technology: A Note From Sal Khan
By Sal Khan, Founder and CEO of Khan Academy
We’re seeing more and more schools succeed by leveraging technology thoughtfully. But that success is never about the technology alone. The teachers and administrators deserve most of the credit. And often these technology-enabled schools have other advantages that are hard to replicate. That’s not just a question of giving credit where it’s due. It matters because our real goal is bringing these benefits to classrooms everywhere, and we can’t do that if we underappreciate all that has to happen to see notable success. Credit the technology too heavily and you set expectations that are far more likely to end in failure than in success.
TED Democracy Philadelphia: Why democracy is worth fighting for | TED Blog
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TED Democracy Philadelphia: Founding Futures on June 13, 2026, at The Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo: Gilberto Tadday / TED)
On June 13, 2026, more than 1,500 people gathered in Philadelphia to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States at TED Democracy Philadelphia: Founding Futures. Democracy may have weathered some hard years recently — with rising partisan tension, fraying institutional trust and declining civic participation, as Pew Research Center president Michael Dimock noted in his TED Talk from the event — but on that day, people had a reason to believe in this aspirational system of government.
We Talk About Whole Children. What About Whole Educators?
In 2010, a young woman walked into my office at the childcare center I directed in Arizona. She was nervous. She didn’t have experience in early childhood education. She just needed a job.
Outgrowing the Chromebook: Why Advanced STEM Demands Better Stude
Across the United States, K-12 schools have spent the past decade building one-to-one device programs. These initiatives have established an essential baseline for digital access, making it easier for students to complete daily schoolwork across grade levels and subjects. By putting a device in the hands of every learner, districts have created a standard foundation for digital literacy, research and everyday classroom engagement.
I’m a Teacher, and I’m Against Phone Pouches - EdSurge News
A recent craze in education that has garnered the attention of students and teachers alike is the ever increasing presence of phone pouches, or more specifically for my school, Yondr pouches, These small, neoprene packs have a firm magnetic seal that can only be released by tapping it against an unlocking base. Their main purpose is quite simple: stop students from accessing their phone during the school day. The rationale is that the less time students spend on their phone, the more time they will spend learning.
I Built an AI Grading Tool. Then a Student Thanked Me for Words I
Two school days. That’s all it took.
In 2024, I chaperoned field trips two days in a row, for two different grade levels, and came back to roughly 450 ungraded assignments.