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Inequitable access to broadband in rural areas creates challenges for digital literacy in work and life, including STEM education.

Aldeman: Key lesson — the only literacy policies that are likely to lead to significant learning gains meaningfully change schools and classrooms.

Discover how IDEA creates a personalized, career-connected education emphasizing real-world skills and joyful learning.

The push for universal public education across the United States began in the midst of the Civil War — on the Union-occupied Sea Islands off the coast …

‘Helping take care of children’s medical needs in school is a step forward. Taking that away is such a step backward,’ student disabilities advocate.

On Saturday, January 25, Grand Valley State University (GVSU) students and staff participated in the National Day of Service to recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy and commitment to civic action. When volunteers set off to their service locations, to nonprofit organizations they may have never encountered otherwise, two compelling questions emerged: “What impact will we have today?” and “What impact will this service have on me?” A Warm Welcome at Gilda’s Club Like most volunteers that day, we had no personal encounter with Gilda’s Club before signing up with GVSU. As we pulled into the long driveway, we had a feeling this volunteer experience was going to be different – in a good way. The front door opened before we could even knock, and we were greeted by Denise Hillen, the organization’s enthusiastic and knowledgeable Volunteer Coordinator who had only been with the Glida’s Club for six weeks. For her ease and grace, it felt as though she had been working there for six years – due to her prior experience in volunteer coordination, she possessed a remarkable ability to make people feel welcome. Denise explained the importance of volunteers in this way: Gilda’s Club Grand Rapids could not fulfill our mission and vision of being able to provide free emotional help support to anyone navigating a cancer or grief journey, without the volunteers who work alongside the staff every day. Volunteers help with everything from making the meals for supper together to being the first welcoming face you see when entering the clubhouse. Walking into Gilda’s Club, we immediately felt a sense of home—a warm, welcoming atmosphere akin to arriving at a family gathering. In the words of Hemingway, it was “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place,” filled with comfortable furniture, embodying the organization’s mission of providing emotional and…

The average student is months behind their pre-pandemic peers, and kids have lost ground in reading since 2022, a new report finds. But there’s evidence interventions are helping.

Guilford County Schools is home to first public gaming and robotics elementary school in the country.

This story was produced by the Associated Press and reprinted with permission. Math is the subject sixth grader Harmoni Knight finds hardest, but that’s changing. This story also appeared in The Associated Press In-class tutors and “data chats” at her middle school in Compton, California, have…

Robles & Schmitz: This real-time data gap makes it impossible to know if college and career options are effective. 4 states are looking to fix that.

Home | Publications | Embracing AI in Education Can Move Us Toward a New Era of Learning Embracing AI in Education Can Move Us Toward a New Era of Learning February 2025 For decades, students of color and those from low-income communities have faced persistent achievement gaps in our education system. Despite countless reform efforts, these students continue to encounter barriers to accessing high-quality, personalized instruction that builds critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Now, the emergence of generative AI represents an unprecedented opportunity to transform this inequitable system into one that truly serves all students.The traditional one-size-fits-all approach to education has consistently fallen short, particularly for underserved communities. While measuring learning outcomes remains essential, our current assessment methods often fail to capture true mastery and ignore the experiences of students in low-income communities. More importantly, these methods frequently miss the mark in developing the critical skills students need for economic mobility in today’s rapidly-evolving world.For thousands of schools ready to embrace change, AI-enabled tools can help realize the vision of hands-on, student-centered learning that educators have long sought. Take, for example, a unit in CommonLit‘s sixth-grade curriculum called “Our Changing Oceans,” currently used by millions of students. Instead of reading a textbook and answering multiple-choice questions, students imagine they work for an advertising team hired to create a commercial for an ocean conservation group. Students are introduced to new concepts but also given the agency to choose content that is of interest to them. Critically, students are assessed on their improvements not just in reading and writing but also in the science concepts and basic computational thinking practices (the ability to ask questions and solve problems with a computer) that are necessary in our digital world.To be fair, teachers, administrators, and families at hundreds of schools across the country have…