Dear We Are Teachers,I’ve been a part of interviews this summer for a vacancy on our team. After researching each of the candidates…
Kira Learning was originally a computer science education platform but has now re-aligned as a broader AI education support tool. The current version…
By Dr. Steve Truch The “summer slide,” or summer learning loss, refers to the setback many students face in skills like reading and…
The Acer Chromebook Plus 515 is a rugged Chromebook designed for someone who needs a device built for productivity and reliable performance. It…
Similar to how educators have been thrown into the fire that is using AI for teaching and learning, students have been, too. Beyond…
Involving parents in therapy helps children with anxiety and depression feel safer, communicate better, and recover more quickly, a new study shows. Levels…
The traditional flipped classroom model, which reverses the conventional lecture-homework structure, has evolved significantly since its inception. In the digital era, especially post-pandemic,…
The Trump administration is withholding $6.8 billion in federal funding for K-12 schools due for distribution on July 1. Department of Education staff…
On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling allowing parents in Maryland—and potentially nationwide—to request opt-outs from LGBTQ stories…
During the past decade and especially the last few years, social emotional learning’s (SEL’s) reach has expanded significantly. It is known that high-quality…
A relatively new and underutilized pedagogical approach to language learning is CLIL, or content and language integrated learning. David Marsh is noted for…
On May 2, Russell T. Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), sent a letter to Senator Susan Collins, chair…
A federal judge in Massachusetts has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the President’s executive order calling for Education Secretary Linda McMahon to close…
Three days after he was released from prison in December, a Tibetan village leader named Gonpo Namgyal died. As his body was being…
Structured literacy is a research-based approach to reading instruction that’s rooted in the science of reading. It emphasizes direct, explicit instruction in phonemic…
New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK has found evidence that talking to toddlers helps to shape their developing brain.…
Elite athletes like Simone Biles didn’t reach the Olympics overnight—it took years of disciplined training and incremental skill development, with every new gymnastic…
Fidgeting used to be a problem teachers tried to solve. These days, we recognize that students don’t need to be completely still in…
Common Sense Media has released its first AI Toolkit for School Districts, which gives districts of all sizes a structured, action-oriented guide for implementing…