2+ hour, 28+ min ago   (216+ words) There is a peculiar irony in the history of education technology. The strength of The Digital Delusion lies in its systematic marshalling of evidence. Horvath draws on international assessments, meta-analyses, and domain-specific studies to build a case that is difficult…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (199+ words) When organizations all chase the same rankings, their strategies converge. When students all chase the same admissions ratings, our lives do, too. We do not copy each other because we lack imagination; we do it because only a limited range…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (903+ words) Reading to Your Kids Can Be Far More Than a Routine'Education Next Reading to Your Kids Can Be Far More Than a Routine I read bedtime stories to my kids. That may sound pretty normal, but I get strange looks…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (529+ words) What does AI mean for what schools should teach? The mantra of our age is "AI changes everything." I think that's wrong. Profoundly wrong. In fact, when it comes to what schools should teach, it's fairer to say, "AI changes…...

2+ mon, 2+ hour ago   (301+ words) The push to undermine Plyler is now coming from the federal level, too. The Trump administration has mounted its own initiative to curtail educational access for immigrant children, attempting to bar undocumented children from participating in Head Start programs and…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (474+ words) For anyone who has argued for phonics-based, knowledge-rich instruction anchored in complex literature, this book is frankly maddening. Not because Shanahan is wrong, but because his case is so obviously true and yet still far too often sidelined. Why Leveled…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (109+ words) The book is organized around 10 rules for children that are supposed to help parents protect them from the dangers of digital technology by simplifying decision-making. They are: Opt in to another list Sara Konrath is the director of the Interdisciplinary…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (471+ words) Earlier this week, the new 12th-grade NAEP results were released. They were as deflating as you'd expect, given the horrid 4th- and 8th-grade results we saw last winter. They continued a familiar, decade-long decline. High school seniors posted their worst reading…...

5+ mon, 6+ hour ago   (188+ words) Opt in to another list With such tepid public support for student speech, I fear there will be insufficient resistance to the current administration's unprecedented assaults on free expression. There is also no doubt in my mind that attacks that…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (1143+ words) Banning cell phones in school may remove the immediate source of distraction, but are educators facing a bigger problem here? Has the long-term use of digital technologies rendered many students unable to sustain their focus? Carr also notes that, contrary…...