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In the AI revolution, who gets to lead the nation's classrooms?

12+ hour, 23+ min ago  (718+ words) As the use of artificial intelligence gradually makes its way into the nation's classrooms, teachers need to be trained on how this new technology works, so they, not tech giants, can be in the driver's seat on how and when…...

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aft. org > news > ai-coming-critical-thinking-teachers-are-fighting-back

AI is coming for critical thinking. Teachers are fighting back.

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (812+ words) In their groups, they looked for clues. Did the dog on the left have crooked legs? Why didn't the throw pillow it was sitting on crease under the dog's weight? Was there visible dust in the air? The exercise was…...

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aft. org > news > ai-already-failed-replacing-teachers-global-panel-explains-why

AI already failed at replacing teachers'a global panel explains why

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (776+ words) At a panel on the use of artificial intelligence in schools, Ambassador Sangjin Kim, South Korea's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, shared a candid personal story that brought the stakes into focus. His son had used Chat GPT…...

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aft. org > ae > spring2026 > willingham

Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Do Today's Kids Have Reduced Attention Spans?

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1736+ words) How does the mind work'and especially how does it learn? Teachers" instructional decisions are based on a mix of theories learned in teacher education, trial and error, craft knowledge, and gut instinct. Such knowledge often serves us well, but is…...

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aft. org > news > how-big-beautiful-bill-harms-higher-education

How the "big, beautiful bill" harms higher education

9+ mon, 6+ day ago  (870+ words) The "big, beautiful bill'also known as the "big, ugly betrayal'that Republicans in Congress passed and President Donald Trump recently signed into law, devastates so many programs that benefit working people it's hard to keep count. What do we stand to…...

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