A premature baby, a pandemic and new pediatric research reveal why the screen-time debate is more nuanced than simply counting minutes.

First, it was no phones in schools. Now, amid the debate around edtech, schools are looking to go screen free.

Educators have seen wave after wave of “innovative” solutions promise to address long-standing challenges — from personalization and engagement to ...

Movers removed bookshelves from Almeda Elementary in Houston in May 2024 in preparation for a “team center,” part of the campus transformation under the New Education System. HOUSTON — On a Saturday ...

Heather Gauck has spent most of her three-decade teaching career sleep-deprived — turning in after midnight and waking up at dawn. The Michigander made the sacrifice to ensure she completed all the ...

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This story was produced in partnership with The 19th, an independent, nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics and policy. Hayley Leibson, a mother from Mill Valley, a wealthy area just north ...

Laura VanBlaricum trims a plastic container at the Vantage Plastics facility in Standish, Michigan. Through an arrangement between her employer and the state, VanBlaricum only pays one-third of the ...

A college student says she was falsely accused of cheating, and her story has gone viral. Where is the line between acceptable help and cheating with AI? When Marley Stevens posted a quick video on ...

It was 2012, and Kristin Rivera was going through a difficult time. Her husband had lost his job, leaving Rivera to provide for her family of four on her modest income as an elementary school teacher.

Aggressive. That’s the word that comes to mind when assessing the pace of change promising — or threatening, depending on your point of view — to sweep through education at the top of 2026. To help ...

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