Artificial intelligence has wreaked havoc across secondary and higher education classrooms, leaving educators struggling to figure out how to create cheat-resistant assignments and assessments.…
While everyone is good at diagnosing the problem, no one seems to have…
So I designed a free tool to help teachers create uncheatable assessme…
The Cheat Vulnerability IndexBased on the concepts from my book, cours…
New findings from Turnitin highlight the growing leadership role of teachers integrating artificial intelligence into the classroom, the demand for education-specific AI solutions, and the importance of guiding students toward using AI as a tool for learning rather than a substitute for thinking.…
Based on data gathered during the first half of 2026 and an analysis o…
Educators say they found parallels from the data with their schools’ a…
“We are always having to respond to determine, when new technologies c…
The Library That Sparked a STEM Revolution for Our Students
For years, as a library media specialist, I took great pride in my role as guardian of the 20,000 books in our library, meticulously cataloging and protecting our collection.…
But after dedicating nearly two decades to education, I came to a vita…
I’ve seen firsthand how easily innovation can get reduced to a one-tim…
It’s frustrating because that approach never lasts; it’s a temporary b…
Reading Scores Continue to Drop for Many Middle Schoolers
For the most part, public school students have made significant strides in returning to subject proficiency levels from before the pandemic, according to a new study by NWEA.…
But a disturbing exception is the lowest-achieving students in middle …
The NWEA study finds that, not only have reading scores not stabilized…
The study draws on data from the MAP Growth National Dashboard and con…
College Admissions Testing is Returning to Mixed Reactions
Several leading colleges and universities are reinstating SAT or ACT scores as part of their admissions requirements after years of being "test blind" (not looking at standardized test scores, even if submitted).…
The move has revived the debate over the fairness and value of such te…
Institutions initially removed the test score requirements during the …
Since testing centers were shutting down, many students didn’t have ac…
Early Childhood Educators Are Leveling Up at Community Colleges
When the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) revamped its childcare rules in 2019 to require educators to earn more credentials, Aida Rodriguez decided to pursue her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education.…
When it was time to choose a school, she chose the less common path.
Rodriguez earned her bachelor’s degree in 2022 from North Seattle Coll…
That makes up less than 1% of all bachelor’s degree recipients.
The Case Against the Classroom Cellphone Crackdown
In 2025, my home state of Missouri passed a law, Senate Bill 68, that prohibits students from possessing any electronic communication device from the start of the school day until the end of the school day.…
“It’s simple — cell phones have no place in Missouri classrooms,” Miss…
Mike Kehoe posted on X, formerly Twitter.
It has become a concerning cycle in education: When any new technology…
Department of Education Issues Long-Awaited Edtech Guidance for States and Districts
The U.S.Department of Education today issued new guidance about educational technology usage in the classroom but left rulemaking to states and school districts.…
Edtech should ensure that “technology use is purposeful, instructional…
“Responsible design is the floor.
Not only do we need to know if the tool works, but if it works; why do…
As Male Teachers Vanish From the Classroom, Schools Look for Ways to Bring Them Back
Men account for about 23% of elementary and secondary teachers in public schools, down from 30% in 1988, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.…
This statistic prompted the Male Educator Network & Policy Institute (…
Why Men Become TeachersMEN recently released the results of an online …
The survey revealed that 78% of participants went into the profession …
Have you considered that the greatest risk of artificial intelligence might not be plagiarism, but the quiet erosion of students’ ability to think for themselves?…
“How does Kate Chopin use irony to challenge the reader’s understandin…
” I ask while standing in front of my 11th-grade English class.
Normally, this is the point where students flip through the text, unde…
Can a Letter From Washington Actually Change How Schools Buy Technology?
The Department of Education has just released its first major guidance on classroom technology in years, urging states and districts to focus on outcomes rather than logins or screen time.…
The letter draws a firm line between recreational and instructional sc…
On this episode of This Week with EdSurge, Ira Apfel sits down with Di…
Both guests welcome the letter, but neither is convinced it accomplish…