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Why students disengage before they fall behind
I once met a student who had attended three different schools before arriving at mine. His parents described him in familiar terms: quiet, disengaged, unmotivated.
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'I've ruined my life, it's over': French teen stands trial for premeditated murder of Spanish teacher
Agnès Lassalle was fatally stabbed during class by a student at a high school in Saint-Jean-de-Luz in 2023. The student, who was 16 years old at the time, is standing trial for premeditated murder before a juvenile criminal court from April 21 to 24.
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When a teacher ditched screens, class got harder. That may be why it worked.
Seventh-grade math teacher Dylan Kane decided to conduct an experiment in his classes by going cold turkey on ed-tech.
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Fee hikes, big bonuses, then bosses exit: the curious case of City & Guilds privatisation
The Charity Commission is investigating City & Guilds after a vocational training brand sale and executive pay deals raised concerns. An electrician who runs a City & Guilds-affiliated training company was contacted unexpectedly regarding a fee increase, prompting further scrutiny of the charity’s actions.
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We can’t wait for another Mississippi Miracle
Recent findings on the negative impacts of AI on learning might be sparking national debate, but they are unsurprising to learning scientists.
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Education in a connected world: Preparing students for global careers
The world of work is changing fast. Careers no longer sit neatly within a single industry, city, or even country; they span disciplines, time zones, technologies, and cultures.
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The screen-time debate’s blind spot
Last fall, during a professional development session I was running with a group of teachers in São Paulo, a fifth-grade teacher raised her hand and asked a question I have since heard in every country I work in: “I want to use AI to plan better lessons. But how do I do that without just putting kids in front of another screen?”
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Protecting teachers from workplace violence as student behavior challenges rise
Schools have seen rising problems with student behavior since the pandemic. For too many K-12 districts, these student behavior challenges are leading to violence against teachers.
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What schools need to know about accessibility compliance as ADA deadline looms
Recent updates to the Americans with Disabilities Act means digital accessibility for public educational institutions can not be ignored. It will become a legal mandate.
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A new need-to-know for the AI classroom
Most project-based learning workshops are built around three domains: design, assessment, and implementation.
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It’s time to rewrite math standards for the future–and to stop expecting AI to do it for us
While nearly every industry is racing to integrate artificial intelligence, most schools are still teaching high school math the way it’s been done for decades–rooted in instructional material that is abstract, disconnected, and detached from the world students actually live in.
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Career readiness starts with a critical, undertaught skill: Decision Education
In other words, while technology can generate information and automate tasks, people still need to evaluate options, weigh tradeoffs, and determine what to do next. These are decision-making skills–and demand for them is rising.