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What TikTok Is Teaching Future Teachers (That We Aren’t)

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EdSurge Tech 1d ago policy
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I am going to start where no good teacher should start, with a $10 word: epistemology. It refers to a branch of philosophy that explores how we know what we know – something scholars like John Dewey argued is deeply tied to experience, not…
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What My Students Deserve Shouldn’t Be Radical

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EdSurge Tech 2d ago policy
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I’m not the first to say this, but it’s a strange and heartbreaking time to be a teacher and parent of young children. As a recent transplant to New Mexico, I admire the ways the state invests in children, regardless of their identities.…
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Recess, Screens, and Absenteeism

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EdSurge Tech 2d ago policy
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What Happens to Kids When Schools Take Away Recess and Add More Screens? Schools have been quietly chipping away at recess for nearly a decade, and a sweeping new update from the American Academy of Pediatrics says the consequences are…
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VR Gives North Dakota Kids an Early Career Jump Start

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EdSurge Tech 23d ago policy
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As one fourth grader peers over the top of a 300-foot-tall wind turbine, a classmate stands next to surgeons operating in an emergency room. Nearby, another fourth grader shuffles through an autobody shop. They are not visiting high-risk…
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VR Gives North Dakota Kids an Early Career Jump Start

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EdSurge Tech 23d ago policy
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As one fourth grader peers over the top of a 300-foot-tall wind turbine, a classmate stands next to surgeons operating in an emergency room. Nearby, another fourth grader shuffles through an autobody shop. They are not visiting high-risk…
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Educators: Why Are You Thinking of Leaving the Field?

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EdSurge Tech 38d ago policy
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School’s (almost) out for summer. When it comes time to throw open campus doors for the new school year in the fall, research tells us one out of every seven teachers won’t be returning — either because they moved schools or left the…
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Educators: Why Are You Thinking of Leaving the Field?

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EdSurge Tech 38d ago policy
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School’s (almost) out for summer. When it comes time to throw open campus doors for the new school year in the fall, research tells us one out of every seven teachers won’t be returning — either because they moved schools or left the…
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Quality Concerns Remain as States Invest More Than Ever in Preschool Programs

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EdSurge Tech 43d ago policy
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More four-year-olds are enrolled in state-funded preschools than ever before, but the quality and availability of preschool programs have experts concerned about creating a system of haves and have-nots. “If providing high-quality…
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Quality Concerns Remain as States Invest More Than Ever in Preschool Programs

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EdSurge Tech 43d ago policy
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More four-year-olds are enrolled in state-funded preschools than ever before, but the quality and availability of preschool programs have experts concerned about creating a system of haves and have-nots. “If providing high-quality…
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Teaching Showed Me Education Isn’t the Great Equalizer

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EdSurge Tech 58d ago policy
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Reading my articles from the fellowship feels like reading diary entries . They’re raw, honest and they reflect how much I was struggling with teaching at the time . Overwhelm is apparent. So is frustration. As a teacher who was impacted…
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More California 4-Year-Olds Are in Publicly Funded Preschool Than Ever

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EdSurge Tech 58d ago policy
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When it comes to universal pre-kindergarten, California has made significant progress — 62 percent of 4-year-olds were enrolled in publicly funded early childhood programs in 2024–25, up from 42% in 2019–20, according to a new Learning…
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More California 4-Year-Olds Are in Publicly Funded Preschool Than Ever

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EdSurge Tech 58d ago policy
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When it comes to universal pre-kindergarten, California has made significant progress — 62 percent of 4-year-olds were enrolled in publicly funded early childhood programs in 2024–25, up from 42% in 2019–20, according to a new Learning…
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Why the Social Media Addiction Case Isn’t Over Yet

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EdSurge Tech 65d ago policy
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Algorithms. Beauty filters. Endless scrolling. The case over “social media addiction” against Meta and Google in a California courtroom ultimately came down to these elements, legal experts say, and what a jury found was negligence on…
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Some Advocates Concerned as States Push for Cameras in Special Education Classrooms

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EdSurge Tech 65d ago policy
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As federal and state legislation swirls over the usage of cellphones and personal devices in classrooms, there is a renewed push for another form of technology: surveillance cameras. Legislators in Florida, Iowa, Maryland, South Carolina…
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Some Advocates Concerned as States Push for Cameras in Special Education Classrooms

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EdSurge Tech 65d ago policy
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As federal and state legislation swirls over the usage of cellphones and personal devices in classrooms, there is a renewed push for another form of technology: surveillance cameras. Legislators in Florida, Iowa, Maryland, South Carolina…
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Which Education Jobs Are Growing the Fastest? Mostly Non-Classroom Roles.

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EdSurge Tech 78d ago policy
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The approach of a new school year conjures images of teachers preparing their classrooms and principals greeting students as they walk through the doors on the first day of classes. But federal data shows that the education jobs that will…
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National Survey of Parents Identifies Barriers to Family Well-Being

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EdSurge Tech 80d ago policy
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A new survey shows households with children under age 18 are experiencing economic strain, with parents suffering from depression, burnout and hopelessness. Capita launched the new national survey, Quarterly Insights from American Families…
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Beyond the Classroom: How School Districts Are Building Real-World Career Pathways

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EdSurge Tech 88d ago policy
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When a water-treatment plant outside Denver discovered an algae problem in its pipes, it did not call an engineering firm. It called the students. The aquatic robotics team at the Innovation Center at St. Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont,…
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Screen-Free Schools? Some Legislators Push for a New Normal

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EdSurge Tech 95d ago policy
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When Kim Whitman’s son was in kindergarten in 2015, it was the first time their school district rolled out a one-to-one device program, assigning an electronic device to every child. Beyond using it in the classroom, the children were…
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Universal Pre-K Is a Hot Policy Idea. But What About Kindergarten?

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EdSurge Tech 106d ago policy
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Even casual observers of the early childhood space likely noticed the massive push for expanding access to care and education programs over the last year, most notably with universal preschool options . But a less splashy effort has been…
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Universal Pre-K Is a Hot Policy Idea. But What About Kindergarten?

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EdSurge Tech 106d ago policy
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Even casual observers of the early childhood space likely noticed the massive push for expanding access to care and education programs over the last year, most notably with universal preschool options . But a less splashy effort has been…
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Lawsuits Test New Legal Theories About What Causes Social Media Addiction

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EdSurge Tech 115d ago policy
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A high-stakes trial sparked by a California woman who first logged onto social media at age 10. Another lawsuit in Georgia filed by a school district despairing at distracted students. Dozens more legal actions brought by state attorneys…
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New Report Card Grades States on Laws Banning Phones in Schools

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EdSurge Tech 126d ago policy
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As more legislation sweeps the nation limiting children’s phone use in schools, a new report card shows not all laws are created equal. The “ Phone-Free Schools State Report Card ,” released late last month, gave only two states “A” grades…
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Will School Cellphone Bans Morph Into Wider Screen Time Regulations for Kids?

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EdSurge Tech 135d ago policy
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What started off more than five years ago as one-off bans in individual classrooms grew into statewide efforts to curb student cellphone use during school. Now, the idea of limiting children’s tech use has arrived at the Capitol steps in…
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