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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Lauraine Langreo
8 hours agoThe Trump Administration fired all 13 Biden-appointed members of a key federal education research board last month, a move that drew sharp rebuke from former members amid the Administration’s ongoing campaign to dismantle the Department of Education. The firings, carried out on May 23, targeted the …
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2 weeks ago | 
edweek.org | Lauraine Langreo
Some districts are ahead of the curve in putting generative artificial intelligence to work in instruction and other school operations. The majority of districts, however, have either just started conversations or are still figuring out where to begin.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Lauraine Langreo
"We don't circulate this much": Google co-founder reveals shocking AI hackIf you needed more fuel for that dinner party conversation about AI becoming sentient and taking over the world, Google co-founder Sergey Brin is …
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3 weeks ago | 
edweek.org | Lauraine Langreo
Many teachers are now using artificial-intelligence-powered apps in their daily work, which they say have become big timesavers and made a notoriously high-stress, high-responsibility job more manageable. But there are still a lot of teachers who are not using AI in their daily work, according to EdWeek Research Center survey data. The top reasons for that, teachers say, are having more pressing priorities and lacking knowledge and support.
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3 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Lauraine Langreo
5 hours agoThe Best AI Books & Courses for Getting a JobA comprehensive guide to the books and courses that helped me learn AIThe post The Best AI Books & Courses for Getting a Job appeared first on …“OpenAI’s o3 model sabotaged a shutdown mechanism to prevent itself from being turned off.
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3 weeks ago | 
edweek.org | Lauraine Langreo
Kaylyn Woods loves science. Ever since taking her first STEM class in 8th grade, she’s enjoyed learning about cells, DNA, and anatomy. Now, Kaylyn is a junior in the biomanufacturing pathway at the Davies Career and Technical High School in Lincoln, R.I. After high school, she plans to go to a four-year college, and then medical school to become a neurosurgeon.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Lauraine Langreo
9 hours agoThe Nightmare of Being a Black Boy at the Oldest Prep School in the CountryIlaughed when I saw myself in the alumni brochure for The Collegiate School For Boys. I didn’t know why its editors included me.
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1 month ago | 
edweek.org | Lauraine Langreo
Tutoring has become a popular intervention for schools grappling with stagnant academic achievement. A large body of evidence demonstrates that high-impact, high-dosage tutoring can effectively move the needle on student academic outcomes. Now, a new study from Stanford University is adding to that body of research, finding that pairing girls with female math tutors increases the students’ STEM interest and improves their academic performance in math.
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1 month ago | 
edweek.org | Lauraine Langreo
One of the biggest challenges for districts when it comes to providing high-quality career-readiness programs is facilitating partnerships to increase career-exploration opportunities for students. Districts need to coordinate and collaborate with dozens of employers, community-based organizations, colleges and universities, and local government agencies to come up with internships, apprenticeships, job shadowing, and other work-based learning opportunities for students.
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1 month ago | 
edweek.org | Lauraine Langreo
The vast majority of school districts in the United States now provide school-issued laptops and tablets to students. But many educators now say the devices have become major classroom distractions. Classroom learning devices—such as Chromebooks and iPads—have become a major source of distraction, cutting into instructional time, a recent EdWeek Research Center survey shows.
