“My students — across all backgrounds — support me in ways they may not even realize,” writes Yolanda Wiggins, a sociology professor at San Jose State ...

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08.08.2025

Rolling Back Education Access for Undocumented Students | EdSurge News

After 24 years, the Texas Dream Act was dismantled. Advocates warn the move could spread nationally — jeopardizing the future of thousands.

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08.08.2025

How Sci-Fi Taught Me to Embrace AI in My Classroom | EdSurge News

This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here.Growing up as a sci-fi geek, the promise of humanity's ...

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08.08.2025

What Will Medicaid Cuts Mean For School Health and Wellness Services? | EdSurge News

The outlook is bleak for children who lose access to Medicaid in school. As one health expert put it, kids will get sicker, “which will cost everybody ...

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02.08.2025

Why This English Teacher-Turned-Library Leader Is Optimistic About the End of Book Bans | EdSurge News

“People want libraries, and they want the services that libraries provide. That's universal.”

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01.08.2025

Lower Birth Rates Could Cause Enrollment Issues for Schools | EdSurge News

Lower birth rates could cause enrollment issues for schools.

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01.08.2025

How My Students Found Their Voice Through Global Learning | EdSurge News

This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here.Consider the scene: I am an English teacher in a Title I ...

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29.07.2025

I Embraced AI in My Community College English Class — and My Students Loved It | EdSurge News

“If we don’t meet this moment with intention, we will leave our most vulnerable students behind,” writes community college English professor Susan E. ...

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29.07.2025

Data Shows More Discipline, Less College Prep for Students With Disabilities | EdSurge News

“[Equity] requires educators to take a step back and say, ‘No, I want these students to have access because I believe that they're capable of achieving ...

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29.07.2025

How We Used Technology to Bring Families Back Into School Life | EdSurge News

"Family engagement isn’t a side project. It’s how we create schools where every parent, guardian, and student feels seen, valued and connected — and ...

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29.07.2025

Immigration Raids Are Preventing Students From Attending School | EdSurge News

Immigration raids have kept a large share of K-12 students from going to school, according to a new report.

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29.07.2025

States Hope Fired Federal Workers Will Flock to Fill Teacher Vacancies | EdSurge News

As federal worker positions are being slashed across the nation, some states are hoping those former employees can fill empty teaching positions.

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29.07.2025

Are High School Counselors Encouraging AI for College Applications? | EdSurge News

Students – and faculty – are increasingly using generative AI to ease the college admissions process. Here’s what they should know.

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29.07.2025

How ZIP Codes Determine a Child’s Future — and What We Can Do to Fight Back | EdSurge News

“Let’s stop pretending ZIP codes are just numbers. They’re policies. They’re history. And they’re hurting kids. We need to stop acting like every child ...

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16.07.2025

Study: Kids Suffer as Nearly Half of U.S. Families Struggle to Meet Basic Needs | EdSurge News

As families struggle to make ends meet, their children pay the price with higher levels of depression and anxiety, and slower cognitive development.

EdSurge

15.07.2025

Students Are Struggling With Math. What Are States Doing Wrong? | EdSurge News

In math, Alabama went from back of the class to being singled out for kudos. Is there a lesson for other states looking to boost their own students’ ...

EdSurge

15.07.2025

Teaching Creativity and Durable Skills in an AI World | EdSurge News

When a high school student uses AI to design a community mural or a college freshman collaborates with peers across continents on a digital ...

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12.07.2025

‘School Choice’ Causes Confusion for Families. Can Edtech Companies Help? | EdSurge News

This edtech company wants to help families navigate both early childhood subsidy markets and K-12

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11.07.2025

Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: How School Districts Choose Edtech That’s Culturally Relevant | EdSurge News

Technology can amplify equity or widen gaps, says Baylor University researcher and former teacher Joshua Jonas. So it’s vital schools find edtech that ...

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10.07.2025

Why I Believe We Need to Redesign Schools Around Decision-Making | EdSurge News

“School shouldn’t be a place where students listen passively to adults for the majority of their days. Schools should be designed to give students ...

EdSurge

09.07.2025

Students’ AI Chats Reveal Their Largest Stressors | EdSurge News

A new report found students were most frequently concerned with balancing life and school. The kicker? These concerns were shared with an AI bot, not ...

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04.07.2025

Large Public Libraries Give Young Adults Across U.S. Access to Banned Books | EdSurge News

“It’s our entire book collection,” said Amy Mikel of Brooklyn Public Library’s national e-lending program for young readers, Books UnBanned. “Half a ...

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03.07.2025

Supreme Court Ruling Highlights Continued Power Struggle Over LGBTQ+ Books in Schools | EdSurge News

“The future of libraries, education, access, and representation is at stake,” argues one advocate who opposes book bans.

EdSurge

01.07.2025

Block by Block: The Student Skilling Journey | EdSurge News

As technology reshapes the workforce, digital and AI literacies are becoming essential for every student. From early problem-solving to advanced AI ...

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01.07.2025

Could Podcasts Fix Screen Time Woes for Children? | EdSurge News

Podcasts are becoming increasingly popular with kids. Could they help ease parents’ fear of too much screen time?

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28.06.2025

An Edtech Pioneer Considers the Mixed Record of Her Field | EdSurge News

“I have been an ensemble player in the transformation of online education from experimental and low status to ‘innovative’ and ‘disruptive,’” writes ...

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26.06.2025

Why I Left the Classroom to Build a School Black Children Deserve | EdSurge News

“Black children’s brilliance wasn’t dimmed by ability, but by systems too broken — or too indifferent — to see them. I stopped begging to do what was ...

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26.06.2025

Inside a New Partnership to Help Schools Keep Students Safe Online | EdSurge News

Schools increasingly find themselves on the front lines of managing the ripple effects of students’ online lives — from digital distractions that ...

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25.06.2025

Forget Prestige. A New Ranking Shows Great Colleges May Be Close to Home. | EdSurge News

Ever notice how college rankings get a little repetitive? A new Carnegie Classification is upending the typical methodology by rating schools on how ...

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24.06.2025

Can the Most Populous State Pull Off Universal Pre-K? | EdSurge News

California is the latest to offer universal pre-K, but some teachers and experts are concerned about unintended consequences.

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21.06.2025

An AI Wish List From Teachers: What They Actually Want It to Do | EdSurge News

“Our focus is on skills, not tools. What do we want students to learn? That comes first,” says Bill Bass, innovation coordinator at a Missouri school ...

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19.06.2025

Why Giving My Students More Choice Was the Most Punk Rock Thing I Could Do | EdSurge News

Can a punk-rock teacher still run a classroom — and teach students to question authority? EdSurge Voices of Change fellow Dan Clark says yes: ...

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19.06.2025

What Will Kids Lose If PBS Gets Cut? | EdSurge News

PBS is one of the rare places that offers both educational and entertaining television for children. What happens if that gets cut?

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19.06.2025

Why Districts Are Turning to Esports to Reach More Learners | EdSurge News

The energy was electric: Three teams of students from three neighboring school systems faced off in a high-stakes competition, their colorful jerseys ...

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17.06.2025

How Teachers Are Making Computer Science Click | EdSurge News

“Let’s do it!” That was Alexis Johnson’s reaction when she saw professional learning opportunities focused on computational thinking. A first grade ...

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17.06.2025

Through Comedy Classes, Students Take ‘Big Swings’ for Mental Health | EdSurge News

Research shows that students who practice social-emotional skills in safe environments with well-defined goals have improved social behavior, emotional ...

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14.06.2025

AI Is Still an Unknown Country — and Teens Are Its Pioneers | EdSurge News

Adolescents are early adopters of AI, but they crave guidance on using it ethically, a new study finds.

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14.06.2025

I’ve Taught Gen Z for Almost a Decade. I’m Split on the So-Called Gen Z ‘Split’ | EdSurge News

Gen Z is more mindful and less divided than some suggest, writes Jeff LeBlanc in a thoughtful commentary on his experiences teaching post-Millennials.

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13.06.2025

Dual Enrollment Unpacked [Podcast] | EdSurge News

With declining college enrollment, institutions are rethinking the traditional four-year model. Dual enrollment has emerged as a significant growth ...

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13.06.2025

Schools Can’t Find Teachers. Do States Need More Credential Rules or Fewer? | EdSurge News

As schools struggle to find teachers, is relaxing the credential rules a good idea?

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In a System That Wasn’t Built for Me, My Students Help Me Stay | EdSurge News

Rolling Back Education Access for Undocumented Students | EdSurge News

How Sci-Fi Taught Me to Embrace AI in My Classroom | EdSurge News

What Will Medicaid Cuts Mean For School Health and Wellness Services? | EdSurge News

Why This English Teacher-Turned-Library Leader Is Optimistic About the End of Book Bans | EdSurge News

Lower Birth Rates Could Cause Enrollment Issues for Schools | EdSurge News

How My Students Found Their Voice Through Global Learning | EdSurge News

I Embraced AI in My Community College English Class — and My Students Loved It | EdSurge News

Data Shows More Discipline, Less College Prep for Students With Disabilities | EdSurge News

How We Used Technology to Bring Families Back Into School Life | EdSurge News

Immigration Raids Are Preventing Students From Attending School | EdSurge News

States Hope Fired Federal Workers Will Flock to Fill Teacher Vacancies | EdSurge News

Are High School Counselors Encouraging AI for College Applications? | EdSurge News

How ZIP Codes Determine a Child’s Future — and What We Can Do to Fight Back | EdSurge News

Study: Kids Suffer as Nearly Half of U.S. Families Struggle to Meet Basic Needs | EdSurge News

Students Are Struggling With Math. What Are States Doing Wrong? | EdSurge News

Teaching Creativity and Durable Skills in an AI World | EdSurge News

‘School Choice’ Causes Confusion for Families. Can Edtech Companies Help? | EdSurge News

Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: How School Districts Choose Edtech That’s Culturally Relevant | EdSurge News

Why I Believe We Need to Redesign Schools Around Decision-Making | EdSurge News

Students’ AI Chats Reveal Their Largest Stressors | EdSurge News

Large Public Libraries Give Young Adults Across U.S. Access to Banned Books | EdSurge News

Supreme Court Ruling Highlights Continued Power Struggle Over LGBTQ+ Books in Schools | EdSurge News

Block by Block: The Student Skilling Journey | EdSurge News

Could Podcasts Fix Screen Time Woes for Children? | EdSurge News

An Edtech Pioneer Considers the Mixed Record of Her Field | EdSurge News

Why I Left the Classroom to Build a School Black Children Deserve | EdSurge News

Inside a New Partnership to Help Schools Keep Students Safe Online | EdSurge News

Forget Prestige. A New Ranking Shows Great Colleges May Be Close to Home. | EdSurge News

Can the Most Populous State Pull Off Universal Pre-K? | EdSurge News

An AI Wish List From Teachers: What They Actually Want It to Do | EdSurge News

Why Giving My Students More Choice Was the Most Punk Rock Thing I Could Do | EdSurge News

What Will Kids Lose If PBS Gets Cut? | EdSurge News

Why Districts Are Turning to Esports to Reach More Learners | EdSurge News

How Teachers Are Making Computer Science Click | EdSurge News

Through Comedy Classes, Students Take ‘Big Swings’ for Mental Health | EdSurge News

AI Is Still an Unknown Country — and Teens Are Its Pioneers | EdSurge News

I’ve Taught Gen Z for Almost a Decade. I’m Split on the So-Called Gen Z ‘Split’ | EdSurge News

Dual Enrollment Unpacked [Podcast] | EdSurge News

Schools Can’t Find Teachers. Do States Need More Credential Rules or Fewer? | EdSurge News

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