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Nearly one in four districts and schools studied restrict or prohibit AI use. Dr. Jody Britten examines the national policy landscape. edsurge.com/news/study-the…

AI chatbots can adapt learning materials, explain content in a student’s home language, and help teachers support topics across languages. Researchers are exploring how to use that potential without widening existing gaps. edsurge.com/news/ai-meets-…

AI could draft. Research was available. Students still had to decide which story to tell, which evidence mattered, and what deserved an audience’s attention. Nathan Kraai reflects for EdSurge. edsurge.com/news/how-a-vin…

In one rural AI training program, teachers identified classroom problems, explored relevant tools, tested them with students, and collected data on whether they helped. edsurge.com/news/in-rural-…

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Students were already using AI before Pattie Morales’ school had an AI or academic honesty policy. She writes about the policy vacuum that followed and the work of building a framework from the ground up. edsurge.com/news/how-my-sc…

Healthcare premiums are taking up more room in school budgets. A new survey of 750+ district leaders found 98% say rising costs are having a measurable impact. edsurge.com/news/new-study…

As AI becomes more embedded in education, relational intelligence may become increasingly valuable. EdSurge Editor-in-Chief Sarah McKibben reflects on the idea with EdSurge Editorial Director Ira Apfel on This Week with EdSurge. edsurge.com/news/podcast-l…

Ky’lin Spears built Atomency around real classroom constraints: school devices, browser access, no accounts, no downloads, and no student data collection. For EdSurge, he writes about why student experience matters in edtech design. edsurge.com/news/i-built-t…

Early childhood teachers design every learning opportunity children experience. Nicol Russell argues that retaining them requires connected systems of curriculum, assessment, coaching, and sustained professional learning. edsurge.com/news/we-talk-a…

AI is already part of K–12 education, but district policies are still catching up. A study of 122 districts and schools found that 44.3% allow AI only when a teacher authorizes it, leaving much of AI governance to individual classrooms. edsurge.com/news/study-the…

Phone pouches can keep devices out of students’ hands. Gabe Nitro asks whether that is enough. He argues schools need student agency and buy-in, not enforcement alone. edsurge.com/news/im-a-teac…

AI could help rural teachers adapt lessons and expand students’ access to learning, but many districts lack the professional development and in-house expertise needed to use it effectively. edsurge.com/news/in-rural-…

EdSurge Editorial Director Ira Apfel and EdSurge Editor-in-Chief Sarah McKibben recap a week in Orlando, from relational intelligence to “AI slop.” 🎧 Listen to the full podcast on EdSurge or find This Week With EdSurge wherever you get your podcasts. edsurge.com/news/podcast-l…

Chemistry can be hard to learn when so much of it is invisible. High school student Ky’lin Spears built Atomency, a browser-based platform to help students create molecules, explore structures, and test ideas visually. edsurge.com/news/i-built-t…

How can schools talk with students about AI? Aleta Margolis offers questions to help educators begin conversations about AI use, school values, critical thinking, and what learning communities want to protect. edsurge.com/news/2026-06-0…

For students in robotics and CAD, devices are more than tools for looking up information. Shawn Chang writes about why advanced STEM coursework can require stronger, more specialized student tech. #SponsoredContent #ASUSEducation @asus edsurge.com/news/outgrowin…

A child’s question about vinyl records sent Nathan Kraai into a bigger reflection on AI in education: when access becomes effortless, what happens to engagement? Read his first Voices of Change essay for EdSurge and @ISTE_ASCD. edsurge.com/news/how-a-vin…

What if locking up phones misses the real reason students reach for them? Teacher Gabe Nitro writes that phone pouch policies should begin with conversation, research, and student buy-in. edsurge.com/news/im-a-teac…

A new study from AASA and ASBO International finds rising healthcare costs are already reshaping school district budgets, from hiring delays to benefit changes. edsurge.com/news/new-study…