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AI education is critical for an equitable tomorrow

eSchool News

Underserved communities are universally disadvantaged in their access to resources and high-quality technical education compared to their urban counterparts. A game-changing tool for intervention – one primed to reshape these metrics for rural America, revitalize their economies, and uplift their people – is AI education.

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Verizon launches free trainings and tools to help educators navigate digital instruction

eSchool News

What you need to know: As the nation faces a surge in Covid-19 cases, and schools continue to grapple with uncertainty and closures, Verizon is providing additional support and remote learning resources for educators, students and parents. Teacher Training Pathways offers educators a free platform for professional development.

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OPINION: How schools can find common ground in an era of education wars

The Hechinger Report

Public education in America is under attack on multiple fronts. The toxic and ominous polarization of our politics has arrived in our school board meetings, and educators are getting pummeled by accusations that they are brainwashing children into believing “woke” ideologies. These goals become a priority at every school, every day.

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How to integrate a computer science curriculum into K-5 classrooms

eSchool News

Defining the importance of early computer science learning Did you know that by 2030 more than half of the world’s children and young people won’t have the skills or qualifications to participate in the emerging global workforce? Educators like me often don’t have access to the right solutions or resources to prepare students for the future.

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Why it matters that Americans are comparatively bad at math

The Hechinger Report

“We are no longer keeping pace with other countries, particularly China,” it says, calling this a “dangerous” failure and urging decisionmakers to make education a national security priority. This is not an educational question alone,” said Wyner. students scored lower than their counterparts in 36 other education systems worldwide.

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Education can be the great equalizer, but it isn’t yet

The Hechinger Report

When it comes to education spending, middle-income Americans typically don’t put their money where their mouth is. How often do we hear politicians and parents wax poetic about education being the great equalizer? It’s impossible for education to be an equalizer if budgets don’t meet every kid’s needs. It’s a long time coming.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

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