Education Researchers Warn Political Review of Federal Grants Could Reshape What Gets Studied
The research behind the influential “science of reading” movement was built over decades through federally supported research spanning cognitive science, neuroscience, psychology, linguistics and classroom studies. Education research organizations say a proposed 100-page sweeping overhaul of federal grant rules, which would add a new review by political appointees, could make it harder to produce similar […]
‘The Trojan Teddy Bear’: The Promise and Peril of Childhood in the Age of AI
But Suskind worries about what happens if AI begins replacing the kinds of human interactions that young brains evolved to learn from. In fact, Suskind says, her original, working title for the book was, “The Trojan Teddy Bear,” a warning that AI companions may seem cute and cuddly — but they carry hidden risks for […]
Less Interesting, Less Enjoyable: Why AI-Assisted Classes Feel Less Important
Sungu’s experiment, conducted with fellow University of Pennsylvania researchers, including educational psychologist Angela Duckworth, followed 193 teachers and more than 2,800 middle and high school students in a private school chain in Turkey during the spring of 2025. Teachers were randomly assigned either to receive access to a ChatGPT-based teaching assistant customized to Turkey’s national […]
Under a New Federal Rule, Colleges Must Leave Grads Better Off or Lose Financial Aid
Students considering any of the at-risk programs won’t immediately lose access to federal aid. While the accountability test is being rolled out this month, its implementation will be phased in over the next couple of years. Transcript: JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The U.S. Department of Education is rolling out a new federal test, one that most […]
No Internet, No Screen Time? FCC Weighs Cutting Subsidy That Lowers School Internet Bills
For San Bernardino districts, that’s tens of thousands of dollars every month. “Those are ongoing, essentially, utility costs,” he says. “That’s what E-Rate pays for.” A “healthy” program E-Rate has had a notable impact since its founding. It was created by Congress in 1996, when only 14% of schools and libraries could access the internet. […]
Little Kids Outsmart Content Blockers. What Can Be Done About Devices in School?
For years, districts have promoted one-to-one devices as a way to boost learning, provide tailored lessons for differing academic needs and offer enrichment. But parents and teachers say even the youngest students are finding ways past any blocks adults try to put on school devices to play games, watch videos and message friends on school-issued […]
‘Cognitive Surrender’: Faster Solutions, Lower Test Scores Show How AI is Eroding Math Skills
Beginning in early 2023, students started spending less time on word problems while continuing to spend about the same amount of time on graphing problems. The gap widened every quarter. By the end of the study period, near the end of 2025, average time spent on word problems had fallen 31 percent among high school […]
Key to Helping Boys in School: Make Them Feel Safe to be Themselves
Then another: “I like to play with my little siblings.” And then: “A little-known fact about me is that half of my lung is missing.” In other classrooms on campus, girls-only and all-gender advisories are meeting too; students choose which type they are assigned to. During these trust circles, students can’t opt out of sharing, […]
Will the New Student Loan Limits Actually Drive Down Tuition? Economists Weigh In
“College costs are just exorbitant. Students are burdened with debt…” McMahon told the House education committee in May. “We really have to do something to bring down the cost of college.” With that goal in mind, Republicans used last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act to scuttle the program known as Grad PLUS and limit […]
When to Worry About ‘Summer Slide’? Tips to Help Fight Real Learning Loss
“But unless you’re already worried about the academic performance of your kid and looking to make sure that you use the summer really well for building those additional supports and additional learning, summer slide isn’t this big boogeyman that we need to all be kind of running scared from,” she said. For kids who may […]