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Artificial Intelligence Headlines Warn of an AI Apocalypse. How Should Schools Respond?
Panic-inducing AI headlines might prompt schools to hit pause and review the tech more carefully.
Alyson Klein
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Artificial Intelligence Can Schools Trust AI to Translate for Non-English-Speaking Parents?
AI tools can translate school materials for non-English-speaking parents, but there are challenges around privacy and accuracy.
Alyson Klein
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10 min read
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Classroom Technology Are Teens Starting to Accept Cellphone Bans? A New Survey Has Answers
Researchers surveyed teens and adults on how well school cellphone policies were enforced over the course of a school year.
Arianna Prothero
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Students use their cellphones as they leave for the day the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts High School in downtown Los Angeles, Aug. 13, 2024.
Students use their cellphones as they leave the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts High School in downtown Los Angeles on Aug. 13, 2024. A new set of surveys of teen attitudes toward school cellphone restrictions shows growing acceptance of the policies by those most directly affected.
Damian Dovarganes/AP
Artificial Intelligence How AI Suspicions Are Undermining Student-Teacher Relationships
A new report highlights how AI can fuel mistrust—and how educators can fix it.
Arianna Prothero
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5 min read
Collage of student hands working on a laptop with half of a teacher's face looking at the screen. The eye is ominous as it is bright blue, while the teacher is otherwise dark in the shadows. There is a red alert symbol on the student's laptop. All is against a yellow background with a subtle binary code and broken glass texture on top.
Illustration by Gina Tomko/Education Week + Getty
Artificial Intelligence Q&A An Educator Banned Social Media in Her School Years Ago. What About Banning AI?
An AI safety expert and former educator spoke at a UN meeting about AI safety. This is what she said.
Alyson Klein
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5 min read
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, speaks remotely during a Security Council meeting on artificial intelligence at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, speaks remotely during a Security Council meeting on artificial intelligence at the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters on Sept. 23, 2026. Another meeting that took place at the General Assembly focused on AI safety for children. Erin Mote, a former school leader, participated and discussed the importance of tackling the challenge globally.
Yuki Iwamura/AP
Artificial Intelligence Opinion Why I'm Not Betting on the Future of Alpha School
A former champion of the ed-tech movement shares his concerns about this new school model.
Larry Ferlazzo
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4 min read
Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
Sonia Pulido for Education Week

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Regulation & Policy Exclusive Data How Widely Influential Are State-Approved Materials Lists? K-12 Officials Weigh In.
Approved materials lists created by state education departments are playing a significant role in determining which curriculum products school districts choose, new EdWeek Market Brief data shows.
Emma Kate Fittes
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8 min read
Regulation & Policy Industry Insight Kentucky K-12 Is at an ‘Inflection Point.’ What Education Companies Should Know
More than three decades after Kentucky enacted sweeping reforms that reshaped its public schools, the state is embarking on another significant overhaul of its K-12 system.
David Saleh Rauf
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7 min read
Meeting District Needs Exclusive Data Security Vendors Are Flooding K-12. Which District Officials Have Influence on What Gets Bought?
Superintendents have the most influence over K-12 security purchases, new EdWeek Research Center data show, but finance, technology, operations, security personnel and school leaders all play significant roles in what gets bought.
David Saleh Rauf
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8 min read
Strategy & Operations K-12 Dealmaking McGraw Hill Acquires TeachFX; Brighteye Ventures Secures $72M
Voice-first AI tutoring platform Aristotle has also raised $5 million in seed funding.
Alexandria Ng
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5 min read
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  • An anti-AI flag is shown during a protest against artificial intelligence in San Francisco on July 11, 2026. Parents who are advocating against the overuse of technology in education say AI bans in schools are a good step to address their concerns, but they also want to see classroom restrictions on screen time and use of platforms such as YouTube.
    An anti-AI flag is shown during a protest against artificial intelligence in San Francisco on July 11, 2026. Parents who are advocating against the overuse of technology in education say AI bans in schools are a good step to address their concerns, but they also want to see classroom restrictions on screen time and use of platforms such as YouTube.
    Jason Henry/Bloomberg via Getty Images
    Artificial Intelligence Banning AI Alone Won't Snuff Out the 'TechLash,' Parent Advocates Say
    Parents worry about AI but also data privacy, video use, and screen time in general, advocates say.
    Alyson Klein, September 16, 2026
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    Microsoft signage at an office building in Lehi, Utah, United States, on Aug. 26, 2026.
    Microsoft signage at an office building in Lehi, Utah, on Aug. 26, 2026. The tech company has agreed to adopt guardrails and privacy standards for use of its AI tools in schools.
    Charles-McClintock Wilson/Sipa via AP
    Artificial Intelligence Microsoft Commits to AI Guardrails for Schools. Will Other Tech Giants Follow?
    The tech company struck a deal with the AFT to adopt new AI guardrails and privacy standards.
    The Associated Press, September 15, 2026
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    The United States Capitol building as a bookcase filled with red, white, and blue policy books in a Washington DC landscape.
    Luca D'Urbino for Education Week
    Classroom Technology Opinion The Big Flaw With Ed-Tech Tutoring Isn't Technological
    Before focusing on the technology, we need to redesign the learning model, Michael Horn argues.
    Rick Hess, September 15, 2026
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    Mustard unveils their new consumer line of AI smart glasses with built-in privacy guards during 2025 CES Unveiled, on Jan. 5, 2025, in Las Vegas.
    Mustard unveils its new consumer line of AI smart glasses with built-in privacy guards during 2025 CES Unveiled, on Jan. 5, 2025, in Las Vegas. Some schools are banning smart glasses as they crack down on students' digital technology use.
    Jack Dempsey/AP
    Ed-Tech Policy Districts Expand Cellphone Bans to Target AI Smart Glasses. Why It Matters
    Smart glasses are particularly challenging to regulate because it’s harder to tell when kids are using them, experts say
    Caitlynn Peetz Stephens & Lauraine Langreo, September 14, 2026
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    Business and entrepreneurship students Charlotte Smith, 15, left, Leslie Hernandes, 14, center, and Leah Vazquez, 15, all of Port Richey , collaborate with their teacher Jamie Hickey while using BaxterBot—an AI model designed for teachers and students—to organize business plans for a project on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 , at Dayspring Academy Early College in Port Richey .
    Business and entrepreneurship students Charlotte Smith, 15, left, Leslie Hernandes, 14, center, and Leah Vazquez, 15, all of Port Richey, Fla., collaborate with their teacher Jamie Hickey while using an AI model designed for teachers and students to organize business plans for a project on Jan. 24, 2025 at Dayspring Academy in New Port Richey. Little research has been done on which AI tools have instructional utility in classrooms; a new portal aims to shine a light on their varied promises and pitfalls.
    Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via TNS
    Artificial Intelligence New Project Identifies Strengths and Weaknesses of a Collection of AI Learning Tools
    The effort finds some bright spots, but also warns that other products could hurt student achievement.
    Sarah Schwartz, September 14, 2026
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    Fifth and second grade students work together using Magic School AI to build presentations during class at Galileo STEM Academy in Eagle, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.
    Fifth and 2nd grade students work together using Magic School AI to build presentations during class at Galileo STEM Academy in Eagle, Idaho, on Feb. 24, 2026. Education groups are raising concerns that the FCC's review of a program that helps fund school internet connectivity could lead its demise.
    Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman via TNS
    Ed-Tech Policy ‘Essential Infrastructure’: Education Groups Raise Concerns About FCC's E-Rate Review
    The FCC might limit or end the program that subsidizes broadband connectivity for schools.
    Lauraine Langreo, September 11, 2026
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