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Education news, analysis, and opinion about the policies around and use of educational technology
Artificial Intelligence A Reckoning on Social Media Addiction Came Late for Kids. Will AI Safety Be Different?
Efforts to make social media safer offer lessons for those looking to protect children using AI.
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Artificial Intelligence Opinion Think Your Students Know More About AI Than You Do? Read This
Here are four things your students don’t understand about AI—and what you can do about it.
Sam Wineburg & Nadav Ziv
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Artificial Intelligence We Need Research on AI in Schools. The Feds Should Fund It, Report Says
More research would help schools make better decisions about AI use in classrooms, educators say.
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Artificial Intelligence Opinion How to Use AI With English Learners Without Encouraging Cognitive Offloading
Students need productive struggle to grasp a new language. Here’s where AI can—and can’t—fit in.
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Artificial Intelligence Can AI Crack the Code on Some of the Biggest Challenges in Schools?
Principals are using AI to help reduce student absenteeism, set teacher goals, and more.
4 min read
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Artificial Intelligence Download 6 Tips for AI Translation in Schools
AI translation apps can help schools connect with non-English-speaking families, but they are far from perfect.
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EdWeek Market Brief

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.
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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.
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.
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.
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