Artificial Intelligence

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How Student Feedback Shaped New Features for English Language Learners in Math

Guest Author

Jul 27, 2026

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Schools Are Testing the Past: How Assessment Must Evolve for Writing, Speaking, and Listening in the AI Age

Eric Tucker

Jul 24, 2026

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When AI Chases Test Scores, What Gets Left Behind?

David Ross

Jul 20, 2026

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We’ve Been Judging Symphony Rehearsals by the Last Note: Why Multimodal AI Can Finally Measure Mathematical Practice

Eric Tucker

Jul 17, 2026

Ed Policy

A Hint is Not a Diploma: Consequential Educational Decision Making in the Multimodal AI Era

Eric Tucker

Jul 8, 2026

Leadership

Defining Your Philosophy of Education for the AI Age

David Ross

Jun 9, 2026

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Leadership

What AI-Enabled Education Actually Looks Like When It’s Working for Workforce Students

Guest Author

May 28, 2026

How AI can make workforce pathways visible through competency records, labor market alignment, and clearer student-to-job outcomes.

Leadership

The Formulaic Trap: Why AI Finds Your Assignments Easy

David Ross

May 21, 2026

AI exposes formulaic assignments by completing them easily, pushing educators to design more human, contextual, inquiry-rich learning.

EdTech

The Shift from Informed to Involved: NewSchools Summit as a Call For Agency and Collective Action

Jean Liu

May 15, 2026

Discover how participants at the NewSchools Summit engaged with AI, shifting from users to innovators in technology.

Equity & Access

The Ozempic Problem: The Generative AI Norms Forming in Silence, and How Youth and Adults Can Shape Them

Guest Author

May 12, 2026

By: Shereen El Mallah, Jenny Poon, and youth authors Alex Mathew, and Adora Olise This year, Ms. Chen started using AI to provide feedback on student writing. It saved her two hours a week and ensured that the last essay in the stack received the same quality of…

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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