Teaching & Classroom
The move to pull the contract came just one day after Comptroller Brad Lander raised objections to the AI tool, which listens to students as they read and offers feedback.
City officials want to spend $1.9 million on an AI tutor to help students learn to read. Comptroller Brad Lander says the city needs a clear policy on the technology first.
Surveys show many teachers haven’t been trained by school districts on how to use AI. That presents a potent risk to sensitive personal data.
Surveys indicate many teachers haven’t been trained on how to use AI tools, even as some grow more comfortable with using them.
The School for Global Leaders, an International Baccalaureate middle school on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, will welcome its first ninth grade class next year.
In a letter shared this week, city officials promised teachers would have greater flexibility in how they implement the city’s reading curriculum mandate.
The shortage is causing students to miss out on behavior support, vocational training, and it's even preventing some students from getting to school.
State officials warned, however, that Colorado’s dire budget outlook could limit money for dyslexia support.
'We are not for sale,’ say teachers who want more meaningful investments in public schools.
The plan represents the latest effort to address two pressing problems: A growing number of unsustainably small schools and longstanding gaps in support for struggling readers.
Schools are not required to report their recess policies, but many parents want more information on how much outdoor time or play their children get during the school day.
Students will still take Regents exams across New York, but will not be required to pass them to earn a diploma.
Classes on media literacy and spotting falsehoods can rely on many strategies, from ‘prebunking’ to core math and language arts skills.
Four years after New York City overhauled its summer program to blend academics and recreation, lawmakers want to know if it’s working.
Teacher attrition in Philadelphia is highest for new teachers and those of color
Years of shortages have led to a staggering problem across the state, with few solutions on the horizon.
Yan Carlos Mejia now incorporates materials from his visits to the Frida Kahlo Museum, Machu Picchu, and other stops in Latin America to help his students learn English.
The pushback from the influential teachers union raises questions about the long-term prospects of the math curriculum’s success.
Janet Damon received the honor during a surprise assembly at Denver’s DELTA High School. She’ll be an ambassador for all the state’s teachers.
With phone policies under the microscope this school year, how are teachers, students, and administrators adjusting?