1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (862+ words) A group of third grade students gather around a board game on a Wednesday afternoon in a Charleston classroom, grabbing game pieces, discussing potential moves and reading out playing cards. The games are not Monopoly, Sorry, or any others of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (332+ words) This story is part of a series commemorating the five-year anniversary of the Voices of Change fellowship. Jennifer Yoo-Brannon, a Voices of Change fellow in 2021-22, is an instructional coach and professional learning leader in El Monte, California. In 2021, I was…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (398+ words) As the clock ticked down, schools were simply unprepared to be graded on their assignment. Federal disability law has required local governments to make their websites accessible for decades. Experts told Ed Surge at the time that it was an…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (1000+ words) The screen-time debate is no longer confined to parenting advice. As states introduce legislation limiting devices in schools, and pediatric researchers rethink how digital environments affect development, educators are confronting a difficult question: when does technology support learning, and when…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1763+ words) Second grade teacher Demetria Richardson spends so much on school supplies she has a designated credit card to cover classroom expenses. Just don't tell her husband what the balance is, she said. Usually, the 26-year veteran educator in Richmond, Virginia,…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago  (855+ words) School counselors Stephanie Nelson and Richard Tench, while hundreds of miles apart, give their rising seniors the same assignment when asked for a letter of recommendation: Take a "brag" sheet, fill it out with challenges they've overcome or accomplishments they're…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1749+ words) Solangel, a Venezuelan immigrant, is the mother of a 7-year-old who blossomed at the Head Start preschool program he attended in a Denver suburb. He received therapy for his speech delay, came out of his shy shell, and grew to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (617+ words) Not long ago, I participated in an exercise that asked educators to define thinking and learning. It was a familiar prompt, one we have returned to countless times over the past decade. This time felt different. The task was to…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago  (362+ words) What Makes Edtech Work for Students [Infographic]Ed Surge What Makes Edtech Work for Students [Infographic] Even the most well-intentioned edtech can fall short if it does not meet students where they are. After several years studying the usability of…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago  (227+ words) This story is part of a series commemorating the five-year anniversary of the Voices of Change fellowship. Avery Thrush, a former Voice of Change fellow, is currently a LEE Fellow at the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The…...