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Head Start Funding Is on Track for Approval. It Still May Not Be Enough.
A federally funded preschool program remains intact but officials are worried about its funding โ and ultimately its future.
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:
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I Want My Studentsโ Effort, Not AIโs Shortcut to Perfect Writing
RESILIENCE OVER SHORTCUTS: In a world where AI promises shortcuts, English teacher and former EdSurge Voices of Change fellow Fatema Elbakoury reminds ...
Published on: September 03, 2025 | Source:OPINION: My students fulfill the promise of higher education every day, but their future is in jeopardyย
As a college president, I see the promise of higher education fulfilled every day. Many students at my institution, Whittier College, are the first in their families to attend a university. Some are parents or military veterans who have already served in the workforce and are returning to school to gain new skills, widen their [โฆ] The post OPINION: My students fulfill the promise of higher education every day, but...
Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source:Pricier School Supplies Burden America's Teachers
Tariffs on imported goods, delayed federal funding for schools and changing habits among students' families have led teachers to shell out more of ...
Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source:Students With Disabilities Donโt Want Your Pity. They Want You to Take Them Seriously.
โThe time for performative inclusion is overโwhat students deserve now is unapologetic action, bold expectations and real accountability.โ โ EdSurge ...
Published on: August 27, 2025 | Source:The Back Channel: How Tech Directors Quietly Share Solutions, Save Money and Stay Sane
More district tech leaders rely on listservs and other private networks to navigate their jobs, which have grown more complex.
Published on: August 26, 2025 | Source:Teachers Try to Take Time Back Using AI Tools
Some educators use AI to streamline lesson plans, personalize learning and reduce burnout, freeing up hours for themselves and their students.
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:After Hechinger story, Illinois passes law requiring hospitals to connect parents of premature babies with life-changing therapies
Illinois hospital staff will soon be required by law to refer parents of severely premature infants to services that can help prevent years of intensive and expensive therapy later, when the children are older. The new law follows reporting from The Hechinger Report that exposed how hospitals often fail to connect many eligible parents to [โฆ] The post After Hechinger story, Illinois passes law requiring hospitals to...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:OPINION: The resumption of student loan payments means students will need new policies โ and our helpย
After a three-year pause prompted by the pandemic, the clock on student loan repayments suddenly started ticking again in September 2023, and forbearance ended last September. For millions of borrowers like Shauntee Russell, the resumption of payments marked a harsh return to financial reality. Russell, a single mother of three from Chicago, had received $127,000 [โฆ] The post OPINION: The resumption of student loan...
Published on: August 25, 2025 | Source:More Schools Are Considering Education-Focused AI Tools. Whatโs the Best Way to Use Them?
A new report shows AI teaching assistants could be beneficial in the classroom โ but may also bring invisible bias.
Published on: August 22, 2025 | Source:Meet the Students Resisting the Dark Side of AI
With the Trump administration all-in on artificial intelligence, some students are eager to limit the harms they perceive from schoolsโ use of the ...
Published on: August 21, 2025 | Source:Whatโs happened since Texas killed in-state tuition for undocumented students
Lรฉelo en Espaรฑol. SAN ANTONIO โXimena had a plan. The 18-year-old from Houston was going to start college in the fall at the University of Texas at Tyler, where she had been awarded $10,000 a year in scholarships. That, she hoped, would set her up for her dream: a Ph.D. in chemistry, followed by a [โฆ] The post Whatโs happened since Texas killed in-state tuition for undocumented students appeared first on The Hechinger...
Published on: August 21, 2025 | Source:Taking on racial bias in early math lessons
The early years are a critical time to teach the foundations of math. Thatโs when children learn to count, start identifying shapes and gain an early understanding of concepts like size and measurement. These years can also be a time when children are confronted with preconceived notions of their abilities in math, often based on [โฆ] The post Taking on racial bias in early math lessons appeared first on The Hechinger...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:A โGreat Defectionโ threatens to empty universities and colleges of top teaching talent
Paulina Cossette spent six years getting a doctoral degree with the goal of becoming a university professor. But it wasnโt long before she gave up on that path. With higher education under political assault, and opportunities as well as job security diminished by enrollment declines, Cossette felt burnt out and disillusioned. So she quit her [โฆ] The post A โGreat Defectionโ threatens to empty universities and colleges...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:What if Literacy Instruction Went Beyond Building Knowledge?
In classrooms across the country, teachers are rethinking how students build reading comprehension โ not just how they decode words, but how they make ...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:What Iโve Learned About Building Citizens, Not Just Students
โSchools are not only a place to learn skills for the future; theyโre where we grow democratically engaged citizens who can solve problems and build ...
Published on: August 20, 2025 | Source:What Stanford Learned By Crowdsourcing AI Solutions for Students With Disabilities
โYou have this feeling of being part of the solution and the gratitude and empowerment that comes with it.โ
Published on: August 19, 2025 | Source:What It Takes to Scale Dual Enrollment โ and Keep It Meaningful for Students
High school students arenโt waiting for graduation to get a head start on college, and school districts arenโt waiting to rethink how they deliver it. ...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Inaccurate, impossible: Experts knock new Trump plan to collect college admissions data
President Donald Trump wants to collect more admissions data from colleges and universities to make sure theyโre complying with a 2023 Supreme Court decision that ended race-conscious affirmative action. And he wants that data now. But data experts and higher education scholars warn that any new admissions data is likely to be inaccurate, impossible to [โฆ] The post Inaccurate, impossible: Experts knock new Trump plan...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Teachers Learn the Art of Teaching Civics in a Hot-Button Age
The Constitutional Literacy Institute in Utah helps educators bring an appreciation for government to their classrooms โ without controversy. โNothing ...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:OPINION: Black fathers should not be perceived as a threat when they show up for their childrenย
Across the country, Black fathers are too often seen as a threat when they speak up and advocate for their children. And itโs not just in courtrooms and on sidewalks โ itโs happening in classrooms, daycares and schools. Iโve spent my career in education and equity leadership, and I know this is part of a [โฆ] The post OPINION: Black fathers should not be perceived as a threat when they show up for their children...
Published on: August 18, 2025 | Source:Inside a Program Supporting Black Girls Who Love Math
Recent data shows the gender gap in K-12 math performance reappeared. Can enrichment programs focused on studentsโ self-perception help some girls achieve?
Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source:As Data Centers Expand, Should That Concern Schools?
Artificial intelligence has barrelled into the classroom, and the infrastructure behind it could soon crop up in schoolsโ backyards.
Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source:What I Learned About Special Education After Years of Getting It Wrong
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here.Dontrell* came to me early in my microschool journey. ...
Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source:How one state revamped high school to reflect reality: Not everyone goes to college
This story is part of Hechingerโs ongoing coverage about rethinking high school. Read about high school apprenticeships in Indiana, a new diploma in Alabama that trades chemistry for carpentry, and โcareer education for allโ in Kentucky. ELKHART, Ind. โThe numbers were discouraging, and in some cases getting worse. Nearly 30 percent of Indianaโs high schoolers [โฆ] The post How one state revamped high school to reflect...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:In a System That Wasnโt Built for Me, My Students Help Me Stay
โMy students โ across all backgrounds โ support me in ways they may not even realize,โ writes Yolanda Wiggins, a sociology professor at San Jose State ...
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:Adding bus stops, serving biscuits and gravy, and catching butterflies: How schools are tackling absenteeism
(Note: This is the second piece in a two-part series on absenteeism in schools. Read the first part, on seven insights from researchers.) Chronic absenteeism, when students miss 10 percent or more of the school year, is 50 percent higher across the nation than before the pandemic. Researchers say itโs difficult for schools to address [โฆ] The post Adding bus stops, serving biscuits and gravy, and catching butterflies:...
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:This school built high-end training sites on campus to prepare students for local skilled jobs
This story is part of Hechingerโs ongoing coverage about rethinking high school. See our articles about anew diploma in Alabama,aโcareer education for allโmodel in Kentucky, and high school apprenticeships in Indiana. BELOIT, Wis. โ As Chris Hooker eyed a newly built piece of ductwork inside Beloit Memorial High School, a wry smile crept over his [โฆ] The post This school built high-end training sites on campus to...
Published on: August 11, 2025 | Source:What Will Medicaid Cuts Mean For School Health and Wellness Services?
The outlook is bleak for children who lose access to Medicaid in school. As one health expert put it, kids will get sicker, โwhich will cost everybody ...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:How some states are keeping kids with disabilities in child care
Selina Likely, a child care director in Columbus, Ohio, understands the desperation that parents feel when they canโt find a good placement for their children with disabilities. When Likelyโs daughter was a child, the little girl was abruptly kicked out of her daycare center for biting, leaving her mother with little recourse. โI was so [โฆ] The post How some states are keeping kids with disabilities in child care...
Published on: August 07, 2025 | Source:How Sci-Fi Taught Me to Embrace AI in My Classroom
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here.Growing up as a sci-fi geek, the promise of humanity's ...
Published on: August 06, 2025 | Source:STUDENT VOICE: Limited resources at underserved schools can keep students from getting the support they need
As the first in my family to attend college, I felt a profound commitment to excel academically and gain admission to a top university. Growing up amid the hustle and bustle of Silicon Valley, I always envisioned a bright future ahead, with college at the forefront of my goals since elementary school. At my Title [โฆ] The post STUDENT VOICE: Limited resources at underserved schools can keep students from getting the...
Published on: August 05, 2025 | Source:Rolling Back Education Access for Undocumented Students
After 24 years, the Texas Dream Act was dismantled. Advocates warn the move could spread nationally โ jeopardizing the future of thousands.
Published on: August 04, 2025 | Source:Why This English Teacher-Turned-Library Leader Is Optimistic About the End of Book Bans
โPeople want libraries, and they want the services that libraries provide. That's universal.โ
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source:Whatโs a tax credit scholarship? The details behind the first national school voucher program
After decades of trying, conservatives this year succeeded in creating the first national school voucher program. The Republican megabill that President Donald Trump signed into law in July will establish new tax credit scholarships for families to use at private schools, including religious ones โ a long-held goal of school privatization advocates who argue parents [โฆ] The post Whatโs a tax credit scholarship? The...
Published on: August 01, 2025 | Source: