Teachers see both promise and risk in using AI in classrooms, researchers say. Without proper training and support, the technology could deepen gaps between wealthy and struggling schools.

History shows rapid tech rollouts in schools rarely yield lasting gains. MIT researcher Justin Reich urges a cautious, evidence-based approach as educators experiment with artificial intelligence.

More than half of Detroit’s K12 students are chronically absent, largely due to barriers like housing instability, poor health and unreliable transportation. Experts say schools can’t solve the issue alone—broader community support and investment are essential.

While students of color made up 47% of those diagnosed with disabilities in 2012, about 80% of special education teachers were white—highlighting a racial mismatch between educators and the students they serve, new research says.

Schools around the world have implemented phone bans. The guiding principle everywhere has been to help students do better in school. But studies have shown these bans often don’t work as planned.

As education scholars focused on literacy practices in schools, here are five ways the COVID-19 pandemic—and the rapid shift to remote learning and back—transformed education.

There is one key exception. When a president endorses a policy that is traditionally more popular with members of the other party, partisan polarization on that issue tends to lessen slightly. Also, public opinion as a whole tends to shift in the direction of the president’s position.

Summer learning can play a crucial role in helping students recover learning lost during the pandemic. The federal government has also acknowledged the importance of summer learning through its Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, or ESSER.