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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 13h
During a routine professional development webinar, Court Shuller and their colleagues found themselves scrolling TikTok for classroom ideas. That moment helped inspire a different approach to professional learning.
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Traditional PD Wasn’t Enough. So I Used TikTok to Create an Engaging Alternative.
Tired of compliance-driven workshops, one teacher took to TikTok to turn literacy research into actionable classroom strategies.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 14h
Yellowstone changed the way Nathan Kraai thought about change: The wolves changed relationships within an ecosystem, and everything else followed. He began seeing the same pattern in schools.
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What Yellowstone, Rwanda and AI Taught Me About Change
By viewing our classrooms as interconnected ecosystems, we can move beyond the surface-level debate over technology to focus on cultivating judgment, ...
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 19h
AI features are rapidly making their way into edtech products. What evidence should schools expect before those tools reach students? 🎧 Listen to the full episode at the link or on your preferred podcast platform.
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Can Schools Trust AI Features in Edtech Products?
In this episode of This Week with EdSurge, two former educators join to discuss EdReport's recent brief and explain why it is so important to verify ...
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 20h
Experts told EdSurge that parents should avoid putting identifiable personal data, medical diagnoses, or legal documents into AI tools when preparing for IEP meetings. Privacy remains a major concern.
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Parents Are Bringing AI to the IEP Meeting. How Should Teachers Respond?
Using AI in IEP meetings can benefit parents and teachers – if done correctly.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 20h
A new EdReports brief reviewed 10 K-12 curriculum and edtech providers. Only one included third-party evidence that its embedded AI features improved educational outcomes.
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Study: EdTech Is Rushing AI Integration Before Proving It Works
As AI features flood K-12 curricula, educators are left to filter proven quality from marketing hype.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 29/09/2026
What’s changing in education, and what does it mean for the people living through it? This Week with EdSurge digs into the ideas, research, and conversations shaping teaching and learning. 🎧 Listen at the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 29/09/2026
More homework does not automatically mean more rigor. Cathy Vatterott says schools often confuse load with rigor, compliance with responsibility, and replication with preparation, especially when preparing students for the next level.
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Are Schools Inadvertently Making Students More Stressed?
Cathy Vatterott, author of “The Teens Are Not Alright,” believes schools are treating the symptoms of student stress instead of looking at the real problem.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 28/09/2026
Mike Anderson says teachers probably can’t avoid the “October Blues” entirely. Recognizing the slump can help, along with small, sustainable habits around sleep, movement, and healthy food.
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The “October Blues” Are Coming. Here’s How Teachers Can Beat Them.
Mike Anderson, author of “Rekindle Your Professional Fire,” believes new teachers are especially vulnerable to an emotional letdown after the start of ...
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 28/09/2026
Before adopting AI tools, Pattie Morales asks: Who owns the data? Does the tool respect living culture? Does it strengthen human relationships?
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Stitching the Future: Technology as a Sacred Trust - EdSurge News
By grounding our digital strategy in the same values as our ancestors, we can ensure technology serves our school community rather than consuming it.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 25/09/2026
Thinking about your next career move? From curriculum and research to edtech and school leadership, the EdSurge Jobs Board features opportunities across the education sector. 🔎 See who's hiring: jobsboard.edsurge.com
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 25/09/2026
At Indian Community School, AI literacy includes cultural safety, Indigenous data sovereignty, and hands-on digital storytelling led by students’ own voices.
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Stitching the Future: Technology as a Sacred Trust - EdSurge News
By grounding our digital strategy in the same values as our ancestors, we can ensure technology serves our school community rather than consuming it.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 25/09/2026
Nicole Barnes of the APA says engagement and usage data should not stand in for evidence of learning. She sees the same concern with current AI tools and views the New York and Los Angeles moratoriums as a chance for schools to slow down and evaluate them.
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New York and Los Angeles Ban Student-Facing AI (For Now). Should Other Schools Follow?
The bans, coupled with a new APA report, signal a shift from rapid AI adoption toward more deliberate evaluation.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 25/09/2026
Voices of Change Fellow Nathan Kraai’s sixth-grade team thought a lesson had succeeded. Their debrief changed that assessment: They had been measuring engagement when what they really cared about was understanding.
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What Yellowstone, Rwanda and AI Taught Me About Change
By viewing our classrooms as interconnected ecosystems, we can move beyond the surface-level debate over technology to focus on cultivating judgment, ...
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 24/09/2026
Industry partners in this Alabama cybersecurity program help shape projects, advise students through challenges, and provide feedback informed by current practice. The pathway receives district implementation support from Digital Promise. #SponsoredContent
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Inside Alabama’s Next-Generation Cybersecurity Classroom
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 24/09/2026
What draws men into teaching, and what could encourage more to enter the profession? On This Week with EdSurge, Ed Finkel discusses survey findings on career motivations for male educators. 🎧 Listen: www.edsurge.com/news/the-cost-of-un…
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 24/09/2026
A principal and an 11th grader saw promise in ChatGPT for Teens, especially for students without help at home. Their shared caution: The tool cannot replace teachers or students’ own thinking.
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A Principal and a Student Reviewed the New ChatGPT for Teens. They Had Plenty to Say - EdSurge News
The new offering is promising, but there are some real-world reservations.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 24/09/2026
A shorter fuse. Less energy. More difficulty keeping up with planning. Mike Anderson says the “October Blues” can make it harder for teachers to stay sharp, patient, and energized for engaging lessons.
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The “October Blues” Are Coming. Here’s How Teachers Can Beat Them.
Mike Anderson, author of “Rekindle Your Professional Fire,” believes new teachers are especially vulnerable to an emotional letdown after the start of ...
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 24/09/2026
Cathy Vatterott asks schools to look at the schedule students move through every day: seven different classes, only a few minutes between subjects, and a short lunch. Is that designed for students’ needs, or is it mostly tradition?
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Are Schools Inadvertently Making Students More Stressed?
Cathy Vatterott, author of “The Teens Are Not Alright,” believes schools are treating the symptoms of student stress instead of looking at the real problem.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 23/09/2026
AI may help parents understand IEP documents and draft questions. Educators also warn that AI is not an IEP expert, and its recommendations need careful review through conversation with the full IEP team.
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Parents Are Bringing AI to the IEP Meeting. How Should Teachers Respond?
Using AI in IEP meetings can benefit parents and teachers – if done correctly.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 23/09/2026
What happens when AI-generated children's videos don't reflect how the world actually works? Adam Stone examines the rise of AI-generated content for young children. 🎧 Listen: www.edsurge.com/news/the-cost-of-un…
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 23/09/2026
Why are men leaving teaching? What are young children learning from AI-generated videos? 🎧 Listen to the full episode at the link or on your preferred podcast platform. 🔗: www.edsurge.com/news/the-cost-of-un…
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 23/09/2026
Dacia Toll writes that AI-supported reading tools should push students back into the text, not around it. The goal is to make rigorous reading more accessible without removing the cognitive work.
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AI Can Help One of K-12’s Biggest Challenges: Middle School Reading - EdSurge News
Artificial intelligence can bridge the middle grades literacy gap by providing individualized student reading instruction at scale.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 22/09/2026
Slow Wi-Fi. Broken laptops. Missing chargers. Full rosters. Sofia Gonzalez writes that AI made classroom inequities more visible while helping her experiment with new ways to support students.
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How AI Taught Me to Embrace Vulnerability in the Classroom - EdSurge News
True innovation isn’t found in mastering every platform, but in being willing to ask deeper questions and take risks.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 22/09/2026
Learning Commons has launched an open platform offering K-12 standards, curricula, and evaluation tools. Educators see potential in making these resources available, while some question the role of a private organization in developing AI infrastructure for schools.
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Learning Commons Launches Open Platform for K-12 Edtech
The CZI-backed initiative helps educators and developers use state standards, curricula, and datasets to create and evaluate classroom AI, but critics ...
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 22/09/2026
Teachers are learning to vet AI-generated videos by checking creators, watching for jumbled text or misspelled words, and avoiding autoplay that can send young children into unvetted clips.
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AI Videos Are Warping Early Learning, Teachers Say. Here’s How They’re Responding - EdSurge News
The rise of so-called “baby slop” is turning early childhood educators into media critics.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 22/09/2026
Want to start a Pokémon Club at your school? Join EdSurge on Oct. 21 for a FREE webinar exploring how official clubs work. 📋 Register: events.smartbrief.com/register-now/… #SponsoredContent
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 22/09/2026
Student artists in the Me, Myself, and AI competition made deliberate choices about when to use AI, when to limit it, and when parts of a project should remain entirely their own.
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Student Artists Wrestle with AI’s Promise and Peril - EdSurge News
Four student artists map out what artificial intelligence means for their communities today — and 50 years from now.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 21/09/2026
What reading support do students need after elementary school? Dacia Toll examines the literacy challenges facing older students as texts become more complex and academic demands increase. 🎧 Listen: www.edsurge.com/news/the-missing-mi…
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 21/09/2026
Are schools preparing students for an unpredictable future? Maria Flynn, president and CEO of JFF, spoke with EdSurge about school-to-workforce connections, career awareness, and the skills young people will need as AI and business practices evolve.
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Navigating the Future of Work: A Conversation with JFF’s Maria Flynn
From baseline AI literacy to early career exposure, Jobs for the Future president Maria Flynn shares how education systems can prepare young people for ...
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 21/09/2026
Handwritten brainstorming. Printed-text annotation. Technology-free discussion. Device-free writing. Melinda Medina calls these pro-thinking activities in an AI age.
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Protecting Student Cognition in the Age of AI - EdSurge News
Educators must shift their focus from preventing cognitive offloading to preserving the critical thinking skills AI threatens to replace.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 21/09/2026
Federal cuts to SNAP are shrinking the pool of families automatically certified for free school meals. Some districts risk losing eligibility for the Community Eligibility Provision, while families in non-CEP schools that previously qualified for free lunch will have to reapply.
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Schools Scramble as Budget Cuts Force Reset of Free Lunch Programs
Parents, students and schools alike are navigating the changes in CEP eligibility after funding cuts.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 21/09/2026
Indiana started a childcare assistance waitlist in December 2024. By spring 2026, nearly 37,000 children were waiting. State officials later announced funding expected to move roughly 8,000 off the list. Reported by @apnews.com in partnership with EdSurge.
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Hundreds of Thousands of Eligible Kids Are Waiting for Childcare Assistance - EdSurge News
A nationwide investigation reveals massive waitlists for government-funded childcare assistance, leaving low-income families stranded without essential ...
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 18/09/2026
Some AI-generated videos for young children look educational at first. Educators say closer viewing can reveal inaccurate information, hallucinated visuals, jumbled text, or misspelled words.
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AI Videos Are Warping Early Learning, Teachers Say. Here’s How They’re Responding - EdSurge News
The rise of so-called “baby slop” is turning early childhood educators into media critics.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 18/09/2026
Reading difficulties can affect far more than literacy class. Experts explain how struggling readers can face barriers across subjects as coursework becomes more demanding. 🎧 Listen: www.edsurge.com/news/the-missing-mi…
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 18/09/2026
Reading comprehension does not always follow a simple sequence of skills. Dacia Toll writes that AI tools could help teachers see where meaning breaks down across students’ everyday work.
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AI Can Help One of K-12’s Biggest Challenges: Middle School Reading - EdSurge News
Artificial intelligence can bridge the middle grades literacy gap by providing individualized student reading instruction at scale.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 17/09/2026
Sofia Gonzalez used AI to brainstorm lessons, shape discussion questions, and redesign assignments for multilingual learners. It helped her plan rigorous conversations around immigration, ICE, identity, and belonging.
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How AI Taught Me to Embrace Vulnerability in the Classroom - EdSurge News
True innovation isn’t found in mastering every platform, but in being willing to ask deeper questions and take risks.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 17/09/2026
In Alabama, students are working in a private cyber range and preparing for capstones modeled after real cybersecurity work through a pathway supported by @digitalpromise.bsky.social. #SponsoredContent
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Inside Alabama’s Next-Generation Cybersecurity Classroom
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 17/09/2026
The Me, Myself, and AI competition asked students to analyze AI-generated art, discuss authorship and originality, and create work that reflected their own ideas.
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Student Artists Wrestle with AI’s Promise and Peril - EdSurge News
Four student artists map out what artificial intelligence means for their communities today — and 50 years from now.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 16/09/2026
Conversations about AI in schools rarely stay focused on the technology itself, writes Voices of Change Fellow Nathan Kraai. They become conversations about thinking, curiosity, judgment, and what learning is for when answers have become nearly instantaneous.
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What Yellowstone, Rwanda and AI Taught Me About Change
By viewing our classrooms as interconnected ecosystems, we can move beyond the surface-level debate over technology to focus on cultivating judgment, ...
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 16/09/2026
Why do some struggling readers fall even further behind once they reach middle school? 🎧 Listen at the link or on your preferred podcast platform. 🔗: www.edsurge.com/news/the-missing-mi…
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 16/09/2026
In Melinda Medina’s classroom, students annotate, discuss, gather evidence, and develop a claim before AI enters the conversation. Only then can it serve as a thought partner.
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Protecting Student Cognition in the Age of AI - EdSurge News
Educators must shift their focus from preventing cognitive offloading to preserving the critical thinking skills AI threatens to replace.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 15/09/2026
Need a quick way to stay current on education? This Week with EdSurge covers the ideas, policies, technologies, and classroom questions shaping the field right now. 🎧 Listen at the link or find the podcast on your preferred platform.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 15/09/2026
Parents waiting for childcare assistance described falling behind on bills, relying on acquaintances for care, or bringing children to work or class. Many already qualified for help. Reported by @apnews.com in partnership with EdSurge.
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Hundreds of Thousands of Eligible Kids Are Waiting for Childcare Assistance - EdSurge News
A nationwide investigation reveals massive waitlists for government-funded childcare assistance, leaving low-income families stranded without essential ...
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 15/09/2026
A few weeks into the school year, teachers can hit a predictable slump in energy known as the “October Blues.” Ira Apfel spoke with Mike Anderson about why it happens and why first-year teachers may be especially vulnerable.
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The “October Blues” Are Coming. Here’s How Teachers Can Beat Them. - EdSurge News
Mike Anderson, author of “Rekindle Your Professional Fire,” believes new teachers are especially vulnerable to an emotional letdown after the start of ...
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 15/09/2026
Educators say pay, mentorship, career pathways, and a sense of belonging all matter when schools try to recruit and retain more male teachers.
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As Male Teachers Vanish From the Classroom, Schools Look for Ways to Bring Them Back - EdSurge News
A new survey of 145 men in the profession points to mentorship, pay and a sense of belonging as the biggest levers for recruitment and retention.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 14/09/2026
New York City and Los Angeles Unified are restricting student-facing generative AI as the school year begins, @sebasolive.com writes for EdSurge. The moves came just before an APA report called for closer analysis of edtech tools, citing generative AI as a particular risk.
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New York and Los Angeles Ban Student-Facing AI (For Now). Should Other Schools Follow? - EdSurge News
The bans, coupled with a new APA report, signal a shift from rapid AI adoption toward more deliberate evaluation.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 14/09/2026
Phones cause distraction, Dan Clark writes. Students also get distracted by books, and schools do not ban those. He argues for digital citizenship, media literacy, and guided use over blanket cellphone crackdowns.
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The Case Against the Classroom Cellphone Crackdown - EdSurge News
Instead of banning the technology, schools have an opportunity to promote digital citizenship and student engagement.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 14/09/2026
A student’s question about AI sent Beth Yirga beyond the classroom for answers. 🎧 Listen: www.edsurge.com/news/two-students-t…
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 14/09/2026
A company once proposed “virtual ancestors” trained on the stories, voices, and wisdom of living tribal elders. Pattie Morales writes about the red flags around IP, data privacy, and sacred knowledge.
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Stitching the Future: Technology as a Sacred Trust - EdSurge News
By grounding our digital strategy in the same values as our ancestors, we can ensure technology serves our school community rather than consuming it.
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EdSurge @edsurge.com · 14/09/2026
Annie, an Alabama 11th grader, liked using ChatGPT for Teens to study Spanish. Study Mode started with basics, offered practice, and made mistakes feel less intimidating.
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A Principal and a Student Reviewed the New ChatGPT for Teens. They Had Plenty to Say - EdSurge News
The new offering is promising, but there are some real-world reservations.
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