Data drives management. Focus on test scores and teachers teach to the test. Focus on monthly literacy data and you interrupt teaching with constant testing. What gets measured gets managed. Sometimes the cost of measurement is higher than the benefit. https://bit.ly/4aHsIRt

Ancestors organized outside classrooms. Why can't schools become sites of resistance? Not reading about revolution. Becoming it. Teach students the power of collective action. https://www.edsurge.com/news/2025-12-03-students-want-power-not-worksheets-schools-must-teach-them-to-organize

AI can diagnose misconceptions. But the "5 percent problem" shows most digital math programs only help top students. Getting diagnostic insights to teachers in useful ways remains the real challenge. https://bit.ly/44m5GeT

Sex ed teachers spend time convincing parents not to opt kids out, explaining what's actually taught. About 50% change their minds. The issue: misinformation and misunderstanding about curriculum content, not the curriculum itself. https://bit.ly/3MRSdFr

Kids spend hours scrolling because their brains reward unexpected good content. We could use that for learning. But the same mechanisms that make TikTok addictive eliminate the productive friction that makes knowledge stick. https://bit.ly/3Yrun5W

When you take time to explain why something matters, Gen Z students lean in. It doesn't need to be formal. A few sentences connecting learning to real-world purpose is enough. They want to understand the intention behind what they're being asked to do. https://bit.ly/4qkJJFC

Food insecurity among child care providers increased from 44% to 58% since 2021. Rising grocery costs, low wages, and scheduling volatility created a perfect storm. 43% already rely on public assistance. https://bit.ly/4px1KjM

In Mississippi, LGBTQ+ topics aren't legally allowed in sex ed. Yet teachers say they're the most popular student questions. Political restrictions prevent evidence-based health education. State policy is 50 years behind places like Massachusetts. https://bit.ly/3MRSdFr

The higher you go in education, the better PD you get. Administrators attend multi-day workshops. Teachers sit through PowerPoints. The message is clear: the closer you are to students, the less your growth matters. https://bit.ly/4aLqvUT

AI literacy is crucial for economic mobility and the future workforce. But schools lack standards, expertise, and guidance. Federal initiatives exist. What's missing is collective action from employers, philanthropists, policymakers, and educators. https://bit.ly/4rBxoOB

In small towns, the school is where people gather for games, performances, weddings, funerals. School design must balance learning spaces with community gathering. It's not just about classrooms, it's about what the community values. https://bit.ly/3MbPXsv

When you take time to explain why something matters, Gen Z students lean in. It doesn't need to be formal. A few sentences connecting learning to real-world purpose is enough. They want to understand the intention behind what they're being asked to do. https://bit.ly/4qkJJFC

Child care workers are paid less than Wawa employees but expected to run centers on impossible margins. Many providers work second jobs just to keep doors open. The system is broken and workers bear the cost. https://bit.ly/3XZurdd

Infants and toddlers are more vulnerable to extreme heat than adults. They breathe more frequently. They need stable routines and close caregivers. Climate change threatens all of it. We need proactive planning, not reactive responses. https://bit.ly/4pGUwJM

Imagine 30-second lessons with satisfying "aha" moments. Students would love it. But without struggle and retrieval, they'd feel informed but not actually learn. The goal isn't to compete with TikTok. It's smarter thinking and problem-solving. https://bit.ly/3Yrun5W

Researchers question if the competition used the right questions. Multiple choice is easy to scale but may not reveal deep thinking. Better questions ask students to explain reasoning. But these are harder to automate. https://bit.ly/44m5GeT

Schools now collect so much data on students that testing takes time away from teaching. Monthly assessments. Multiple platforms. Endless spreadsheets. Teachers are expected to respond to it all. Something is broken about this system. https://bit.ly/4aHsIRt

Project-based learning as organizing. Students pick issues, learn to canvass and protest. Grade comes from process success. Make it happen during school hours when working-class students have time. https://bit.ly/4pnsy5T

Students will use AI anyway, in their free time, for homework. The answer isn't banning it. It's teaching them when AI supports thinking and when it replaces it. That's what employers actually want to hire. https://bit.ly/4rBxoOB

TikTok works because of variable rewards and dopamine loops. Every video might be amazing. But that same mechanism in education skips productive friction, wrestling with problems, making choices, getting feedback. That's where learning actually happens. https://bit.ly/3Yrun5W

Child care costs more than rent in 100 major U.S. metro areas. For two kids, it's double the rent in some cities. Workers make $15 an hour. Providers can't afford it. Families can't afford it. This is a national crisis that nobody's fixing. https://bit.ly/3XZurdd

LGBTQ+ students who learned about LGBTQ+ issues in class had 23% lower suicide attempt odds. Yet only 9 states require this content. Teachers are navigating impossible politics while students need health information. Evidence-based education matters. https://bit.ly/3MRSdFr

Gen Z students keep asking "why" in class. Not as defiance but demanding meaning. They grew up seeing institutions say one thing and do another. Now they want proof that learning matters. Teachers who explain the why see engagement rise dramatically. https://bit.ly/4qkJJFC

Modern learners need flexible spaces. Fidget-friendly furniture. Movable components. Multipurpose areas. Schools must accommodate conditions that didn't exist when these buildings were designed. Design matters for student engagement and well-being. https://bit.ly/3MbPXsv

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Early study: students using AI math tutoring gained 2.4 months of learning progress. But only when human tutors supervised. The challenge: scaling human-AI approaches in schools that lack resources for tutoring. https://bit.ly/44m5GeT

LA wildfires destroyed 40 child care programs, forced 240 to close. Hurricane Helene damaged 55 programs in North Carolina, costing $46 million. Early educators rarely have resources to rebuild. Public investment is essential. https://bit.ly/4pGUwJM

Child care workers work inconsistent schedules, hours cut when enrollment is low. They must work 80 hours/month for SNAP. Find child care for their own kids. Afford food. Something has to give. Most sacrifice meals. https://bit.ly/4px1KjM

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Culturally responsive curricula, student affinity groups, and equity policies remain lawful under civil rights law, but shifting federal orders and lawsuits make compliance a moving target for districts. https://bit.ly/4pOI0YX

Books freed this teacher's mind but not from poverty. Intellectual rigor alone won't galvanize students when nothing changes after dismissal. Schools must become sites of collective action, not just theory. https://bit.ly/4pnsy5T

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Professional learning exists: Edcamp unconferences, writing projects, teacher-led inquiry. Teachers learn together, build agendas, and listen to each other. These work because they honor expertise. https://bit.ly/4aLqvUT

The broader debate now centers on how to create classroom conditions that allow every student to succeed, rather than assuming placement alone can achieve inclusion. https://bit.ly/3LZcgl5

A great read from @edsurge.com: Smartwatches are increasingly becoming kids' first "phones," but the research around adoption, usage, and their impact on kids hasn't yet caught up. bit.ly/4oxv08P

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AI can now predict student math misconceptions from their work. The accuracy is impressive. But identifying what students don't understand is different from fixing it. Teachers still have to turn diagnostic data into better lessons. https://bit.ly/44m5GeT

A 3-year-old fled Hurricane Helene and had tantrums, sleep disruption, and bed-wetting for months. Children can experience trauma from climate disasters and mimic their caregivers' stress. Early learning programs need climate resilience planning. https://bit.ly/4pGUwJM

Teachers create engaging, differentiated lessons for students. Yet they sit through lecture-heavy, one-size-fits-all PD. No discussion. No reflection. They know better for students. Why do we accept less for ourselves? https://bit.ly/44m5GeT

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58% of child care providers experienced hunger. Parents pay more for child care than rent. Yet child care workers earn below $12/hour. The irony: a system that requires quality care from people it won't feed. https://bit.ly/4px1KjM

Could we make learning as addictive as TikTok? Technically yes, use dopamine, surprise rewards, infinite scrolls. But real learning needs struggle and problem-solving. Optimized addictive content creates edu-tainment, not education. https://bit.ly/3Yrun5W

Special education wasn't guaranteed until the 1970s. Children with disabilities were kept out of school for years. Advocates fear we're reverting to that era as federal oversight disappears. https://bit.ly/4a1RT0q

Trump admin threatened to cut funding from districts teaching gender identity in sex ed. Some states complied. Parents are opting kids out. Most don't understand opting out means missing consent, contraception, disease prevention, everything else in sex ed.https://bit.ly/3MRSdFr

Higher ed needs geography at the center. Not niche subject, but framework for understanding climate, tech, justice through spatial thinking. Students who can hold complexity and act, that's what the world needs now. https://bit.ly/4o3OWQh

Judges have blocked federal threats to cut funding for DEI programs, forcing districts that suspended initiatives to reinstate them. Legal uncertainty still leaves many administrators scrambling. https://bit.ly/4pOI0YX

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Effective inclusion depends on training, manageable class sizes, planning time, and strong special education services. Without these elements, students may not receive the help they need.https://bit.ly/3LZcgl5

Half of U.S. schools need to replace HVAC or plumbing systems. Most were built after WWII. Districts have cut renovation spending by $85 billion yearly since 2016. Yet research shows modernized schools optimize student and teacher performance. https://bit.ly/3MbPXsv