Is AI devaluing a college degree? An update. A new study provides initial evidence for that theory: The college wage advantage has dropped sharply in the last several years. See the graph below. The researchers offer a rough estimate…
Like many parents, Arielle Roth has concerns about her children’s screen time at school. But unlike her peers, she’s in a position to influence the issue at nearly every school in America. Roth heads an obscure federal agency within the…
Arabella Zink softly touches the keys of her laptop, leaning forward to listen to the voice coming from the computer speakers. The seventh grader is building code, dragging and dropping elements on a screen to turn the educational…
About a third of all shooting victims in Philadelphia this year were age 22 or under, or what the School District of Philadelphia calls “school-aged youth.” That ratio has held steady since 2024, even as the total number of shooting…
New York City is ratcheting up restrictions on students’ access to YouTube on school-issued devices, education officials told City Council members on Tuesday. The disclosure came just one day after Council members Shekar Krishnan and…
Some parents are organizing campaigns to opt their kids out of classroom tech. Others are suing education software companies. But there may be a quieter majority: Parents who support some screen time in schools. That’s according to…
The school year started Thursday with a new policy restricting artificial intelligence and screen time for New York City’s youngest students, and many parents feel relieved. They welcome the limits, not only for what they mean in the…
Memphis-Shelby County Schools has quietly ended a yearslong policy of giving every student their own personal laptop or tablet . Parents and educators at Memphis’ White Station High School were taken by surprise last month when school…
Newark Public Schools Superintendent Roger León started the first day of classes with a tour of elementary schools across the city, beginning at Elliott Street Elementary School. León’s top priority for the day? It’s making sure…