Surveillance and security is hurting student performance
We reported that surveillance is more likely to target low income students, new science published in the journal of criminal...
Transcend Education’s new database aims to open up K-12 innovation
One of the themes that we discuss on this site is how difficult it can be to change the way...
Connecticut will now teach every student about climate change
Schools in Connecticut were already teaching most students about human caused climate change, but Connecticut House Bill 5285 will now...
EdTech meets computer Science: An interview with Mike Roberts
Something that Justin Reich talked about a lot in Failure to Disrupt is the idea that technology alone can’t disrupt...
Virginia is making it really hard to be, or even help, a trans student
In a move that should surprise none of us anymore, Virginia Governor Glen Youngkin’s office released a set of “Model...
The government will refund you any student loan payments made since March 2020
Payments for federal student loans have been on pause since March 13th, 2020 as a direct response to the novel...
Student loan forgiveness is a bit of a minefield
As we reported, Mississippi and North Carolina have confirmed that they are planning on taxing student loan forgiveness as income,...
We’re divided on how much to be concerned on teacher shortage
As schools start their fall semester, teacher shortages are plaguing districts across the country. Schools are brainstorming ideas for how...
Mississippi is the first, but might not be the last, state to tax student loan forgiveness as income
Loan and debt forgiveness, according to the US tax code, is treated as taxable income. The Federal government has decided...
Biden makes all Federally funded research open to the public by 2026
Back in 2013 Barack Obama worked out a compromise between advocates for free and open research and s scientific publishing...