Improving attendance is one of the highest-return investments available to policymakers: An analysis suggests that raising high school graduation rates by just three percentage points could generate billions of dollars.
Schools are urged to adopt AI while limiting student screen time, creating an apparent contradiction. Experts say the key is using AI purposefully within strong learning models, not as an add-on.
The dominant metaphor for colleges of education is a pipeline. Candidates enter, complete preparation, and exit into schools. That model is no longer sufficient.
New Jersey is proposing new curriculum standards to help students spot misinformation, use AI responsibly, protect their privacy and build financial literacy. The changes would also expand information literacy and computer science instruction across grade levels.
From chained manuscripts in 16th-century Florence to ChatGPT in the classroom, every information revolution has changed what teachers do, but never made them obsolete—and this one won't either.
