More than half a million school-age migrant children have arrived in the U.S. since 2022, according to immigration court records collected by Syracuse University, exacerbating overcrowding in some classrooms; compounding teacher and budget shortfalls; forcing teachers to grapple with language barriers and inflaming social tensions in places unaccustomed to educating immigrant students.

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona was in Kissimmee on Thursday to talk about the importance of incentivizing more people to go into teaching, especially in high-demand areas like special education.

As technology continues to evolve, we must remain vigilant in ensuring that it serves our ultimate goal: to help students and teachers become more human in an increasingly digital world.