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Artificial intelligence is already reshaping how we work, communicate and create. In education, however, the conversation is stuck...And that is why, last year, rather than debate whether AI belongs in schools, approximately 40 policymakers and sector leaders took stock of the roadblocks in an education system designed for a different era and wrestled with what it would take to move forward responsibly.

A growing number of education advocacy groups say aggressive immigration enforcement tactics are having a devastating impact on students’ access to education. They are calling on Congress to make funding for the Department of Homeland Security conditional on a less-disruptive approach to enforcement than what agents from Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have used.

An upcoming episode of a popular PBS Kids show will be told from the viewpoint of a character with autism.

Educators and school leaders now face urgent questions around misinformation, academic integrity, and critical thinking.

Districts nationwide are increasingly weighing virtual learning as families express concern about the growing presence of federal immigration agents in communities and near schools, according to local news reports and advocates for immigrant students.

On January 26, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books, digital media, video, and audiobooks for children and young adults — including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, Printz awards, and Pura Belpré awards — at its Youth Media Awards Announcements in Chicago.

Collaborative learning — the process of learning together in the broadest sense, can actively solve problems, provide support, and help develop stronger ideas. In the English language teaching (ELT) classroom, especially with younger learners, group and pair work can unlock even more learning opportunities when combined with intentional support.

U.S. immigration officials have detained at least four children, including a five-year-old, from the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights, according to school officials and a lawyer for the family, who challenged the government narrative of the five-year-old's detention put forward by Vice President JD Vance.

Tracy Byrd, who was Minnesota's 2024-25 Teacher of the Year, is relearning how to teach students in person and online at the same time. His class is navigating its first major literary essay. And amid ongoing federal immigration raids, they’re all learning what it means to live in a new normal.

Reusable message banks, videos with captions, and smart use of translation tools help schools consistently communicate with families in their home language.