Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. Schools have been struggling for ...

BIDDEFORD, Maine — Innovation can change lives by making it safer and easier for people with disabilities to take part in everyday activities. With support from Special Olympics Maine, future ...

Research shows that Gen Z will be the first generation to score lower on standardized tests than their parents. A number of educators argue that the arrival of technology in the classroom was the ...

For many adults, the next chapter starts in a classroom, a lab or a workshop. At Tulsa Tech, that step forward can happen at any stage of life. Adult Career Development classes are designed for real ...

Like many university instructors, Steven Jackson knows his way around a lecture hall. The rows of seating, the balcony above, the lectern centered carefully at the front — all part of the traditional ...

Two weeks without internet pass very slowly. Due to an ice storm, my home internet went down. I spent two weeks doing some of my work at a nearby coffee shop, but at home, I did what most people do. I ...

Learning a new language can be a fun yet frustrating endeavor. Like any new skill, consistency is key. As much as we might want to, we can’t all pick up and move to France for six months to become ...

If you look at how much we use apps to track our sleep, our steps, or our food, it only makes sense that we’re finally using those same tools for our intimate lives. This is sex tech, and it’s a lot ...

As a woman in tech, mastering skills in 2026 means more than watching tutorials alone or bookmarking courses you will never finish. It now requires you to find the right platforms where learning is ...

It was a promise too good to be true. Imagine every fourth grader on earth having the world’s best teachers, every classic book and instant access to any field of study right at their fingertips.

Use gamification to learn geography, art history, how to play an instrument, and more. I love traveling and learning about the world, but I'll admit there are some regions I don't know well. Globo is ...

McPherson Middle School in Kansas had been burned before by education technology, but in 2022 school leaders were ready to try again. They selected a digital programme called IXL from a statewide ...