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Fourth graders are already using AI to explain their reasoning and receive instant scores and feedback. Some parents are now asking whether schools are moving too quickly.
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The AI boom is consuming so much computer memory that school laptops are getting significantly more expensive. Some districts are now reconsidering how often devices need replacing and even whether every student still needs one.
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With classroom temperatures exceeding 40°C and hundreds of thousands of students missing school during heatwaves, UK educators are asking whether exam dates and school hours need to change.
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A new report says ChatGPT’s teen safeguards can still miss unsafe interactions, raising a bigger question about what “safe for teens” should actually mean.
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A new bipartisan U.S. bill would encourage full school-day cellphone bans. The evidence suggests stricter bans may work better, but removing phones does not automatically remove digital distraction.
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More than 100 students at a Washington high school walked out of class demanding clearer AI rules. Their slogan: “Pencils, not prompts.”
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A UK training company is using AI to review every instructor session. The company says it improves coaching quality. Some teachers say it feels like constant surveillance.
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AI can generate classroom materials instantly. A new open platform is trying to solve the harder problem: making sure those materials are actually appropriate, accurate and aligned to learning goals.
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Napster has partnered with GEMS Education to build AI “digital twins” of teachers, giving students access to teacher-informed support outside school hours.
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Microsoft and major U.S. teacher unions have agreed on enforceable AI privacy rules for schools, including a ban on using student data to train AI models.
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The latest PISA results are out, and the headline is not encouraging. Across OECD countries, average performance in reading and mathematics has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded by PISA. Reading scores are now 28 points lower than in 2015, which the OECD describes as roughly one and a
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Every school has books that students are expected to read. Some become lifelong favourites. Some are remembered mainly because there was a test afterwards. This week, The Guardian asked a group of leading authors a deceptively simple question: Which novel should every school teach? Their answers were varied, personal and