Since ChatGPT and other large language models burst into public consciousness, school boards are drafting policies, universities are hosting symposiums and tech companies are relentlessly promoting their latest AI-powered learning tools. In the race to modernize education, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the new darling of policy innovation. While AI promises efficiency and personalization, it also introduces […] … learn more→

Oklahoma has become a testing ground for reshaping public school curriculum to reflect conservative viewpoints, Make America Great Again priorities and a push for Christian nationalism in the classroom. Oklahoma’s former state education Superintendent Ryan Walters oversaw several controversial education policies in recent years, including mandating in 2024 that all Oklahoma public teachers incorporate the Bible into their lesson plans. Walters resigned from his […] … learn more→

Studying design and technology (D&T) at school gives children the opportunity to get up from behind a desk and learn practical skills. It’s the only subject in the national curriculum in which children can develop and create tangible solutions to real problems. They can get an insight into whether they might enjoy careers in design, […] … learn more→

Distance learning far precedes the digital age. Before online courses, people relied on print materials (and later radio and other technologies) to support formal education when the teacher and learner were physically separated. Today, there are varied ways of supporting distance learning with digital communication. With “asynchronous” online courses, teaching does not occur live. Students access […] … learn more→

A “transformation” is upon us. After a multi-year procession of educational technology products that once promised to shake things up, now it’s AI’s turn. Global organizations like the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, as well as government bodies, present AI to the public as “transformative.” Prominent AI companies with large language model (LLM) chatbots have “education-focused” products, like ChatGPT Education, Claude […] … learn more→

What do puzzles, gymnastics, writing and using maps all have in common? They all rely on people’s ability to visualize objects as they spin, flip or turn in space, without physically moving them. This is a spatial skill that developmental psychologists call mental rotation. Whether a person is navigating a new city or doing a cartwheel, […] … learn more→

Teachers wearing Palestinian headscarves in class in Alcorcón (Madrid) or wearing yellow ribbons in Catalonia , schools inciting their students to strike against an education law or encouraging them to participate in marches against it… Is this educational? Or is it indoctrination? Educating involves seeking to develop the fullest possible development of each person. This includes being able to critically reflect on the […] … learn more→

The education of children with disabilities is a complex issue more than 30 years after “inclusive education” appeared for the first time in an important 1994 United Nations statement. Children with disabilities too often face varied forms of exclusion with minimal interaction with their non-disabled peers — as well as disrupted or curtailed classroom time with their peers because of delayed […] … learn more→

Let us pause for a moment and observe the gentle flow of these words before our eyes, this silent back-and-forth and the voice that reads them in our head . How many of them will remain etched in your memory in five minutes? And how many will remain, effortlessly, in our memory tomorrow? The question is not […] … learn more→

Academic freedom refers to a set of freedoms including freedom of teaching, freedom of research, and freedom of expression, all of which enable the university to fulfill its missions. It is therefore closely linked to the role assigned to the university. To better protect it, as attacks against education and higher education have multiplied in the United […] … learn more→