Can ChatGPT and other chatbots be trained to eliminate the subtle biases around race, class and gender baked into their training data? buff.ly/47folJf

“Learning to appreciate my anxiety as an essential part of who I am has been a challenging process, but it’s been critical to my growth as a leader.” —Noelani Gabriel Holt, principal and EdSurge fellow buff.ly/4dOhCss

More and more teenagers across the country are completing advanced classes — offered through community colleges — while juggling typical high school activities. Is this a way to spur college-going while also ameliorating high tuition prices? Read more: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-1…

Can new AI technology help schools to reduce disparities in education in the U.S.? If it doesn't, advocates worry it will worsen them. Read more: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-1…

New federal data shows slight improvements in youth mental health, but long-term trends remain concerning, with increased bullying and safety fears. EdSurge Nadia aka relatable data journalist 📊 New Data Shows Some Improvement in Youth Mental Health, With a Long Way Still to Go edsurge.com/news/2024-08-3…

Chaula Butterworth was a stay-at-home mom before the pandemic, raising her three school-aged kids. But as her youngest child’s school district sought to return to in-person learning in 2021, Butterworth felt something of a call to service. Read more: edsurge.com/news/2024-09-0…

Education reform movements appear to be caught in a loop, attempting similar changes “again and again.” These changes pit education research against each other. Meanwhile, students still struggle to read. Is education is prone to “fads"? Read more: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-0…

"The families I worked with were being re-traumatized by systems that were designed to keep them under-resourced and in a state of chronic stress." For our Voices series, we spoke with Lauren Snelling about her experiences as a Black woman counselor: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-0…

Each summer, Deb Perelman, a best-selling food writer, welcomes teachers to share their school supply lists in a Google form and calls upon her 1.8 million followers to help purchase what they can. Read our exclusive interview with Perelman, here: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-2…

School districts in rural America experience challenges in supporting non-native English speakers, but some are bucking this trend. This article from The Daily Yonder via EdSurge delves into this important issue and highlights one district’s success story: bit.ly/4e2Z07K

As generative AI tools promise to draft properly-formatted text from simple prompts and the click of a button, new questions are rising about what role college writing centers should play. Will they be needed in the future? Read more: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-1…

When Tim Walz was announced as Kamala Harris’ running mate, his ascendancy helped to elevate the idea of educators serving in public office. Politics is a natural progression for educators, teacher-candidates and political scientists say. Read more: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-2…

Jeremy Price, an associate professor at Indiana University, was curious to if new AI chatbots including ChatGPT are biased around issues of race and class. So he devised an unusual experiment to find out. Hear about his findings on the EdSurge Podcast: edsurge.com/news/2024-09-0…

📊 Did you know? Students using Prodigy Math outperformed their peers in California test scores. Discover the academic and attitudinal benefits of game-based learning: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-2… #SponsoredContent Prodigy Education

2023 was the hottest year ever recorded on the planet — by far. More than halfway in, 2024 is on track to exceed it. In early care and education, children and caregivers are finding that the heat is disrupting their everyday routines. Read more: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-1…

Experts in artificial intelligence have experimented with creating chatbots that can fill support roles in classrooms. On the EdSurge Podcast, we hear from two instructors who brought in AI chatbot versions of themselves as teaching assistants this year: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-2…

“We need to be careful that the young people in our stories are not passive recipients, but active agents in the experiences of mental health.” buff.ly/4dRSNvB

"Students, staff and peers have misconceptions about what it means to wear a hijab. Instead of leaving the classroom, I’m humanizing my experience." Read about Hind Haddad's journey as a Muslim teacher in a predominantly white school: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-2…

For EdSurge's Voices of Change series, Noelani Gabriel Holt, principal at Girls Prep Bronx II, discusses how her anxiety shapes her identity and experiences, how she copes with it and leverages it as a strength in her work. Read more: edsurge.com/news/2024-09-0…

All families, especially immigrant families, need access to home visiting programs. Investing in early childhood education has significant benefits for children and families. Yet these programs are perpetually underfunded and understaffed. Read more: edsurge.com/news/2024-08-2…