Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2024
ED Surge
JANUARY 17, 2025
Part of that involved the question of whether schools should ban smartphones one of the biggest policy debates of the year in K-12 education. Can I have your attention?
Here Are the 10 Stories K-12 Readers Couldn’t Put Down in 2024
ED Surge
JANUARY 9, 2025
As we look back at the K-12 stories that resonated the most with our readers last year, a trend quickly emerges: 2024 was the year of the personal essay. But overall, EdSurge articles that highlighted educators experiences and called for more connection gripped readers all year. Here are the most popular K-12 stories of 2024.
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Reading Skills Are in Sharp Decline. Rescuing Them Won't be Easy.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
The 2024 results of the nations report card, released last week by the National Center for Education Statistics, show that for the third time in a row fourth and eighth grade reading scores have dropped on the biannual assessment. In Zoom class, youre just a little blot on the screen. Students are not where we need or want them to be.
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Unlocking AI’s Potential in Higher Education
ED Surge
DECEMBER 6, 2024
According to Microsofts 2024 Work Trend Index , 75 percent of knowledge workers use AI, double the percentage of just six months before. Its clear that the ways we communicate, make decisions and solve problems are changing as we embrace this new technology. Education is no exception.
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Most college students are taking online classes, but they’re paying just as much as in-person students
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 15, 2025
Eighty percent of Americans think online learning after high school should cost less than in-person programs, according to a 2024 survey of 1,705 adults by New America. After all, technology has reduced prices in many other industries. Bittners confusion about the price is widespread. Online was going to be disruptive.
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Digital Promise Reflections: 5 EdTech Insights from ISTELive 24
Digital Promise
JULY 10, 2024
Digital Promise leaders reflect on top insights and learnings around education technology from the ISTELive 2024 conference.
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Portland’s Universal Pre-K Proposal Was Hailed as a ‘National Model.’ How’s the Rollout Going?
ED Surge
APRIL 7, 2025
Tram Gonzalez, owner of Color Wings Preschool, which opened in 2024, attributes much of her program's early success to Multnomah County's Preschool for All initiative. For 2024-25, lead teachers with a bachelor degree who work at a program that participates in Preschool for All must earn a minimum of $29.42 Photo courtesy of Gonzalez.
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Researchers Try Using AI Chatbots to Conduct Interviews for Social Science Studies
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
In the following, you will conduct an interview with a human respondent to find out the participant’s motivations and reasoning regarding their voting choice during the legislative elections on June 30, 2024, in France, a few days after the interview.”
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Why the Dire State of the Early Learning Workforce Is ‘Alarming and Not Surprising’
ED Surge
MARCH 31, 2025
After 28 years working in early childhood, Jennifer Trippetts program experienced a budget shortfall for the first time in 2024. That reality makes it near-impossible to pay staff livable wages, let alone pay them what they deserve, without forcing programs to go under, many providers have found.
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Why ‘Brain Rot’ Can Hurt Learning — and How One District Is Kicking It Out of School
ED Surge
JANUARY 16, 2025
Id wanted to get a kids perspective on brain rot, Oxford University Press 2024 word of the year that describes both low-quality video content and what seemingly happens to the mind after watching too much of it. I was recently sitting with my friends 9-year-old son, Guillermo, as he teed up a YouTube video on the TV.
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Acceptance is Key to Mental Health for LGBTQ+ Youth, Data Shows
ED Surge
MARCH 6, 2025
The data is based on a 2024 survey of more than 28,500 LGBTQ+ youth ages 13 to 24. The Trevor Project, a national suicide prevention nonprofit for LGBTQ+ youth, released a new report that gives a state-by-state look at the mental health of their target demographic.
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Teachers Believe That AI Is Here to Stay in Education. How It Should Be Taught Is Debatable.
ED Surge
MARCH 27, 2025
Thats up from just 6 percent in 2024. While every years crop of finalists is impressive, Adams says the program organizers noticed something different about this years cohort of brainy student engineers. Among the top 50 teams, 42 percent used artificial intelligence to power their inventions.
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Are We There Yet? Skills-Based Technologies, Hiring and Advancement
ED Surge
JULY 19, 2024
SkillRise , an ISTE initiative, examined job seekers’ perceptions of digital skills and skills-based technologies, focusing on their potential career impacts, from initial hiring to advancement. SkillRise , an ISTE initiative, enhances adult learning with educational technology. Are You Looking for a Digital Skills Program?
3 Things Educators and Edtech Suppliers Need to Talk About
ED Surge
MAY 1, 2024
Collaboration and open dialogue are key as we navigate this terrain, ensuring innovation meets the needs of today's educational institutions. While only a little more than half of higher education institutions expect IT budgets to increase, the increase is only about two percent.
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What If Finding Child Care Online Were as Easy as Making a Dinner Reservation?
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
In 2024, if you want to make a dinner reservation, you’re very likely to open an app on your phone, input a few details and then filter your results to see which restaurants have availability for your party size, date and time. If you want to find child care, on the other hand, good luck.
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What We Can Learn From Red States' Approaches to Child Care Challenges
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Policymakers across the political spectrum ran for office on child care issues in 2024. From the presidential campaigns to local races, Democrats and Republicans both acknowledged that our early care and learning systems are not functioning for families, educators or their communities.
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Putting People First as Higher Ed Grapples With AI
ED Surge
APRIL 29, 2024
In late 2023, Educause administered a survey to measure current sentiments within the higher education community related to strategic planning and readiness, policies and procedures, the workforce, and the future of AI in higher education. However, it is necessary.
As Apprenticeships Expand in Early Childhood, These States Are Training the Field’s Future Leaders
ED Surge
JANUARY 14, 2025
That was the most useful piece of the experience for Jess Jarvis, who graduated from the first cohort of the Early Childhood Emerging Leaders apprenticeship with Neighborhood Villages in February 2024.
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PROOF POINTS: Most college kids are taking at least one class online, even long after campuses reopened
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 29, 2024
Online has become more the norm,” said Phil Hill, a consultant and market analyst of education technology in higher education, whose newsletter alerted me to the new milestone. “It’s 21, 2024 newsletter, “ Fall 2022 IPEDS Data: Profile of US Higher Ed Online Education.”
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What Happens When a School Closes Its Library?
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
Even by Houston ISD’s own calculations, the school is expected to earn a B rating when 2023 and 2024 school “report cards” are released. A lawsuit by Texas school districts over the change has halted the release of 2023 ratings for now, and a second lawsuit is similarly blocking the state from releasing 2024 ratings.
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An Education Chatbot Company Collapsed. Where Did the Student Data Go?
ED Surge
JULY 15, 2024
A statement issued by the school district said “several educational technology companies are interested in acquiring” AllHere to continue its work, though nothing concrete has been announced.
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Revised Federal Edtech Plan Calls for Closing Digital Divides
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
While the emergency switch to remote instruction caused students to fall behind in learning — with regular assessments showing declining test scores, especially in math — it also significantly sped up the adoption of digital devices and impressed upon districts the importance of technology, according to advocates.
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Research to Impact: Four Steps to Build a Successful Edtech Enterprise
ED Surge
JANUARY 26, 2024
Those are vital questions for education technology innovators as they build ventures, secure funding and expand their impact. Catalyst @ Penn GSE, a global center for education innovation at the University of Pennsylvania, is passionate about supporting education entrepreneurs. If you build it, will it work?
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More colleges and universities outsource services to for-profit companies
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 8, 2021
In many cases, she said, “they’re getting an education that’s largely created by a whole other entity that may or may not have good outcomes.”. Educational technology: $16 billion. They spend $16 billion annually on educational technology , projected to rise to $20 billion by 2024, BMO Capital Markets estimates.
Challenging the tried-and-true, to serve a younger generation of students
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 20, 2020
billion by 2024 from $1.7 billion in 2018 as technology-driven change increases the demand for more flexible classroom space. Nearly 70 percent of district administrators said they considered engagement to be the most effective sign that a piece of educational technology is useful.
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‘My Job, Like the Anaconda in My Dream, Is Consuming Me.’
ED Surge
APRIL 5, 2024
What It Means to Teach in Texas in 2024 I teach in Texas where it seems like every day brings a new nightmare. When I try to talk to people about the state of education, my thoughts become muddled as I try to briefly summarize complex funding models and complicated political strategies into a brief elevator pitch.
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How AI Can Foster Creative Thinking in the Classroom and Beyond
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The 2024 Work Trend Index Report found that 66 percent of industry leaders wouldn't hire someone without AI skills. The goal isn't for AI to do the work for us but to help us create more authentic, meaningful content so we can be impactful storytellers. In just a few years, AI skills have become essential.
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Do Shocking College Tuition Prices Reflect What Students Actually Pay?
ED Surge
JULY 16, 2024
Department of Education did itself no favors when its chaotic rollout of the new FAFSA system during the 2023-2024 school year hit technical snags that caused some students to miss out on money.
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How One District Takes STEM Learning to the Next Level
ED Surge
JUNE 10, 2024
The series concluded with a “Getting Started” session, where teachers were introduced to the game's mechanics and the educator and student guides for participation.
Extreme Heat Affects Young Children. Are Early Learning Programs Equipped for It?
ED Surge
AUGUST 13, 2024
More than halfway in, 2024 is on track to exceed it, with June the hottest month on record and July 22 the hottest day. In early care and education, children and caregivers are finding that it’s disrupting their everyday routines and experiences. 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded on the planet — by far.
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Despite Historic Funding, Early Childhood Educators Continue to Struggle, Report Finds
ED Surge
OCTOBER 15, 2024
That’s according to findings from the 2024 Early Childhood Workforce Index , a report that typically comes out every two years and is produced and authored by a team of researchers at the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) at the University of California, Berkeley. per hour, and U.S.
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Desperate to Support Youth, States Spend to Stop Leaks in Mental Health Care Pipeline
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Michigan has hired more than 2,700 full-time licensed behavioral health providers in schools since 2019, the report highlights, while Texas has set aside $280 million for telehealth counseling in schools starting in 2024. “I I think that right now there has been more success than in previous years because of this crisis, right?”
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Why Educators Should Lean in to AI to Better Support Students
ED Surge
OCTOBER 2, 2023
To shift AI toward being a more neutral, individual-oriented tool, educators can commit to teaching and supporting the use of gender decoders, which are algorithms that detect a lack of gender inclusivity, and other modalities aimed at achieving design balance.
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The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education
ED Surge
OCTOBER 11, 2023
Meanwhile, almost 40 percent of the American public still contest the results of a free and fair election, and with the 2024 federal election around the corner, political polarization in the United States seems neverending, leaving democracy in an arguably fragile state.
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Emerging Solutions for America’s Broken Early Education System
ED Surge
JANUARY 9, 2024
These stories offer analysis and insight as well as a glimpse into the experiences of real families and educators whose lives and livelihoods stand to suffer or benefit. In 2024, we plan to continue elevating the programs, projects, people and policies aimed at creating a stronger, more sustainable early childhood system in this country.
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Inclusive by Design: Sharing Insights for Crafting Accessible Conferences
ED Surge
MAY 31, 2024
Don’t Forget About Digital Accessibility Recommended Resources: Anthology Together American Educational Research Association (AERA) Disabilities Studies in Education Special Interest Group (SIG) Accessible Conference Guide by Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing Anthology Together 2024: Accessibility Frequently Asked Questions Anthology Celebrates (..)
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For Rural Families, Home-Based Child Care Could Improve Access to Preschool
ED Surge
AUGUST 8, 2024
In a memo released in mid-June to school district superintendents, Vermont Agencies of Education and Human Services indicate that local departments of education can waive the insurance requirement for home-based pre-K programs that are unable or cannot afford to secure the policy recommended by VSBIT.
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Cash-Starved Districts Are Turning to Four-Day School Weeks. Will That Harm Students?
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
percent turnover rate in 2023 to 2024 with a $52,002 base teacher salary. But in the years since, Fiedler says, it hasn’t had the turnover rate one would expect for one of the lowest-paying districts in the area. Data that Fiedler sent to EdSurge suggests that 27J had a 13.61
How a Best-Selling Food Writer Came to Run a Wish List-Clearing Project for Teachers
ED Surge
AUGUST 20, 2024
Then Perelman puts their responses in a spreadsheet , which as of mid-August has over 730 entries for the 2024-25 school year, and invites her expansive reader community to visit a teacher’s wish list and purchase what they can so that these educators don’t have to pay out of their pockets.
Home Visiting Programs Aren’t Just for Families. They Can Support Child Care Providers Too.
ED Surge
JUNE 11, 2024
Gretchen Dunn with four children in her program on Valentine's Day 2024. She’s a seasoned provider who attends annual training, she acknowledges, but she liked the idea of getting a “refresher” and the chance to observe another early childhood professional interact with the kids in her care. Photo courtesy of Dunn.
Revolutionizing PD with AI for Teachers: Insights from Spokane’s AI Coaching Initiative
Edthena
APRIL 17, 2024
With a focus on leveraging the latest in educational technology, Spokane has embarked on an innovative journey, the integration of AI coaching into teacher professional development. The program doubled its size for the 2023-2024 school year (to 60 teachers). Nick’s approach to continued AI Coach expansion is two-pronged.
What Does the End of ESSER Funding Mean?
Studies Weekly
JANUARY 17, 2024
Many schools used ESSER funding for: New learning materials Educational technology Improved and repaired physical facilities Student mental health resources Expanded summer school and after-school programs Can I Still Use ESSER Funds? 30, they can continue to use funds until Jan.
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What Brings Gen Z to the Library?
ED Surge
MARCH 11, 2024
With Gen Z now making up a substantial portion of today’s college students, their attitudes toward libraries have implications for higher education. A number of ACRL members would say ‘Wow, we see a lot of similarities in terms of usage and media consumption.’”
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PROOF POINTS: How can tutors reach more kids? Researchers look to ed tech
The Hechinger Report
MAY 1, 2023
But $2,000 per student remains prohibitively expensive for most public schools, especially after $122 billion in federal pandemic recovery funds run out in 2024. This particular study had tutors working with students in a one-to-four ratio five days a week while using ed tech half the time.
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