by Carol A. Josel | Jan 31, 2026 | 2024 NAEP test results, Academics, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Obama's Common Core Standards, Research Results, Technology in Education
AI’s take: “Essentially, the intense focus on basic reading and math skills, driven by federal accountability laws, created a practical need for more digestible, shorter informational texts in other subjects…” President Bush’s 2002 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)...
by Carol A. Josel | Jan 26, 2026 | AI in Education News, Artificial Intelligence, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Technology in Education
Of Note: A 2024-25 Center for Democracy and Technology survey found that Google has already invested $40 million in AI literacy for teachers and students. Of Note: OpenAI recently rolled out ChatGPT for K-12 teachers and school districts, initially at no cost to...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 6, 2025 | Academics, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Technology in Education
“What students remember most from school is rarely a test score. Ask them what made school matter, and they will tell you: Someone understood me. We figured something out together. My teacher believed I could do it.” ~ Educator Jessica Soloman FACT: K-12 education...
by Carol A. Josel | Oct 7, 2025 | AI in Education News, Carol A Josel, Quotable Quotes, Technology in Education
Teachers embracing artificial intelligence call it a game-changer and time-saver. As a recent Gallup/Walton Family Foundation survey of 2,200 teachers nationwide found: 30% use AI weekly. 60% use AI to give students detailed feedback, create personalized lessons,...
by Carol A. Josel | Jul 6, 2025 | Academics, AI in Education News, Carol A Josel, Making Education News, Technology in Education
“Funding uncertainty, budget constraints, and a move toward paring down inventories of educational technology are top of mind for many district officials… Despite these downward pressures on ed-tech adoption, the number of tech tools in use in school systems continues...
by Carol A. Josel | Apr 26, 2025 | AI in Education News, Carol A Josel, Technology in Education
While Learning Together author Elham Kazem and others suggest that school leaders should work with teachers to analyze student writing more regularly…,” Education Week’s Sarah Schwartz tells us: “[There is] an emerging group of middle and high school teachers using...
