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AI tools and student data: Teachers can endanger kids’ privacy without robust training
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AI tools and student data: Teachers can endanger kids’ privacy without robust training

Surveys indicate many teachers haven’t been trained on how to use AI tools, even as some grow more comfortable with using them.

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How Biden wants to make active shooter drills less traumatic and more effective for students
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How Biden wants to make active shooter drills less traumatic and more effective for students

Almost every American school conducts lockdown drills. A new presidential executive order is designed to help educators and law enforcement improve them.

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New research puts a cost on school board conflict: $3.2 billion last year alone
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New research puts a cost on school board conflict: $3.2 billion last year alone

A new study adds up how much districts are spending on additional security, social media response, and teacher turnover as culture war debates consume public meetings.

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Rebuilding after Helene and Milton: Educators share experiences from previous disasters
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Rebuilding after Helene and Milton: Educators share experiences from previous disasters

After Hurricanes Helene and Milton, many schools will face a lot of work to repair the interconnected physical, emotional, and academic harm, educators say.

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Protein bars, paper, a rabbit: What teachers buy for their classrooms with their own cash
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Protein bars, paper, a rabbit: What teachers buy for their classrooms with their own cash

Teachers share what classroom supplies they pay for out of pocket, and why they do it.

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Haitian immigrants have dealt with lies and stereotypes for decades. Here’s how educators can help.
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Haitian immigrants have dealt with lies and stereotypes for decades. Here’s how educators can help.

Haitian immigrants are facing harassment after Donald Trump made false claims about them. Here's how educators can address the aftermath and nurture tolerance and respect in schools.

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Why do parents oppose cell phone bans? They want to reach their kids if ‘the worst happens.’
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Why do parents oppose cell phone bans? They want to reach their kids if ‘the worst happens.’

Communication during emergencies is a big reason families are skeptical of school cell phone bans. But parents also acknowledge the downside of phones at school, and they’re trying compromises.

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