Month: January 2024
Artificial Intelligence, Real Anxiety
In a little more than a year, freely available artificial intelligence technology has evolved from generating half-right passages of slightly awkward text to creating artistic original images, generating error-free computer code, and even passing an MBA exam at the University…
Writing Under the Influence – by Christy Wolfe
Is a Chatbot Editing a Well-Known Education Journal? I’ve My Suspicions
I’ve long had a sneaking suspicion that DARPA-produced AI bots are editing journals of education research. Crazy, you say? Well, it would certainly explain the esteemed Review of Research in Education’s annual call for proposals on “Equitable Educational Systems That…
How Socrates Invented Social and Emotional Learning – by Robert Pondiscio
“Honestly Assess Your Strengths and Limitations”
After serving as president of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools since 2012, Nina Rees stepped down last month. Charter schools thrived on Rees’s watch but also became increasingly contentious. Given that, it seemed like a good time to…
The Education Exchange: The Rational Case for Loving America
Paul Carrese, a Professor in the School of Civic & Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how civic education is taught, and improvements that can be made by state and local leadership…
In the News: Private Schools Met With Rejection from Indiana State Board – by Education Next
What We’re Watching: Pro-Charter Ad from Massachusetts – by Education Next
In Massachusetts, where residents will soon vote in a referendum on whether to allow the creation of more charter schools, pro-charter groups are running tv ads including the one shown above. According to the Boston Globe, the groups are spending…
Special Education and Individualized Academic Growth: A Longitudinal Assessment of Outcomes for Students With Disabilities
American Educational Research Journal, Ahead of Print. This study examined the effectiveness of participating in special education on the academic outcomes of students with disabilities. A sample of 575 students from a large, urban school district were followed longitudinally as…