Recent results from a survey conducted by Mathematica and Data Science 4 Everyone show that while educators and parents agree that data literacy is an important skill as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent in students’ lives, many feel their local schools do not offer enough opportunities to learn it.
Without an ability to opt-out of its use, the artificial intelligence (AI) features built into Google Search pose unacceptable risks to children, according to a new risk assessment conducted by Common Sense Media’s Youth AI Safety Institute.
Children who own cellphones tend to have lower reading comprehension scores regardless of what age they were when they first got one or whether or not they take it to school, according to new research from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Nearly half of teens have already seen artificial intelligence (AI)-generated explicit sexual material, and almost a quarter have seen it depicting themselves or someone they know, according to new research from Common Sense Media’s Youth AI Safety Institute.
The U.S. Surgeon General in May published an advisory about the harms of screen use for children and adolescents as well as actions families, schools and policymakers can take to protect them.
More than 60 percent of teachers report using artificial intelligence (AI) and those who do largely believe that it has made them more productive despite also citing concerns about the impact of AI on students’ critical thinking, according to an NPR/Ipsos poll released in June.
A new white paper from Learning.com and Whiteboard Advisors found that at least 39 states have passed legislation restricting student cellphone use since 2023, but interviews with superintendents, state education technology directors, researchers and practitioners suggest banning or limiting the use of these devices on school grounds should be a first step.
Student use of artificial intelligence (AI) for homework increased in 2025 according to a new RAND report. At the same time, more students are expressing concern that the technology may be harming their ability to think critically.
The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) recently released two new resources for local educational agencies to support stronger procurement processes and use of high-quality education technology, or edtech.
It’s been established that most teenagers in the U.S. have used artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots, but a February report from Pew Research Center found that searching for information (57 percent) and getting homework help (54 percent) are among top reasons.
