Featured Articles
Best Practices for AI Upskilling: Four Culture Building Strategies
As AI continues to grow in acceptance and use in the workplace the need for AI upskilling has become essential for employers who want to leverage the power of these new and exciting tools. Ho...
Marc Booker, Ph.D.
Empty Desks Are Data: What Chronic Absenteeism Is Really Telling Us
Imagine this: You catch a ski lift on a clear, cold morning. You ascend the mountain slowly, legs swinging, taking in the sights, elbowing the friend sitting next to you. As you get to the to...
Dr. Kara Stern
The Fear That Had No Proof
It was 1973 and time for my first expository writing experience in third grade. Narrative writing, stories, were easy, even enjoyable. Things were about to get complicated as sources beyond m...
Roland Antoine
AI & the K–12 National Revenue & Rising Bond Dependence: When Will the Indebted Model Shift?
The U.S. K–12 school system now commands nearly $880 billion in annual revenue from local, state, and federal sources. But despite the size of this financial base, districts are strapped: the...
LC Staff
The True Human Learning Paradigm is Not Whole Group – And AI will let us Escape to It
For over a century, schooling has been organized around the industrial model of whole-group instruction. One teacher, one classroom, one lesson delivered to 25 or more students at the same pa...
LeiLani Cauthen
Attendance Starts with Connection: How One District is Tackling Chronic Absenteeism Through Better Communication
At our district, the chronic absenteeism crisis was a growing concern, fundamentally reshaping our priorities in K-12 education. We recognized that traditional, reactive approaches like maile...
Michelle Ryan and Dr. Vanessa Vaquerano
Ethical AI: The Alignment Issue
Until now, technological advancement has meant that as time progresses, the outcomes we can anticipate from technology improve: phones get smarter, cars self-drive, and computers run factorie...
Dr. Terri Smith
Tackling Chronic Absenteeism Through Better Communication
At our district, the chronic absenteeism crisis was a growing concern, fundamentally reshaping our priorities in K-12 education. We recognized that traditional, reactive approaches like maile...
Michelle Ryan and Dr. Vanessa Vaquerano
Rethinking Rigor in NGSS-Aligned Science Education
Rigor is less about right and wrong answers and more about fostering a supportive environment where teachers can be creative in their instruction.
Tessa Dagley
Making Screen Time Meaningful in the Digital Age
Screen time is a reality for every child, and instead of fighting it, educators should rethink how they use it to support creativity, connection, and mental health. Not all screen time is crea...
Danna Okuyama
Whole Education: What It Really Takes to Help Gen Z and Gen Alpha Thrive
Traditional academic measures (tests, grades, benchmarks) no longer capture what thriving looks like. In a world where Gen Z and now Gen Alpha are growing up online, under cultural upheaval, ...
Justin MacDonald
Audiobooks Can Bridge the Literacy Gap—For Students and Their Parents
More than half of America’s K–3 students aren’t reading at grade level. That’s an alarming statistic on its own, but when you pair it with the reality that 54% of adults also read below a six...
Renee Davenport
As a Principal Leader, You Need to Own Your Decisions – Here’s How
Every day, school principals make dozens of decisions — from minor matters to choices that affect the entire school community ( Decisions, Decisions! A Week in the Life of a Principal ). With...
Jethro Jones
From Point Solutions to Omni-AI Architectures: The Necessary Shift in EdTech
The education sector is facing unprecedented pressures: widespread teacher shortages, declining academic performance, rising absenteeism, and school consolidations due to enrollment loss. In re...
LC Staff
The Coming Omni-AI “Plasmic Mind” for Schools will change what Schools need from Edtech
Are you wondering yet what AI is going to do for the schooling enterprise? Well, the current Generative AI use by teachers and students and some individual administrators for specific tasks is ...
Doug Cauthen
We’re Losing Promising Teachers at the Finish Line: Here’s How We Help
Every year, school leaders look to fill vacancies, and every year, strong teacher candidates are stopped short. Not by a lack of ability, but by inadequate preparation and support systems. Th...
Nathan Estel
How Certifications Bridge Classrooms to Careers
As the labor market evolves at an accelerated pace, the path from classroom to career has become increasingly complex. Employers are seeking candidates who not only understand core concepts b...
Kelli Neuman Hughes
Keeping the Light On: How VR and AI Help Students Reclaim Their Attention in the Age of Distraction
“The liberation of human attention may be the defining moral and political struggle of our time.” — James Williams, Stand Out of Our Light We live i...
Laura Spencer
How AI Could Replace Teachers — And Why That’s Not as Far-Fetched as It Sounds
The idea that artificial intelligence could one day replace teachers is often met with denial or defensiveness. Many argue, rightly, that no machine can replicate the empathy, creativity, a...
Doug Cauthen
What’s the Exact Date Kids Get Bored During Summer Break?
Summer break arrives like a breath of fresh air for families across America. No more frantic morning routines, homework battles, or permission slips. Parents picture lazy afternoons, family a...
Silicon Valley High School
Featured Papers
The Learning Counsel presents journals, papers and briefs on critical topics in Digital Education.
Most will require registration in order to access them, but they are all free.
Addressing Crises in School Absenteeism, Staffing and Privacy: Using a human touch tech solution
Three Near-Term Innovation Areas for K12
An Essential Audio Ingredient in Today’s Accessible Learning Environments
The Gaps Remaining for District Digital Transition
5 Steps to Fixing the Hidden Traffic of Records Management Overwhelming Schools
From Chaos to Learning Recovery: Going from Manual-Digital All the Way to Efficiency
