AI schools like Alpha promise efficiency, but can’t replicate the messy process that helps kids learn

By W. Ian O'Byrne, Associate Professor of Literacy Education, College of CharlestonJune 15, 2026

AI schools try to tailor learning to match students’ abilities. But they can’t help young people learn who they are.

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A safe AI strategy for Canadian youth should include age-associated risks

Research on generative AI use among youth pinpoints design features that pose age-specific risks, which must be addressed before we adopt genAI into our schools and homes.

Adam Kenneth Dubé, Associate Professor of Learning Sciences, Faculty of Education, McGill UniversityJun 17, 2026

The Conversation

Many college students already have well-formed cheating habits – that, not AI, is the real problem

Some students might arrive at college with already formed cheating habits, and a mentality that justifies the practice.

Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst CollegeJun 17, 2026

Nautilus

Bad Third-Grade Behavior Could be a Preview of Educational Failure

Kids who can hold it together until the final bell may be primed for more academic success in life The post Bad Third-Grade Behavior Could be a Preview of Educational Failure appeared first on Nautilus.

Jake CurrieJun 15, 2026

Nautilus

The Nautilus Reading List of Books on Evolution

Life sure has been some crazy journey The post The Nautilus Reading List of Books on Evolution appeared first on Nautilus.

Kevin BergerJun 16, 2026

Artforum

House Proposes $0 For Department of Education’s Lone Arts Grant Program

The Republican-chaired House Appropriations Committee on June 9 requested that Congress allocate $0 to the Department of Education’s Assistance for Arts Education program for fiscal year 2027, effectively seeking to cut it altogether, Hyperallergic reports. Established in 2015 with the goal of providing arts education to schoolchildren, particularly those with disabilities or of limited means, the program is the only […]

Polly WatsonJun 17, 2026

National Geographic

Why existing vaccines won’t help this Ebola outbreak

As scientists race to develop a new Ebola vaccine to combat the Bundibugyo species, a few leading candidates have emerged.

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