The Cognitive Toll: Why Generative AI is Creating a Crisis in Student Learning

In the landscape of modern education, the narrative surrounding generative AI has shifted from cautious curiosity to a frantic, widespread adoption. While previous educational technologies often struggled with the "5…

Beyond the Course Catalog: Why Rigor Without Support is a Risky Proposition for Dual Enrollment Students

This article serves as the third installment in Beyond the Course Catalog: What Makes Dual Enrollment Actually Work, a four-part investigative series presented by Getting Smart in partnership with Britebound.…

The Great Graduate School Freeze: How Federal Loan Uncertainty is Stalling the Next Generation of Professionals

For Mitzie Westgate, a 21-year-old senior at the College of Charleston, the path to a career in occupational therapy was supposed to be a linear progression: graduate, apply to a…

From Boom to Bust: The Unraveling of America’s Offshore Wind Workforce

BRENTWOOD, N.Y. — For William “Billy” Bishop, a former Navy sailor and veteran union laborer with Local 1298 on Long Island, the promise of offshore wind was more than just…

The End-of-Year Classroom Paradox: How to Harness Dysregulated Energy in Middle School

As the academic calendar approaches its final chapters, educators across the country are facing a familiar, albeit exhausting, phenomenon: the "end-of-year slump." For middle school teachers, this period is often…

Beyond the Fortress: Rethinking Recognition of Learning through the Lens of Creolisation

By Simone Ravaioli In the modern educational landscape, the quest for "inclusive recognition" has reached a critical impasse. For decades, policy experts have chased the elusive goal of validating the…

The Tax-Exempt Tightrope: Proposed Treasury Rule Risks Undermining Decades of Educational Equity

In a move that has sent tremors through the foundations of American higher education, the U.S. Treasury Department has unveiled a sweeping regulatory proposal that could strip tax-exempt status from…

Beyond the Noise: Why the "Common Sense" Coalition is Rising in Education Reform

As the American education system grapples with an era of unprecedented volatility, the discourse surrounding our schools has increasingly shifted from constructive policy debate to performative warfare. Yet, amidst the…

The Silent Crisis: How Toxic Leadership is Fueling Teacher Trauma and Attrition

In the modern American classroom, the mandate for "safe and supportive environments" is almost exclusively directed at the student experience. Yet, a growing body of research and firsthand testimony suggests…

Beyond the Course Catalog: Ensuring the Dual Enrollment Promise

This article is the second in a four-part series titled Beyond the Course Catalog: What Makes Dual Enrollment Actually Work, produced by Getting Smart in partnership with Britebound. The series…