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the74million.org > article > new-york-city-parents-think-their-kids-are-on-track-in-reading-but-are-they-2

International Literacy Day: 8 Things That Top Schools for Reading Have in Common

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (356+ words) This article is part of Bright Spots, a series highlighting schools where every child learns to read, no matter their zip code. Explore the Bright Spots map to find out which schools are beating the odds in terms of literacy…...

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the74million.org > article > ai-tutors-not-yet-a-replacement-for-humans-research-says

AI Tutors Not Yet a Replacement for Humans, Research Says

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1294+ words) Wendy Graham’s two kids first encountered Amira, a popular artificial intelligence tutoring platform, in 2025, during a summer reading program in New Mexico. She also used it at home with her daughter, now a fourth grader. But she found that the…...

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the74million.org > article > even-with-human-help-kids-need-motivation-to-use-ai-tutors-the-question-is-what

Even With Human Help, Kids Need Motivation to Use AI Tutors. The Question Is What

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (418+ words) Meghan McCormick is research and impact officer at Overdeck Family Foundation. Carly Robinson is a postdoctoral research associate at Brown University’s Annenberg Institute for School Reform. By Meghan McCormick & Carly Robinson Artificial intelligence-based tutoring programs promise something schools have long…...

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the74million.org > article > for-early-grade-reading-gains-states-look-to-mississippi-and-consider-holding-students-back

For Early Grade Reading Gains, States Look to Mississippi and Consider Holding Students Back

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1328+ words) Articles by Devna Bose When Mississippi overhauled its literacy education in 2013, one of the most controversial pieces was a policy to retain third graders if they couldn’t pass the reading portion of the state’s English language arts assessment. Years later,…...

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FCC Review Could End School Internet Program. Advocates Plan ‘Very Loud’ Protest

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1268+ words) As superintendent of Desert Sands Unified in California’s Coachella Valley, Kelly May-Vollmer has a hard time naming a system that’s not somehow connected to the district’s broadband network. Parents can check a school bus tracking app to make sure their…...

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When AI Makes Young People Think for Themselves, Real Learning Happens

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (284+ words) Ayisha Irfan is founder and CEO of Augmented Intelligence Advisory, a software and advisory company that helps K-12 schools teach students to think alongside AI rather than outsource their thinking to it. On the second day, one of the teens was…...

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Survey: 5 Ways AI is Cutting into Students’ Ability to Learn

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1214+ words) Greg Toppo is a senior writer at The 74. Over the past four years, generative artificial intelligence has quietly colonized the minds of U.S. adolescents, changing the way they learn. A College Board survey last fall found that the share of high…...