The challenge of generative AI in education is to fundamentally determine what matters. I think writing matters. Here’s why: If we want students to learn how to write, they must write. Knowing how to ...

Tutoring is one of the most effective tools for improving a child’s education, yet very few kids in the U.S. receive it. A 2023 survey of the nation’s largest school districts found that fewer than 10 ...

When: School District of Lancaster board meeting, Sept. 9. Board member Molly Henderson was absent. What happened: The district will familiarize students with taking tests online and increase its ...

Ms. O’Rourke is the executive editor of The Yale Review and a professor of creative writing at Yale University. July 18, 2025 When I first told ChatGPT who I was, it sent a gushing reply: “Oh wow — it ...

If a student writes a story or a paragraph on a piece of paper, it can easily be crumpled up, stuffed into the bottom of a backpack, and forgotten or thrown away. But letting a 1st grader use a ...