The 2025 Voices of Gen Z study from Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation finds student engagement at a three-year high. Half of high schoolers now say school lets them do what they do best, up from 40 percent in 2023.

At a Little Rock school, Magpie Literacy's virtual tools are helping young students master reading fundamentals. Meet the educators using sound, structure and smiles to build a strong foundation for lifelong learning.

We asked teachers from across the country to share moments when their students moved and inspired them this school year. These reflections are reminders of why they chose this work—and how its impact reaches far beyond the classroom.

Recent studies predict that using AI could save teachers up to 24 hours a month. We asked teachers across the U.S how they would use that time to better support students.

How is AI shaping the classroom? Hear teachers share their views on how artificial intelligence is helping students learn in new ways – while asking questions about creativity and critical thinking.

Samantha Mitchell is a computer science teacher at Mayflower High School in Mayflower, Arkansas.

In Newark, New Jersey, middle school teacher Winston Roberts uses AI to help students learn financial literacy. The KIPP Bold Academy educator says AI holds incredible potential as a tool for teachers and students, especially those from less-privileged backgrounds.

The Learning Engineering Virtual Institute has released a new pilot chatbot designed to help parents and families find the school best suited to their children's needs.

The Math Hint Generator Chatbot, developed by The Learning Engineering Virtual Institute, draws material from vetted internet sources and a digital textbook. It is capable of writing sequences of targeted hints for a multitude of common errors.

The Learning Engineering Virtual Institute has developed a pilot chatbot tool that helps young readers through conversational exchanges that answers simple questions. The ChatGPT-powered tool gives evidence-based recommendations to help design learning plans for students.

Join the conversation about the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education and the continuing impact on Black students and teachers to this day.

In today's fast-paced world, students are learning in different ways and places. As we recover from the pandemic, we have a unique opportunity to come together around bold and common solutions to ensure that the classroom of 2050 doesn't look like the classroom of the past.

Last year, artist, actor, author and activist Common and the Walton Family Foundation sat down with Black educational leaders to share their thoughts about the future of education.

Through WeThrive Education, Daquan Oliver is providing underserved teens a pathway to economic opportunity and career success.

In North Carolina, Guilford County Schools created a personalized, flexible learning program to help at-risk students recover from learning loss and build stronger connections with teachers and classmates.

Collegiate Edu-Nation has created one of the nation’s most successful workforce pathways programs by providing opportunities for students in small towns like Roscoe, Texas to earn well-paying jobs — and build a stronger future for their communities

The next five years will be guided by immense determination and optimism about what’s possible. Speakers will shine a spotlight on the issues and perspectives that will be confronted and elevated - racial equity, economic mobility, innovation, collaboration - over the next five years and beyond.

Talent is equally distributed, but opportunity is not. Groundbreaking research from Echoing Green and Bridgespan Group reveals race remains a defining factor when looking at which organizations get funded and how much they receive.