Month: September 2025

As Data Centers Expand, Should That Concern Schools?As Data Centers Expand, Should That Concern Schools?

Over the last three years, generative artificial intelligence made its way into many classrooms. Now, a White House initiative could plant the pervasive technology right outside of schools as well.

What I Learned About Special Education After Years of Getting It WrongWhat I Learned About Special Education After Years of Getting It Wrong

This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. Dontrell* came to me early in my microschool journey. Bright. Hilarious. Expressive. Absolutely adorable,

In a System That Wasn’t Built for Me, My Students Help Me StayIn a System That Wasn’t Built for Me, My Students Help Me Stay

Academia is a high-stress, high-surveillance environment. Faculty are asked to do more with less: more students, more reporting, more unpaid labor — and less time, less support, and less say

What Will Medicaid Cuts Mean For School Health and Wellness Services?What Will Medicaid Cuts Mean For School Health and Wellness Services?

Lately, Angela Reyes’ oldest daughter talks her ear off. “Sometimes I’m like, ‘I need you to quiet down!’” Reyes laughed. But when the now-12-year-old was a kindergartener, her speech was

How Sci-Fi Taught Me to Embrace AI in My ClassroomHow Sci-Fi Taught Me to Embrace AI in My Classroom

This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. Growing up as a sci-fi geek, the promise of humanity’s future among the stars

Rolling Back Education Access for Undocumented StudentsRolling Back Education Access for Undocumented Students

Two decades ago, Texas made history as the first state to grant in-state tuition to undocumented students. Now, it has taken that opportunity away — upending thousands of young lives

Lower Birth Rates Could Cause Enrollment Issues for SchoolsLower Birth Rates Could Cause Enrollment Issues for Schools

The enrollment cliff has long loomed in the minds of higher education leaders anticipating that a sharp decline in the number of incoming students starting around 2025 could spell disaster

How My Students Found Their Voice Through Global LearningHow My Students Found Their Voice Through Global Learning

This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. Consider the scene: I am an English teacher in a Title I school in