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In the age of AI, what makes us human?
In her inaugural book, Stanford Accelerator for Learning Executive Director Isabelle Hau explores the power of care and connection in learning.
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The future is already here: AI and education in 2025
The third Stanford AI+Education Summit brought together researchers, K-12 leaders, educators, and technologists to explore how AI is shaping teaching and learning.
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Stanford team builds tool to keep young readers from falling through the cracks
Associate Professor Jason Yeatman discusses the adoption of the Stanford-developed Rapid Online Assessment of Reading (ROAR) as an approved dyslexia screening tool in the state of California.
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Stanford initiative helps scale what works in education
The SCALE initiative bridges research and decision making in education.
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AI helps math teachers build better “scaffolds”
Education researchers have evaluated the ability of large language models (LLMs) to help middle school math teachers structure tiered lessons to reach diverse skill levels — a strategy called scaffolding.
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New pilot course teaches the history of California education ↗
A new course for teacher candidates, led by Stanford Accelerator for Learning faculty affiliate Michael Hines, takes a journey through the state's legacy of learning.
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Lessons for the future: How past practices help reimagine education ↗
In this episode of School’s In, Professor Maisha Winn, faculty director of the Equity in Learning initiative, discusses how positive insights from the history of education can be used to shape its future.
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Learners with disabilities benefit from more complex reading instruction, Stanford researchers say
Stanford education scholars Chris Lemons and Lakshmi Balasubramanian share strategies for helping students with intellectual and developmental disabilities learn to read.
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Stanford conference explores education technology in the age of AI
The Stanford Accelerator for Learning convened edtech leaders, researchers, funders, educators, and students to envision effective, research-backed, equitable, and responsive education technology.
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Tackling a math problem
Stanford scholars work with a Bay Area school district on a novel approach to algebra instruction that yields academic gains for struggling students.
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Teaching and tinkering: New Stanford project helps educators understand and use AI in their classrooms
New physical and digital makerspace provides support for applications of AI in teaching and learning.
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Stanford Accelerator for Learning Faculty Affiliate elected president of the National Academy of Education
Alfredo J. Artiles, who studies disability and racial disparities in education, will begin his term at the honorific society in October 2025.
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Teaching ethnic studies: Four takeaways from Stanford education conference
The annual convening on Race, Inequality, and Language in Education (RILE) brought together researchers and educators to forge a path for statewide implementation of ethnic studies.