Education News and Blog Posts

The AllSides Bias Checker was launched in 2024. In alignment with the 7 Lenses for Evaluating AI for Civic Education we asked classrooms across the country to give us feedback on the AI-enhanced Bias Checker, because students should learn to be active analyzers of AI content, not just passive consumers. Students were asked to check an article in the Bias Checker and then answer the following questions.

President-elect Trump nominated Linda McMahon last Tuesday to lead the Department of Education, an agency which he has repeatedly expressed the need to reform.

I am proposing a huge, costly new imposition into the public sphere: interactive educational materials about public matters for average citizens.

Educators are experiencing the direct impact of polarization in their classrooms, including receiving memos prohibiting the discussion of political topics with both students and staff.

We can and should, as patriots, also look for cost-effective ways to aggressively lead the public conversation, to change the terms of discussion, to demand attention. Ideally, our solutions would interest a wide audience and elevate their perspectives.

I am proposing a huge, costly new imposition into the public sphere: interactive educational materials about public matters for average citizens.

Your guide to the 2024 presidential candidates' stances on education.

According to an Education Week analysis, “At least 13 states have passed laws or enacted policies that ban or restrict students’ use of cellphones in schools statewide or recommend local districts enact their own bans or restrictive policies.”

As conflict in Gaza increases, so do clashes on U.S. campuses

Thousands of student protesters across the country have been arrested while demonstrating in support of the people of Gaza and in opposition to Israel.