By: Maria Wang ( https://www.pickpik.com/optimism-smile-group-welcome-mask-collusion-143417 ) What Is Trauma? When we hear the word “trauma,” it is hard to not think of big and severe events such as mass shootings and natural disasters. However, in reality, it doesn’t always come in loud and obvious forms of sirens, death, or clear-cut distress. One of the most devastating truths about trauma is how quietly it can take hold, and seamlessly embed itself into a person’s life wh

By: Jamie Jung Photo Credit: MIT Technology Review On April 23, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth which establishes a task force responsible for promoting AI literacy and proficiency among young Americans. The task force will oversee providing comprehensive AI training for educators, fostering early exposure to AI concepts and technology and organizing a Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge—a

By: Precious-Favour Jagun In an era where STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) subjects dominate the educational landscape, the...

By: Mercy Hillo Today’s classrooms face a critical challenge: bridging cultural divides that hinder learning. Culturally responsive teaching is a research-based approach that centers students’ identities and experiences by acknowledging cultural differences and their influence on learning. Culturally responsive teaching centers student cultural backgrounds to facilitate connections with their studies. Unlike other methods of teaching that center dominant culture, this approa

By: Edith Guan Photos by M. Monk and Ivy Dao on Unsplash. Depending on your zip code, your school might offer trauma-informed social-emotional learning (SEL) programs, or none at all. According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), SEL programs help students acquire and apply the skills to develop healthy identities, manage emotions, build supportive relationships, and make responsible decisions. Designed to improve equity, fragmented SEL