Teaching “assistants” powered by artificial intelligence can help save teachers’ time and improve student learning. But they also create hard-to-detect problems that could negatively affect students ...

When Emily Klare's youngest child went off to kindergarten, she decided to get a job at their Kenton County school as an instructional assistant. She'd never thought about pursuing a career in ...

After six weeks of filling in as a teacher, Amanda Morse looked at her students and thought, “I can do this.” That confidence boost helped lead Morse, a teaching assistant, to check out Central ...

The role of a teaching assistant (TA), sometimes known as a paraprofessional, is more complex than ever. Whether helping students grasp complex concepts, supporting those who need extra guidance, or ...

As the 2025-2026 school year kicks off, districts across the U.S. are adopting guidelines and implementation strategies to manage the unprecedented advancement of artificial intelligence tools.

Morehouse College recently announced plans to use AI teaching assistants (TAs) in some of its classes this fall. The new AI TAs are represented by 3D spatial avatars and rely on technology from OpenAI ...

Newton residents and Newton Public Schools (NPS) faculty voiced concerns about the compensation of teaching assistants and special educators at a Newton School Committee (NSC) meeting Wednesday night.

A majority of assistant teachers and library assistants at Francis W. Parker School announced their intention to unionize this week. Eighty percent of the 30 assistant teachers and library assistants ...

State funding awarded recently to the Eastern Suffolk BOCES is aimed at bolstering the teacher workforce and increasing teacher diversity at a time when some Long Island districts are struggling to ...