One Less Person Who Knows You: What AI Can’t Replace
High school counselors in the U.S. now serve roughly 385 students each. In many districts, counselors spend less than a quarter of their time on college advising, leaving students with minimal one-on-one support as they think about life after graduation. To fill that gap, some schools are turning to AI chatbots. The idea is simple: […]
“Who Knows You?” Impactful Student Relationships as a Measure of Achievement
After years of phone calls home for my misbehavior, my mother got the usual call from school. It was the third week of second grade, and she already knew what the call mean: leave work, brace for another lecture, offer the familiar promise to talk with me at home. But this time was different. Instead […]
Writing the Future: What Houston’s Education Community Sees Coming
“There are big changes with Texas legislation this year in terms of vouchers, funding, teacher certification requirements and potentially testing. I predict that we will see a decline in public school enrollment” Last year, I made our predictions about Houston’s public education landscape sitting in a quiet office, drawing from research and conversations with a […]