The first report from Accelerate’s Call for Effective Technology (CET) grant program offers early and encouraging findings for Goblins, a math platform providing interactive AI support to students.
Opponents say the program is tilted to benefit private school students. Supporters say it has the potential to raise billions of dollars for students.
Accelerate is encouraged by the proposed rules Treasury and the IRS released today for the federal scholarship tax credit. But the rules still don’t define what eligible tutoring programs should look like.
The program provides a dollar-for-dollar credit of up to $1,700 for individuals.
But even though public school kids are eligible, some skeptics argue donations will ‘skew heavily’ toward wealthier communities.
Huffman: A handful of states and the nation’s capital offer a road map to improvement in student learning.
The Trump admin. is preparing to issue rules for its new, ambitious school choice program.
Top education leaders will guide $40-million fund to help states bridge the gap between evidence-based policy and effective classroom practice.
During the 2025-26 school year, Accelerate commissioned independent evaluations of AI-powered tools under real classroom conditions. Over the next few months, we will publish a synopsis of every study, whether the findings are encouraging, disappointing, or inconclusive.
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