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The Failure of Digital Learning in Our Schools
08/02/2026
Jody Scheer

 

In the past decade, Education Technology (EdTech) has been replacing traditional teacher-led, hands-on learning in classrooms. Jody Scheer MD presents the current state of K-12 education, risks and harms to kids of Ed Tech, the startling decline in academic outcomes over the past decade, and how we might reorient K-12 education for healthier outcomes for our children. Dr. Scheer, retired after nearly 40 years in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, is a co-founder of Oregon Unplugged, a non-profit organization that educates and empowers families, legislators and school boards to protect children by developing safe technology policies.

 

Slide by:  Roberto Serrano, Brown University,

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty/learning-assessment/2026/07/....

 

The Humanist Resistance: Advocacy, Community, and Courage in a Global Crisis
07/26/2026
Maggie Ardiente

 

Religious authoritarianism – from MAGA in the United States to the far-right movement abroad – is reshaping global politics. Around the world, human rights defenders are being silenced, jailed, or even killed for what they believe – or don't believe. The crisis is global – but so is the resistance. President of Humanists International Maggie Ardiente maps out the gravest threats to freedom of thought, shares inspiring stories of progress, and delivers a roadmap for how humanists can build power and community to defend human rights.

 

Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Unpacking the Anti-PRIDE Backlash (private)
07/19/2026
HGP Members

 

From FH we have an HGP open discussion about the Anti-PRIDE backlash sweeping America. We’ contrast hard-won civil rights protections for the LGBTQ+ community, from marriage equality to state-level non-discrimination laws, with today’s unprecedented wave of legislation and vitriolic rhetoric targeting transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community. As Portland prepares to celebrate its Pride Parade, we’ll ask: what’s driving this backlash, what does it mean, and how should humanists respond? HGP member Anand Atre will moderate the open discussion.

 

Learning in the Age of AI: Opportunities, Risks, and Agenda for Action
07/12/2026
Mary Burns

 

Mary Burns discusses both the transformative potential and the serious risks Artificial Intelligence poses to middle and high school students, and education in general. She proposes a framework for how schools, families, and education systems can help students prosper, stay prepared, and remain protected in an AI-driven world. Mary has won national awards for teaching (at all levels), research, and curriculum design, and is internationally recognized expert in teacher professional development, online learning, and educational technology. She has authored four books, and is the lead author of the Brookings Institution’s new study on AI in education.

 

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