Alina Tugend

Alina Tugend is a writer and author. She was a staff writer at Education Week early in her career and spent a decade as a New York Times columnist. She has written on education for the New York Times Magazine and other publications and is a regular contributor to the New York Times quarterly education supplement. She is the author of Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong.

Work by Alina Tugend

Navigating the Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Schools

A report highlighting AI’s role as a supportive tool in education

Culturally Responsive Teaching, Explained

It’s known as the other CRT—not critical race theory, but culturally responsive teaching. Although less controversial than critical race theory…

The Movement to Replace High School Grades

A nascent movement to introduce a new, more comprehensive high school transcript

How Schools and Colleges Are Innovating During the Pandemic

FutureEd partnered with The New York Times for this story that appeared in the October 2020 Learning special report.