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Meet the seven product partners joining the Sandbox for Literacy Innovations for our second year. From audio games to AI-powered reading tools, these teams are working with us—and children—to design literacy experiences rooted in the science of learning and inspired by the creativity and perspectives of kids.

In 2015, the book and multimedia project Tap, Click, Read: Growing Readers in a World of Screens offered an optimistic vision for a symbiosis of media, technology, and literacy. Authored by

On a recent October afternoon, an eight-year-old girl in a pink sweatsuit with matching bows in her hair made her way to the stage—a poster-sized paper taped to the floor

How are teens using genAI in 2025? Find out at the FOSI 2025 Annual Conference! Amanda Lenhart, Senior Fellow at the Joan Ganz Cooney Center, will moderate a Research Reaction

This blog post was originally published by foundry10 and appears here with permission. On a late June morning at Reykjavík University in Iceland, researchers, educators, clinicians, and designers from all over

While podcasts have been a popular source of entertainment and information for adults for well over a decade, children’s podcasts have been gaining momentum just over the past few years.

What did our 2025 Well-Being by Design Fellows learn about designing tech with kids’ well-being in mind? A lot, it turns out!During the intensive five-month program, the 12 mid-career designers

Dive into the practice of co-design as a powerful method for developing impactful EdTech rooted in real classroom needs. Through hands-on activities and practical frameworks, participants will learn how to

Supporting Families in a Screen-Saturated World: A New Guide for Movement and PlayAs digital media becomes more integrated into family life, parents and caregivers are increasingly looking for ways to

The Cooney Center’s new initiative matters for kids and teachersEarly in my education career, I taught ninth-grade English in a small public high school. My vivacious, curious students came from