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College & Workforce Readiness What SEL Skills Do High School Graduates Need Most? Report Lists Top Picks
A review of "portrait of a graduate" documents from hundreds of districts identified key skills.
Arianna Prothero
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Early Childhood Q&A Assessing Kindergarten Readiness—During Routine Pediatric Checkups
An Ohio pediatric hospital's clinics assess preschoolers' literacy readiness during routine visits.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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Teaching Opinion Student Agency Inspires Learning. Here Are 8 Ways to Foster It
Teachers must shift their mindset from dictating rules to co-creating agreements with students.
Larry Ferlazzo
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8 min read
Curriculum Download How to Teach Cursive: Six Practical Tips (Downloadable)
This printable downloadable provides actionable tips for teaching cursive handwriting.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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Curriculum Opinion What Policymakers Get Wrong About 'High-Quality' Curriculum
Schools can't fix instruction without fixing curriculum, Doug Lemov warns.
Rick Hess
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10 min read
The United States Capitol building as a bookcase filled with red, white, and blue policy books in a Washington DC landscape.
Luca D'Urbino for Education Week
Early Childhood Child Care From Age 2: New York City's Plan to Improve Student Outcomes
The city's mayor and governor announced the first four communities to receive free 2-K seats.
Jennifer Vilcarino
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Governor Kathy Hochul attend a press conference at Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in New York.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul attend a press conference at Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in New York. The mayor and governor are backing an expansion of the city's preschool programs.
Yuki Iwamura/AP
Social Studies A Third of Civics Teachers Have Changed Lessons for Fear of Political Backlash
Teachers still face pressures from the legislative push to ban "divisive concepts" in the classroom.
Sarah Schwartz
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3 min read
Empty conference room at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Feb. 7, 2026.
Trenchant quotes about democracy cover the walls of an empty conference room at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Feb. 7, 2026. New research finds many civics teachers, feeling local political pressure, have altered their lessons.
Matthew Ludak for Education Week

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    Reading & Literacy Opinion Has Our Zeal for the Science of Reading Created a Cycle of Confusion?
    I’m an Orton-Gillingham-certified teacher. Here’s why the spread of new programs troubles me.
    Stacy Davies, March 6, 2026
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    First graders in Kelly Elementary School in Chelsea, Mass. meet with virtual tutors from Ignite Reading in 2025.
    First graders in Kelly Elementary School in Chelsea, Mass. meet with virtual tutors from Ignite Reading in 2025.
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    Teaching Profession Why This Teacher Chose Online Teaching and Plans to Stick With It
    Rigid schedules and rules for teaching in person make online teaching attractive for some.
    Sarah D. Sparks, March 5, 2026
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    Alisson Ramírez, right, listens to her social studies teacher during class Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Aurora, Colo.
    Alisson Ramírez, right, listens to her social studies teacher during class Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Aurora, Colo. Elementary social studies is the focus of a new tool meant to guide curriculum selection that leans more heavily on history content than on skills like weighing primary sources.
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    Social Studies What Makes for a Good Social Studies Curriculum?
    A new curriculum review tool makes the case for elementary schoolers to learn more history.
    Sarah Schwartz, March 4, 2026
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    New Teacher Support Coaches engross in a discussion during New Teacher Support Coaches Professional Learning session on November 7, 2025 at Center for Professional Development in Fresno.
    Coaches who support new teachers meet on November 7, 2025, at the Fresno, Calif., school district's Center for Professional Development. Nurturing the morale of new teachers is a big challenge for schools across the country.
    Andri Tambunan for Education Week
    Teaching Profession Quiz Teachers, How Does Your Morale Compare With Your Colleagues'? Take Our Quiz
    Take our online quiz and compare your morale score with that of teachers nationwide.
    Education Week Staff, March 4, 2026
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    Katrina Sacurom, a 5th grade teacher, huddles with the Shawnee Trail Elementary School journalism crew to go over how their projects are progressing on Feb. 3, 2026 in Frisco, Texas. She says she wants her students to learn to use technology thoughtfully and has looked for ways to tailor it to be meaningful, not mindless.
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    Teaching Profession Gen Z Teachers Grew Up With Tech. Now They're Seeking Better Boundaries for Students
    Gen Z teachers grew up in an era of unbridled tech. It shapes how they approach classroom technology.
    Sarah D. Sparks, March 4, 2026
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    Winter in Lowville, N.Y. on Nov. 29, 2025. “There’s a lot of things here in our area that would certainly impact teacher morale if you let it,” said Zippel Principal Christopher Hallett. “We are very conscious of it here in our region. We are isolated in many, many ways: It’s a low-income population in a very rural area, so as you can imagine, there’s not a lot to do. Getting people to think outside the box about their own mental health and self-care is pretty important up here.”
    Winter in Lowville, N.Y. on Nov. 29, 2025. For the past three years, teachers in the Northeast—including New York state—have reported significantly poorer morale than teachers in the West, Midwest, and South, according to the EdWeek Research Center’s annual survey. Said one Maine principal, Christopher Hallett: “There’s a lot of things here in our area that would certainly impact teacher morale if you let it."
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    Teaching Profession Why Are Teachers in This Region So Miserable?
    It's not clear why New England and Mid-Atlantic teachers feel so burned out. But some fixes could help.
    Sarah D. Sparks, March 4, 2026
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