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Teacher Preparation More Teacher-Preparation Programs Follow the 'Science of Reading.' But Some Still Lag
Roughly half of programs reviewed train teachers in the skills needed to teach reading effectively.
Sarah D. Sparks
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Teaching Opinion How Daring My Students to Rescue a Lobster Saved Me From Burnout
What began as a running joke injected real energy back into my classroom culture.
Kayla Alexander
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Teaching A Bet Over a Lobster Changed My Classroom Culture
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Assessment Reading and Math Scores Rise for Younger Kids, Stall for Teens
New results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show diverging trends for 9- and 13-year-olds.
Sarah Schwartz
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Students eat lunch at Munger Elementary-Middle School on May 7, 2026, in Detroit.
Students eat lunch at an elementary-middle school on May 7, 2026, in Detroit. The 2025 release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress’ Long-Term Trend data indicates that 13-year-old middle schoolers' scores in reading and math have stagnated, showing no statistically significant changes from the last test administration in 2023.
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College & Workforce Readiness Video How a Reverse Career Fair Can Launch High Schoolers Into the Real World
Reversing the format of the traditional career can provide students with many more opportunities for both learning and jobs.
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College & Workforce Readiness Students Want Career Education. More Research Can Improve It, New Report Says
Career education is in demand from students and could be strengthened through research, a coalition says.
Mark Walsh
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4 min read
Adult school student volunteer Starnese Sims, second from right in glasses, sings along with preschool children at Bradley Early Education Center, located on the campus of Maxine Waters Employment Prep Center, in Watts on May 5, 2026 . Adult school student volunteers visit Bradley EEC twice a week for field work as part of a career pathway that will earn them their child development assistant permit. The setup provides the preschool with extra staffing support and allows for collaboration between preschool teachers and adult school staff as students move through the program. The LAUSD early education center is home to the district's first experiment with non-traditional care hours through its expansion this year into evening child care.
A student volunteer sings along with preschool children at Bradley Early Education Center in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles on May 5, 2026. Older students visit the center regularly as part of a career pathway that will earn them their child development assistant permit. A coalition of education groups wants greater federal investment in research aimed at strengthening career-connected education that students are increasingly demanding.
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Reading & Literacy Even in Math, Teachers See a Chance to Boost Students' Reading Skills
Minnesota middle school teachers spread foundational literacy skills across academic classes.
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  • Students follow along in their copies of “Among the Hidden” by Margaret Peterson Haddix in a seventh grade reading class at in Bow, N.H., on Oct. 29, 2025.
    Seventh graders follow along in their copies of <i>Among the Hidden</i> by Margaret Peterson Haddix in a reading class at in Bow, N.H., on Oct. 29, 2025.
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    Early Childhood Q&A The Unspoken Reason Men Turn Away From Careers as Early Educators
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    English Learners Opinion Immigrant Student Enrollment Is Falling. How Should Schools Respond?
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    Larry Ferlazzo, June 3, 2026
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    Aspiring Educator Amaya Mills, top left, is working with Amanda Malpaya, top right, during the First graders' reading class at Ponderosa Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado on Oct. 29, 2024. The Cherry Creek School District launched a new, innovative program that offers future educators a transformative pathway to become a teacher that is grounded in hands-on classroom experience paired with high-performing mentors. The Aspiring Educator Pathway Program will adopt a model similar to a medical residency program that incorporates a collaborative team-teaching environment with more than 4,000 hours of experience in the classroom, compared to the typical 700 hours.
    Aspiring Educator Amaya Mills, top left, is working with Amanda Malpaya, top right, during the first graders' reading class at Ponderosa Elementary School in Aurora, Colorado on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. The Cherry Creek School District launched a new, innovative program that offers future educators a transformative pathway to become a teacher that is grounded in hands-on classroom experience paired with high-performing mentors.
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    Marie Fazio, The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., June 1, 2026
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