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Curriculum Q&A Leader Says EdReports Is 'Evolving' and Still Critical for Curriculum Review
Lewis Ferebee says EdReports has responded to criticisms and is a useful tool in a sea of curriculum choices.
Mark Walsh
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Social Studies Most Schools Report Teaching Civics. But Hands-On Lessons Aren't as Common
Only 13% of district leaders say their schools require "experiential" civics learning.
Sarah Schwartz
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Teaching Profession Q&A 'Organize, Organize, Organize': New NEA President Sees the Value in Everyday Engagement
The incoming leader of the nation's largest teachers' union focuses on engagement.
Sarah D. Sparks
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Early Childhood Flipping the Script on Tech Equity in Early Education
This urban majority-minority district plans to limit young students' access to technology.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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Davontez Johnson, right, ties preschooler Kodi's shoes, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School in Baltimore. Early educators’ growing concern centers on too much access to technology from a young age.
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Teaching Profession The Push for a Paraprofessional 'Bill of Rights' Is On in 18 States
A drive is on in those states to improve pay and working conditions for paraprofessionals and other staff.
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Ric Calhoun, the National Education Association's Education Support Professional of the year, is calling for a "ESP Bill of Rights." He addresses the union's Representative Assembly at the NEA Convention in Denver, on July 6, 2026.
Mark Makela for Education Week
Science How a Cow 'Moooved' STEM and AI Learning Forward
The farm animal helped K-2 students explore artificial intelligence, data science, and chemistry.
Alyson Klein
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K-2 students at South Fayette Township Elementary School in Pennsylvania used data science to pick a name for a cow they adopted to follow at a local farm. A teacher from the school talked to other educators about how she used the cow to teach about data science, AI, and chemistry during the ISTELive 26 + ASCD Annual Conference in Orlando, Fla., on July 1, 2026.
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Mathematics Opinion How to Embrace the 'Science of Math' Without Abandoning Your Existing Curriculum
Teachers can improve mathematics instruction with these straightforward changes.
Danielle K. Hankins
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A group of students lead by a teacher through an algebraic landscape. Guided learning of advanced math.
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