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English Learners From Our Research Center Where English Learners Spend the School Day, in Charts
Though dual-language classrooms offer the most benefits, English learners are least likely there.
Ileana Najarro
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6 min read
English Learners How One State Is Identifying English Learners Early—Without Misclassifying Them
California is replacing formal pre-K English screeners with age-appropriate tools to prevent misidentification.
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens
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7 min read
English Learners How Schools Can Better Support Older English Learners
Strategies exist to help students who carry the English-learner label beyond elementary school.
Ileana Najarro
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8 min read
Early Childhood A Tax Break for Early Childhood Educators: Why This Policy Change Matters
A new law expands the federal educator expense deduction to include early childhood educators.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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4 min read
Collage-style illustration of a teacher reading to young children, with clippings of line 11 from form 1040 around the image. Pieces of paper money also surround them and off to the far left there is a clipping from the instructions for form 1040 from the IRS, with the heading "Educator Expenses" visible.
Illustration by Emily Wright for Education Week + Getty
Reading & Literacy Opinion Why Congress’s Latest Foray Into the Reading Wars Is Too Sloppy to Work
In trying to promote the science of reading, are politicians doing the opposite?
Timothy Shanahan
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5 min read
Collage-style illustration of the top of the U.S. Capitol building rotunda, with the upper portion hinging open and an arm wearing a suit reaches out holding a pen. The hand is writing a red X through a clipping of a printed letter B, and cut out letters A and C are on the page as well.
Illustration by Emily Wright for Education Week + Getty
College & Workforce Readiness How Can Schools Connect Students to Careers? A New Compact Has a Plan—and Money
The compact comes at time of rising uncertainty for young workers due to AI.
Lauraine Langreo
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5 min read
Leaders in education have a panel discussion about offering a path for students from schools into careers.
Industry leaders discuss the new Compact for America’s Youth during a launch event in Washington on Sept. 10, 2026. The compact brings organizations together to work on solutions to scale up career-connected learning.
Courtesy of CareerWise
Teaching Profession Opinion ‘Those Who Can’t, Teach’? Debunking the Biggest Misconceptions About Teaching
Teachers are a lot more than just the human version of Google.
Larry Ferlazzo
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8 min read
Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
Sonia Pulido for Education Week

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  • Laura Eady, a 3rd grade general education teacher (left), and Lisa Maddox, an English-learner teacher, prepare lessons together for students at Mt. View Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 2, 2026.
    Laura Eady, a 3rd grade general education teacher (left), and Lisa Maddox, an English-learner teacher, prepare lessons together for students at Mt. View Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., on Sept. 2, 2026.
    Kevin Wurm for Education Week
    Teaching Video How Co-Teaching Helps English Learners Succeed
    Increasingly in the Metro Nashville schools, general-education and English-learner teachers team up.
    Ileana Najarro & Marvin Joseph, September 21, 2026
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    Mitchell High math teacher James Dye leads a Florida Advanced Course and Test (FACT) College Algebra course in September. The State Board of Education is set to update its rules so students can earn in-state college credit for successfully completing FACT courses in Trinity, Florida on September 09, 2025.
    Math teacher James Dye leads a Florida Advanced Course and Test (FACT) college-level algebra course on Sept. 9, 2025, at Mitchell high school in Trinity, Fla. Some researchers suggest it is better to introduce students to academically rigorous courses far earlier than 11th or 12th grade.
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    College & Workforce Readiness The Case for Expanding Access to Advanced Courses Before High School
    Academic acceleration for 11th and 12th graders had little effect on college course choices.
    Evie Blad, September 17, 2026
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    WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Members of the U.S. House of Representatives leave the Capitol Building after a session on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) cancelled votes for Thursday, sending lawmakers home a day early ahead of the midterm-election recess.
    Members of the U.S. House of Representatives leave the Capitol after a session on Sept. 16, 2026 in Washington, D.C. The House passed legislation that would make the "science of reading" a priority in some federal literacy grants.
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    Reading & Literacy Federal 'Science of Reading' Legislation Passes the House
    A bipartisan bill would make the evidence-based instruction a priority in some federal literacy grants.
    Sarah Schwartz, September 17, 2026
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    Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
    Sonia Pulido for Education Week
    Teaching Opinion Whose Knowledge Counts in the Classroom? A Blueprint for Teachers
    Four educators advocate a learning experience that centers the student.
    Larry Ferlazzo, September 17, 2026
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    5 min read
    MONTEREY PARK, CA - August 21, 2026: Transitional kindergarten students engage in a clay activity at a dual language Head Start program at Hillcrest Elementary School in Monterey Park on Friday, August 21, 2026.
    Transitional kindergarten students engage in a clay activity at a dual-language Head Start program at Hillcrest Elementary School in Monterey Park, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. A new poll sheds light on early childhood educators' stance toward industry regulations.
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    Early Childhood Deregulate Early Childhood Education? Here's What Educators Think
    A new report from a national early education organization breaks down workforce concerns.
    Elizabeth Heubeck, September 16, 2026
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    Natalia Gutierrez, age 10 (5th grade), Garrett Christian, age 10 (5th grade), William Robinson, age 8 (3rd grade), wait to begin reading time in the afternoon at Creative Minds School in Wichita, Kansas on September 15, 2026.
    Fifth graders Natalia Gutierrez, 10, and Garrett Christian, 10, and 3rd grader William Robinson, 8, wait to begin reading time in the afternoon at Creative Minds School in Wichita, Kan., on Sept. 15, 2026. Applying reading research to the classroom can be challenging, and engineering principles could help, some researchers say.
    Melissa Lukenbaugh for Education Week
    Reading & Literacy Q&A The Science of Reading Has an Implementation Problem. Could Engineering Help?
    Researchers suggest that an "engineering of reading" could better translate evidence into practice.
    Sarah Schwartz, September 16, 2026
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