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Mathematics Opinion Educators Should Embrace the 'Science of Math.' Here's Why
A neuroscientist explains why research is so critical to students’ understanding of numbers.
Rick Hess
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English Learners 4 Lessons From One State's Move Away From Formal Pre-K Language Testing
California is shifting from formal assessments to play-based screeners for its youngest learners.
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens
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Teaching Opinion When Students Have Agency, Learning Flourishes. Here's Why
Creating the conditions for learners to thrive requires the right elements in the classroom.
Larry Ferlazzo
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6 min read
Special Education How New Federal Guidance on Disability Could Impact K-12 Special Education
New federal DOJ guidance deemphasizing independent living skills could affect special education transition plans.
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens
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4 min read
Elaine Wilson, left, and Lois Curtis are shown in this April 10, 1999 file photo. States may have to place people with mental disabilities in homelike settings if they can fare just as well there as in state hospitals, the Supreme Court said Tuesday, June 22, 1999. The decision did not provide the final word in the legal battle of the two Georgia women who sued Georgia to get out of a state mental hospital in Atlanta. Elaine Wilson and Lois Curtis had been approved for community-based care but faced long waiting lists. Now in group homes, both women attended the Supreme Court arguments for their case in April.
Plaintiffs Elaine Wilson and Lois Curtis, shown here on April 10, 1999, during their Supreme Court battle, were the two Georgia women whose lawsuit established the landmark <i>Olmstead</i> decision requiring community-based care for adults with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Justice in July issued new guidance that said it will no longer rely upon the <i>Olmstead</i> decision in its enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Reading & Literacy 5 Proven Ways to Get Students to Read More for Fun
Pleasure reading among students is historically low. These strategies can help turn it around.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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5 min read
Reading for pleasure, African-American girl reading a book, doing homework at home at her desk. Back to school concept. School distance education, home schooling, diverse people.
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English Learners Strategies to Support English Learners: 3 Takeaways for School Districts
States and school systems are wrestling with how to help learners of English of all age levels.
Sean Cavanagh
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3 min read
Student Elias Albert gets help from Nurit Foster, who is using artificial intelligence in her multilingual learners class at Hillside Middle School in Northville, Mich., on Jan. 13, 2025 . AI allows teachers in Northville to provide students with content for a class assignment and then adjust the levels for each student based on their English proficiency, officials said. Some districts are also using AI tools to help with translation for families.
Student Elias Albert gets help from Nurit Foster, who is using artificial intelligence in her multilingual learners class at Hillside Middle School in Northville, Mich., on Jan. 13, 2025. AI allows teachers in Northville to provide students with content for a class assignment and then adjust the levels for each student based on their English proficiency, officials said. Some districts are also using AI tools to help with translation for families.
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Teaching Opinion A Teacher's Guide to Navigating Classroom Censorship Laws
How can educators handle laws constraining the instruction of "divisive concepts“?
Lora Bartlett
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Paper cutouts of diverse business people holding hands in row with long shadow on warm background. Concept of teamwork, unity, partnership, and community support. Divisive Concepts, classroom censorship.
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  • Kendall Gray (left) and Gala Davis (right), both guidance counselors, catch up and talk in Davisí office at South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas on March 6, 2025.
    Kendall Gray, left, and Gala Davis, both school counselors, talk in Davis' office at South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas on March 6, 2025. A new survey polls school counselors about student career readiness.
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    College & Workforce Readiness As Students Explore Alternatives to College, Are Counselors Ready to Help Them?
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    Jennifer Vilcarino, October 12, 2026
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    Mathematics Opinion We’re Hiding the Beauty of Math From Children
    We don’t wait until kids are independent readers to read them good stories. Why wait for fun math?
    Rochy Flint, October 9, 2026
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    At the start of her 26th year as a kindergarten teacher in Cinnaminson, Maureen Coller comforts Logan Santos on the first day of school at the New Albany School on Sept. 4, 2026. After hugging him, Coller showed him a photo on her phone of his sister, who is two years ahead of him at the school. His grandmother is also a lunchtime cafeteria worker, so he was fine. Coller graduated from the district in 1997 and was inducted into the Educator Hall of Fame this week.
    Kindergarten teacher Maureen Coller comforts Logan Santos on the first day of school at the New Albany School in Cinnaminson, N.J., on Sept. 4, 2026. Early elementary teachers say their students are struggling with impulse control and other executive function skills.
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    Early Childhood 'Whoa Whisper' and 'Busy Hands': 7 Ways to Teach Kindergartners Impulse Control
    Teachers report that young students struggle to control their impulses. Here's why, and how to help.
    Elizabeth Heubeck, October 8, 2026
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    Caitlyn Wilder, a social studies teacher at Northern Lehigh High School, helps a student who is using artificial intelligence software and a chatbot to complete a worksheet in English and Spanish on Sept. 23, 2025 , at the Slatington school.
    Caitlyn Wilder, a social studies teacher at Northern Lehigh High School, helps a student who is using artificial intelligence software and a chatbot to complete a worksheet on Sept. 23, 2025, in Slatington, Pa. A history organization's ban on AI tools to help students brainstorm or create products for their history competition entries raises new questions about whether, in social studies, the tools can help aid historical thinking—or short-circuit learning.
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    Social Studies In Social Studies, Does AI Shortcut Historical Thinking? Or Deepen It?
    A national student history contest banned AI use, raising questions about its role in social studies.
    Sarah Schwartz, October 8, 2026
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    The definition of teacher sits on teacher Leon Smith's desk at Haverford High School, in Haverford, PA on March 20, 2024.
    A definition of the word teacher sits on Leon Smith's desk at Haverford High School, in Haverford, PA on March 20, 2024. New data suggest a long-term trend of higher vacancies and more underprepared teachers.
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    Teaching Profession Q&A What Teacher Shortages Really Say About the Profession
    In the new book, Ending Teacher Shortages, researcher Tuan Nguyen highlights need to move from magic bullets to a more stable workforce.
    Sarah D. Sparks, October 8, 2026
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    Books sit on shelves in an elementary school library in suburban Atlanta on Aug. 18, 2023. Although not new, book challenges have surged in public schools since 2020, part of a broader backlash to what kids read and discuss in school.
    Books sit on shelves in an elementary school library in suburban Atlanta on Aug. 18, 2023. Although not new, book challenges have surged in public schools since 2020, part of a broader backlash to what kids read and discuss in school.
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    Reading & Literacy Book Challenges Are Still Near All-Time Highs, New Data Show
    Most efforts to remove books from school libraries are concentrated in a handful of states.
    Sarah Schwartz, October 7, 2026
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