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Teaching Opinion I Changed What Differentiation Means in My Classroom. Here’s How
The strategies that I first introduced for multilingual students ended up helping all my students succeed.
Jeremiah Asendido
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Mathematics From Our Research Center Here Are the Math Concepts That Trip Up Middle and High School Students
An EdWeek Research Center survey asked educators about the biggest challenges they see in the subject.
Sean Cavanagh
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1 min read
Teaching Profession More Teachers Name Classroom Management as a Job Stress Than Low Pay
A national survey highlights ongoing work and home pressures on educators.
Sarah D. Sparks
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3 min read
College & Workforce Readiness More States Require Personal Finance. But Does It Actually Work?
Personal finance education can influence behavior positively with specific strategies.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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5 min read
Photo illustration of a young black female holding her cellphone in one hand and a credit card in the other. Floating around her in the background are a calculator, pie chart, money, credit card, and piggy bank.
Photo collage by Gina Tomko/Education Week + Canva
Early Childhood More Principals Now Lead Preschools. But Are They Ready for It?
Strong efforts to train principals in early-childhood education are still scattered and scarce.
Olina Banerji
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6 min read
Georgia preschool students listen to a teacher read a book Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at The Capitol Hill Child Enrichment Center in Atlanta.
Georgia preschool students listen as a teacher reads a book April 22, 2026, at the Capitol Hill Child Enrichment Center in Atlanta. Many principals now oversee preschool programs but often lack training in early childhood instruction.
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Teaching Opinion If You Don't See Value in an Assignment, Your Students Won't, Either
From reading to decisionmaking, educators offer ideas on how best to encourage learning.
Larry Ferlazzo
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14 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
Reading & Literacy How Should Teachers Select Books for Young Readers? (Hint: It's Not Just Decodability)
Three new studies offer clues about what makes texts easier and harder for young students to read on their own.
Sarah Schwartz
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5 min read
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An educator at Holcomb Elementary School in Oregon City, Ore. works with students on phonics and phonemic awareness on Feb. 5, 2025. New studies point to the mix of factors teachers should consider when selecting texts for students.
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Wed., June 17, 2026, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Classroom Technology Live Online Discussion A Seat at the Table: The Rewiring of Childhood With Jonathan Haidt
Jonathan Haidt, Catherine Price, and Adam Swinyard join Peter DeWitt on how to get students off devices and back to the basics of childhood.
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Thu., June 18, 2026, 2:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. ET
Professional Development K-12 Essentials Forum Getting Professional Development to Stick
Join this free virtual event to explore best practices, funding, format, and timing for teacher and principal PD.
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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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    Reading & Literacy How Family Reading Time Can Help Older Students Thrive
    EdWeek readers offer suggestions about how to get older students reading more.
    Marina Whiteleather, June 5, 2026
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    Students return from the Ephrata, Pa. district's "maker bus" to their classrooms at Fulton Elementary School as teacher Joel Bischoff leads them on April 29, 2026. The Ephrata district parks the mobile makerspace at each of its elementary schools a few weeks at a time to allow students to complete hands-on projects. The district has oriented its teaching around projects that allow students to demonstrate skills like empathy and creativity alongside content knowledge.
    Scott Lewis for Education Week
    Curriculum See the Retired School Bus That High Schoolers Turned Into a Mobile Makerspace
    In a Pennsylvania district, students use a bus specially outfitted for them to work on creative projects.
    Evie Blad, June 4, 2026
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    Vision, goal conquering, on the path to accomplishment, with xxx flags and Doodle math. Algebra and geometry school equation and graphs, hand drawn physics science formulas in the background
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    Mathematics Opinion How to Overhaul High School Math Pathways (and Why You Should)
    What should count for math credit? This state ed. commissioner explains why the answer matters.
    Angélica Infante-Green, June 3, 2026
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    Teacher Greg Burris works with 1st grader Joshua at Munger Elementary-Middle School on May 7, 2026, in Detroit. Data show that there are too few male early educators, and when boys don’t see male teachers, they may be less likely to consider a career in teaching, perpetuating the cycle of too few male teachers.
    Paul Sancya via AP
    Early Childhood Q&A The Unspoken Reason Men Turn Away From Careers as Early Educators
    Calvin Moore Jr. gets honest about why so few men are early-childhood teachers and how to fix it.
    Elizabeth Heubeck, June 3, 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
    English Learners Opinion Immigrant Student Enrollment Is Falling. How Should Schools Respond?
    Enrollment patterns may change, but schools still need to take care of their English learners.
    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.
    Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Images
    Teacher Preparation Inside a State's Yearlong Residency for New Teachers: 'They’re Seeing It All'
    The residency model has become a talent pipeline for school districts struggling to recruit teachers.
    Marie Fazio, The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., June 1, 2026
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