Equity & Diversity
Schools Are Resegregating. There's a Push for the Supreme Court to Consider That
As the court weighs race-conscious college admissions policies, some say the needs of resegregating K-12 schools ought to be considered, too.
Equity & Diversity
More States Push Schools to Drop Native American Mascots
The changes bring logistical and political challenges.
Budget & Finance
Property Taxes Fuel K-12 Budgets. How Well Does That Work?
A new report explores the role of property taxes in school funding and ways to offset their pinch.
School & District Management
Opinion
Principals, Make Room for Teacher Collaboration
The pandemic only reinforced the importance of dedicated time for PD and collaboration.
Standards
The Architects of the Standards Movement Say They Missed a Big Piece
Decisions about materials and methods can lead to big variances in the quality of instruction that children receive.
School & District Management
Political Tensions in Schools Are 'Pervasive,' Principals Say
High school principals reported high levels of student conflict due to political beliefs.
School Facilities & Design
PCBs, toxic chemicals once used in building materials, are disrupting thousands of schools.
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Special Education
See how schools are helping students with disabilities recover from pandemic disruptions.
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Social-Emotional Learning
Conversation around SEL has become heated as it faces parental and political pushback.
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Schools Trying to Prioritize Equity Have Their Work Cut Out for Them, Survey Shows
The pandemic exacerbated pre-existing inequities in education. Practitioners and researchers offer advice on how to move forward.
Schools Are Resegregating. There's a Push for the Supreme Court to Consider That
As the court weighs race-conscious college admissions policies, some say the needs of resegregating K-12 schools ought to be considered, too.
All That Ed Tech Schools Bought During the Pandemic Won’t Improve Equity. Here's Why
Product design, limited organizational capacity, and the dangers of digital surveillance are all barriers, four experts told Education Week.
Here's How the Pandemic Changed School Discipline
Students were suspended less frequently but Black, poor, and disabled students were punished at higher rates after the pandemic.
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Reading & Literacy
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Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Literacy?
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Science
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Do You Know as Much as Students Do About Climate Change? Quiz Yourself
Take our quiz to test your knowledge of climate change (and see how you stack up against today’s high school students).
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School Climate & Safety
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They Survived a School Shooting. Here’s What They Want You to Know
The survivors of one school shooting offer insight and advice to future school leaders dealing with similar tragedies in their communities.
Recruitment & Retention
Video
One District’s Transformative Solution to Its Staffing Shortage
A suburban Virginia school district overhauled its hiring process, enabling it to address a bus driver and teacher shortfall simultaneously.
School Climate & Safety
Video
How a School Shooting Survivor Found Healing in Activism
Voting for the first time has been part of one school shooting survivor's healing process.
Teaching
Video
Teachers, Try This: An SEL Lesson That Teaches Kindness and Empathy
See how this elementary school teacher uses an SEL lesson to teach students about the value of kindness, empathy, and the power of words.
School & District Management
Video
Exposed to Toxic Chemicals at School: A Teacher's Story
One former teacher shares how PCBs ruined her health and upended her life.
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Purchasing Alert
Texas District To Buy New Network Equipment; Missouri District Seeks Books
A district in Texas is looking for a network equipment refresh, while a Missouri district seeks to buy books.
Marketplace K-12
Amazon to Shut Down Online Course and Test-Prep Offering in India
The online retailer is phasing out Amazon Academy, a program designed to prep students for an engineering exam in India.
Marketplace K-12
School Groups Raise Concerns About Prospect of Big Changes to E-Rate Bidding Process
The U.S. Department of Justice has come out in support of the FCC creating a centralized document repository for E-rate procurements, a step the the law enforcement agency says could help root out fraud.
Purchasing Alert
Calif. District Seeks Enrollment Forecasting; Texas School Shops for iPads
A district in California is looking for student enrollment forecasting, while an Oklahoma school system seeks a talent recruitment strategy.
- LeadershipSchool & District Management Someone Spread an Unfounded Rumor About Your School. Here's What to Do NextHoaxes have become more pervasive as political tensions rise in schools.
ACLU Texas Files OCR Complaint Over a District's Anti-Trans Book BanThe group claims the Keller school district's new policy to remove books about gender fluidity from library shelves violates federal law.Litter Boxes in Schools: How a Disruptive and Demeaning Hoax Frustrated School LeadersA hoax claiming that schools were providing litter boxes to students wasted school leaders' time as they worked to debunk it.Policy & PoliticsEducation Funding What the Research Says Districts Are Spending More Per Student. Here's How to Make Sure All of Them BenefitNew studies suggest ways education leaders can make budgets bigger and more equitable.
Supreme Court Won't Take Up Cases Seen as Expanding Schools' Liability for Sexual HarassmentThe court rejected appeals from a school district and university about when educational institutions may be sued for sexual harassment.Georgia Educators Plan to Sue Over the State's 'Divisive Concepts' LawGeorgia's could be the sixth lawsuit to challenge state laws limiting classroom discussion of race and racism.Teaching & LearningCollege & Workforce Readiness Youth Apprenticeships Are Growing, But Disparities Remain. How Can Districts Help?Encouraging more diverse groups of students to try the guided career programs can make a difference.
'Gaslighting' Is the Word of the Year. Did It Haunt Schools, Too?The Merriam-Webster word of the year often intersected with schools and teachers in 2022.It's a Nasty Cold and Flu Season, But Some Educators Are Reluctant to Take Sick DaysMany cite the pile of work—and lost learning—that accumulates when they take time off.TechnologyClassroom Technology Schools Plan to Do More Business Online. But Most Don't Plan to Teach That WayOnline professional development, conferences, and parent meetings are likely to stick around after the pandemic ends.
Remote Learning Linked to Declines in Achievement, EnrollmentDistricts that stuck longer to fully remote learning have seen larger enrollment and learning losses, a study finds.What Superintendents Say They Need More of to Help Them Manage Districts98% of those surveyed said better data would make them more comfortable making decisions.
