Curriculum
Students Want Climate Change Education. Most Teachers Don't Get Enough Training
Seventy-six percent of teachers have received no formal training on the subject.
Families & the Community
Poll: Parents Don't Want Schools to Focus on Culture Wars
Two-thirds of voters and parents aren't worried about teachers indoctrinating kids or teaching CRT.
School & District Management
Opinion
Your School Leadership Needs More Student Voice
When one principal moved from middle to high school, he knew he would need new ways of soliciting student feedback.
Social Studies
Opinion
Black History Belongs in Early Elementary School
Here’s how to integrate Black history into the early elementary school curriculum—and why you should.
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Social Studies
College Board Releases AP African American Studies Framework, Runs Into Anti-CRT Laws
The new AP course recently made headlines after Florida officials banned the pilot course in the state.
Accountability
Education Secretary: Standardized Tests Should No Longer Be a 'Hammer'
But states won't ease accountability requirements until federal law tells them to do so, policy experts say.
Student Well-Being
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This School Is a Model for Wellness and Student Learning. See Why
The first high school to be WELL Certified at the gold level hopes to serve as inspiration to others.
How Does Writing Fit Into the ‘Science of Reading’?
Writing in the early grades is often segmented off from reading. Research suggests teaching them together is both efficient and effective.
'Encoding' Explained: What It Is and Why It's Essential to Literacy
From children's earliest strokes on a page to letter formation and spelling, writing helps students connect speech to print.
Young Writers Need Structure to Learn the Craft. How Much Is Enough?
Writing instruction should give students both tools and exemplars they can use—and frequent opportunities to practice them at length.
How One District Found Success by Overhauling Writing Instruction
The district anchored its new approach to writing in rich content linked to its new English/language arts curriculum.
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Spotlight on Leveraging Data for Student Success
This Spotlight will help you learn how data can help schools target resources, explore how to improve instruction with data, and more.
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English-Language Learners
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Witnessing Change in a 'Little Town for Latinos’: An English Learner’s Journey
Born in Russellville, Ala., to immigrant parents from El Salvador, Brian Santos reflects on his journey as an EL student.
Teaching
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Teachers, Try This: Build a Lesson Plan Using ChatGPT
One educator explains how teachers can use ChatGPT to create lesson plans, and offers insight and advice on the process and its pitfalls.
Student Well-Being
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How Districts Can Improve Mental Health Through Building Design
The WELL Building Institute offers ideas for improving student and teacher mental health, including low-cost options like reducing clutter.
Student Well-Being
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How This School Uses Architecture and Design to Improve Mental Health
John Lewis Elementary School in Washington, D.C., was designed with mental health in mind. It’s become a model for the district.
Social Studies
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Updating Social Studies Expectations in the ‘Critical Race Theory’ Era
Always a focal point for controversy, updating what students should know in history class became especially charged in late 2021 and 2022.
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Texas District Seeks Supplemental Fine Arts Providers; Mo. System to Buy Chromebooks
A district in Texas is looking for fine arts consultants, while a Missouri school system seeks Chromebooks.
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How to Cultivate Executive-Level Talent Within Your Education Company
Remote work and other factors have made developing a pipeline from mid-level management to the C-suite more challenging.
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4 Ways to Leverage Education Foundations to Support School-Based Mental HealthEducation foundations don’t need big budgets to help school districts with rising mental health challenges.First Latina Selected to Lead National Principals GroupRaquel Martinez is a middle school principal in Pasco, Wash.Policy & PoliticsSchool Choice & Charters The Push for School Choice Is AcceleratingStates across the country are considering sweeping school choice bills that would send public funds to private schools.
6 Lawsuits That Could Shake Up How States Pay for SchoolsFar removed from annual budgets, these lawsuits hold the potential to force states to direct more funds to their schools.What’s Behind the Push for a $60K Base Teacher SalaryWhen reintroduced in Congress, a bill to raise teacher salaries will include money to account for regional cost differences.Teaching & LearningSocial Studies AP African American Studies: What's Next for the CourseFlorida’s ban of a pilot AP Black history course drew protests, threats of lawsuits, and a lukewarm response from the College Board.
What Is Background Knowledge, and How Does It Fit Into the Science of Reading?What a greater focus on content could mean for reading instruction.Once Resistant, An Alabama Town Now Sees Its English Learners as Its FutureWhat happened when a school district changed its culture and invested in young English learner supports?TechnologyFuture of Work In Their Own Words From Monsoons to Hurricane Sandy: A Student’s Personal Journey From Activist to ScientistWithout formal instruction on climate change in school, Aryaana Khan struggled to make sense of the natural disasters she experienced.
Most Teens Learn About Climate Change From Social Media. Why Schools Should CareTeens are getting information on climate change from YouTube and Facebook, underscoring the need to teach media literacy in schools.Can Digital Tools Detect ChatGPT-Inspired Cheating?Tools purporting to detect AI writing may help teachers but they come with their own set of complexities.
