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A student visits a sensory room at an elementary school in Topeka, Kan., on Nov. 3, 2021. Schools have expanded their student mental health services in recent years, many with support from hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants that the Trump administration pulled earlier this year and have since been caught up in legal proceedings.
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States State Reading Laws Focus on K-3. What About Older Students Who Struggle?
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Though states have put an emphasis on reading intervention, most don't specify how to help students beyond grade 3. Older students may need more support on vocabulary development, or understanding how word parts convey meaning. Middle school students learn about suffixes at Bow Memorial School in Bow, N.H. on Oct. 29, 2025. The school has developed a systematic approach to addressing foundational reading gaps in grades 5-8.
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Teaching Opinion The Three Big Misconceptions About Student Engagement
For teachers, engagement is the holy grail. But what if we’re thinking about it all wrong?
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Teaching Baby Pictures and Family Trees: When 'Fun' Assignments Backfire
Time-honored projects that draw on students' family information can raise privacy concerns.
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