Teaching Profession
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'Organize, Organize, Organize': New NEA President Sees the Value in Everyday Engagement
The incoming leader of the nation's largest teachers' union focuses on engagement.
Special Education
Students With Disabilities Are Spending More Time in Mainstream Classes
Under federal law, students with disabilities are supposed to learn in the least restrictive environment.
Early Childhood
Academic Pressure is Driving—and Preventing—The Return to Play in Kindergarten
A new report examines the impact of one state's efforts to return play to kindergarten.
Artificial Intelligence
Opinion
In the Race to Build Smarter AI, We Forgot to Build Smarter Humans
AI is accelerating. What schools must do to support student attention and judgment now.
Classroom Technology
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How Schools Can Limit Screen Time, But Still Use Tech Effectively
A district leader discusses how adolescent brain development and screen use affect learning.
Teaching
Opinion
Teach For America's New CEO: 'We're Working to Reinspire Belief' in Public Education
The new TFA chief explains what’s behind a 43% uptick in its incoming class.
How a District Stopped Relying on 'One-and-Done' Professional Development
As its population of English learners grew, a district invested in coaching and co-teaching.
Lessons Learned About Effective Professional Development for Principals
The best professional development for principals has a lot in common with the best PD for teachers.
When Should Schools Make Time for PD? What Educators—and Families—Think
Educators see in-service and early-release days as practical times for PD. Families don't always agree.
A Federal Fund for Professional Development Is Clouded by Uncertainty
President Trump has repeatedly proposed axing the feds' biggest investment in professional development.
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Spotlight on Digital Learning Done Right: Engaging Students With Research-Backed Tech
Learn how research-based digital learning, such as esports, AI, and robotics, engages students while building real-world tech skills.
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From Data to Decisions: How Data Should Shape Instruction, Not Just Measure It
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Early Childhood
Video
A Charter School Finds 'Looping' Strategy Benefits Youngest Students
Capital City Public Charter School, the first parent-founded charter school in the nation’s capital, takes a unique approach to early learning.
Artificial Intelligence
Video
What AI Use Guidelines Should Look Like for Schools
Many teachers say they are not getting good guidance on how to use AI responsibly and effectively.
Education Funding
Video
Tornado Threats Are a Constant. But Funding for a Safe Room Is Lagging
A school district has waited four years and counting to begin work on a tornado shelter funded with federal dollars.
College & Workforce Readiness
Video
How a "Reverse Career Fair" Can Launch High Schoolers Into the Real World
It flips the traditional model and allows students to set up booths to display their talents to employers.
Artificial Intelligence
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Will AI Help or Overwhelm Students? Teachers Weigh In
Even as teachers across the country experiment with AI, many are skeptical of its role in classrooms, and whether it will undermine student learning.
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How Steep Enrollment Declines Are Now — And What It Means for District Decisionmaking
A significant portion of K-12 administrators across the country say the decisions they make moving forward will be shaped by the enrollment declines their districts are experiencing, a new EdWeek Market Brief survey finds.
Strategy & Operations
Industry Insight
Why Evidence-Backed Ed-Tech Tools Often Struggle to Reach Scale
School districts spend billions of dollars each year on ed-tech tools and learning resources intended to improve student outcomes.
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What's Next for K-12 Assessment: The Demand For Innovation In K-12 Testing
EdWeek Market Brief's new special report looks at the growing demand among K-12 officials for new and different approaches to assessment, and the new momentum behind these efforts to innovate.
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The Phrase K-12 Officials Are Sick of Hearing When Talking About Innovating on a Budget
A panel at ISTELive offered insight into just how sensitive discussions about efficiency and funding can be for district, state, and federal education leaders.
- LeadershipSchool Climate & Safety The Most Popular Kid Slang in Classrooms—From the Annoying to the ConcerningTeachers report the "six-seven" meme still going strong—but toxic online jargon is also on the rise.
Staffing, Mentoring, Strategy: Can AI Solve Big Problems at School?One of the sessions at the ISTE conference focused using AI for strategic questions facing schools.Patriotism Debates in American Classrooms: A TimelineThose debates are heating up again as America's 250th birthday looms.Policy & PoliticsLaw & Courts What Schools Need to Know About the Supreme Court’s Transgender Sports RulingThe justices upheld two state laws that bar transgender girls from participating in female sports.
See What's in Trump Commission's Religious Freedom Agenda for SchoolsPanel recommends federal guidance on parents' opt-out rights, Ten Commandments displays, and other features.The Nation's Largest State Strips Most Power From Elected Schools SuperintendentThe state superintendent's authority will transfer to an appointee of the governor starting next year.Teaching & LearningTeaching Profession Nation’s Largest Teachers’ Union Will Elect New Leader at Annual ConfabA primer to this year's nearly 7,000-delegate National Education Association Representative Assembly.
9 Steps for Early-Grade Teachers to Make Play Part of LearningKimberly Nesbitt, an early education researcher, breaks down the 'hows' and 'whys' of guided play.Teachers Want Their Math Curricula to Do More. Here's HowThe Gates Foundation has awarded several grants focused on instructional "coherence" in math.TechnologyClassroom Technology Here’s What Happened When 6th Graders Designed Their Dream SchoolA class project prodded students to use digital tools to fuel creativity, not passively consume content.
How Educators Can Encourage AI Skill-Building Without Being Tech CheerleadersState education leaders outline how they've tried to ease anxieties about the fast-evolving technology.Do School Laptops Help Students With Summer Learning?School-provided computers can extend learning in the summer, but educators are weighing the best use.
