Reading & Literacy
Yes, Teachers Do Still Assign Full-Length Books. But Numbers Vary
Most middle and high school teachers have students read books—but often just one or two a year.
Classroom Technology
This School District Wants Students to Turn Off Their Phones and Sleep
Parents and students are learning about the importance of device-free bedrooms.
Early Childhood
5 Ways to Build Oral Language in Young Learners
Hearing and practicing language leads to stronger literacy skills.
Student Well-Being & Movement
What SEL Can Do to Help Kids Manage Their Online Lives
It's important to show students how social media can be helpful and harmful.
School & District Management
How Top Principals Advocate for Their Students and Schools
Principal-advocates coach and encourage others in schools to speak up.
Ed-Tech Policy
Opinion
We’re Finally Holding Tech Accountable for Harming Teens. What Happens Next?
For young people, mitigating the risks of social media isn’t as simple as just logging off.
What Schools Should Do to Pump Up the Deflated Math Skills of Older Students
Research offers guidance on supporting teenagers who struggle with foundational skills.
'Personalized' Learning in Math Has Proved Elusive and Overhyped. Can AI Offer a Breakthrough?
Efforts to use the tech to customize lessons to students' individual interest demonstrate its potential—and the shortcomings.
Elementary Math Has Been in Focus. But Middle and High School Students' Struggles Are Daunting
An EdWeek Research Center survey finds that educators see older students' lack of progress in the subject as an acute problem.
Fractions Scuttle Many Students' Math Ambitions. New Models Can Clear the Way
Pre-algebraic skills and basic operations also are stumbling blocks, the EdWeek Research Center finds.
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Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Helping Struggling Students Get Back on Track?
Too many students struggle with reading. Test your knowledge of what works—and discover strategies to help them get back on track.
Science
Spotlight
Spotlight on STEM That Sticks: How Schools Spark Curiosity and Build Future Skills
Find out how schools are cultivating enthusiasm for STEM learning through family STEM nights, low-cost innovations, and more!
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Student Well-Being & Movement
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Female Athletes' Physical and Mental Struggle to Recover From Torn ACLs
For many female athletes who tear their anterior cruciate ligaments, the arduous hours spent recovering through physical therapy are only part of the battle.
Artificial Intelligence
Video
AI + Math Learning. How to Solve a New Problem
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics makes the argument that teachers, principals, and district leaders must “stay up to date on current AI trends” to prepare students for the future.
Artificial Intelligence
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Reading Is Hard to Teach. Can AI Help?
Artificial intelligence might be able to drive cars, treat diseases, and train your front door to recognize your face. But can it help kids learn how to read?
School Choice & Charters
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Private School Choice Is Growing. What Comes Next?
States are investing billions of dollars in public funds for families to use on private schooling.
Reading & Literacy
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Why One School Is Leading the Return to Cursive
Georgia has joined 20-plus states returning cursive handwriting to elementary school classrooms.
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Market Analysis
Do Students Really Have Critical Thinking Skills? Inside the Market's Race to Assess the 'Unquantifiable'
A growing number of companies are racing to respond as a long-simmering demand for new, skills-based methods for measuring student success is starting to boil over in school districts across the country.
Education Market
Industry Insight
From ESSER Boom to Market Reset: States Bolster High-Dosage Tutoring’s Next Phase
When the windfall of pandemic-era federal stimulus money that helped districts weather the crisis expired in 2024, it raised a key question: Would the tutoring programs school systems scrambled to implement during that period prove to be temporary?
Education Market
Market Analysis
Budget Strain, Enrollment Losses and Policy Shifts Complicate Texas’ K–12 Market for Vendors
Deep in West Texas — near the epicenter of the Lone Star State’s oil country — one school system is grappling with a consequential shift: fewer students, tighter budgets, and the process of downsizing.
Regulation & Policy
K-12 Market News
All Ed Tech Contracts Are Under Review As Part of LAUSD Initiative to Limit Screen Time
One of the largest school systems in the country is reviewing all of its current contracts related to classroom technology as part of a push to limit student screen time.
- LeadershipEquity & Diversity School District Refuses to Sign Federal Agreement, Change Trans Student RulesThe district refused to sign the agreement despite the looming threats of funding cuts.
A New Group Looks for Ways to Draw Men Into TeachingFewer men are becoming teachers, prompting new efforts to recruit and retain them.Kids of All Ages Need Regular Recess, Pediatricians Group Says in New GuidanceThe American Academy of Pediatrics released its first new guidance on recess time in 13 years.Policy & PoliticsSchool Choice & Charters A Large Democratic-Led State Says Yes to Trump’s School Choice ProgramThirty-one states are on track to participate in the first major federal foray into private school choice.
Trump Holds Back $2 Billion for Education Grants. What Will Happen Next?The White House is keeping congressionally approved money locked up through a little-known process.Trump Brings the Presidential Physical Fitness Award Back, Reviving Annual TestTrump is bringing back a competitive fitness test that was a public-school fixture for decades.Teaching & LearningReading & Literacy What Might Matter More Than Phonics in Early LiteracyA district invested in evidence-based literacy instruction but reaped uneven results. Here's why.
The Struggle to Move From Data to Outcomes in Career and Technical EducationThe head of a major organization focused on preparing students for careers talks about its new vision.The Job Market Is Changing. How Career and Technical Education Can Keep UpA new vision from Advance CTE imagines what the future of career education should look like.TechnologyPrivacy & Security A Cyberattack on Canvas Could Cause Lasting Aftershocks for SchoolsData from millions of students might have been compromised.
A District Expects to Save $200K From AI-Powered 'Vibe Coding.' Here's HowThis school district is using AI coding to develop cheaper, more customized ed-tech tools.Do Student Cellphone Bans Improve Academic Achievement?Researchers recommend continued examination of cellphone policies, which are still relatively new.
