Teaching Profession
Has the Public Turned on Teachers?
The rift over when school buildings should reopen has caused teachers to feel like they've lost public support. But have they?
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Here's What Educators Should Expect From the Biden Administration on Education Technology
Expectations are that Biden will start by working to expand broadband access for students and teachers, a crucial need during COVID-19.
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Miguel Cardona Shows You Don't Have to Leave to Succeed
The new U.S. secretary of education nominee sends a hopeful message to students long told they must leave their neighborhoods to make a mark.
States
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State and National Highlights Reports (Quality Counts 2021)
The Quality Counts 2021 State Highlights Reports capture the key data you need to assess your state’s performance.
School & District Management
A School Leader Who Calls Her Own Shots on Battling the Coronavirus
A charter school founder uses her autonomy to move swiftly on everything from classroom shutdowns to remote schooling.
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Where Teachers Are Eligible for the COVID-19 Vaccine
Education Week is tracking plans for vaccinating K-12 educators across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
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COVID-19 has upended America’s K-12 education system. See how schools are being impacted.
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The latest news and insights on the debate over when, and if, to reopen school buildings.
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The pandemic has disrupted schooling for nearly a year, leading to concerns over learning loss.
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Are Today's Students Set Up for Success? Nation Earns B-Minus in Latest EdWeek Index
The grade represents steady progress on a range of academic and socioeconomic factors, but the pandemic’s full impact has yet to be felt.
Where Families Are Feeling Pandemic Impacts the Worst
Recent Census data show families nationwide suffering job loss, food insecurity, and a lack of technology crucial for remote education.
State Grades on Chance for Success: 2021 Map and Rankings
Examine the grades and scores for states and the nation on the socioeconomic and other indicators in the Chance-for-Success Index.
What’s Behind the Grades and Scores for Quality Counts 2021?
Here's a guide to the grading scale and each of the indicators that go into making up the rankings for this year's Quality Counts report.
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A Year Interrupted
When COVID-19 closed schools for millions of students, Education Week documented two seniors as they faced an uncertain future.
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What Does It Mean To Be Trauma-Informed? A 4-Part Video Explainer
As our understanding of how trauma affects students expands, so does our understanding of how to build a school environment to help them.
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How a STEM Program Helps Students of Color See Themselves in Science
Portland youngsters gather in gardens and cook vegan meals as part of Camp ELSO’s mission to foster STEM learning for students of color.
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Try This at Home: How to Make Slime
Coolidge High School science teacher Jonte Lee teaches students how to make slime using home ingredients.
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Black Student Voices: Classroom Discussions on Race
In this video, the second in a series, Black high school students talk about their experiences discussing race in the classroom.
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Fla. District Seeks Online Digital Curriculum Provider; Conn. System Wants Curriculum Management Audit
A South Carolina district is hiring a search firm to find a superintendent, and a Connecticut K-12 system is buying a curriculum management audit.
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A Big Focus on AI, and K-12 to College Transitions in USC’s Ed-Tech Accelerator Program
USC’s EDGE Accelerator program makes it clear that the women- and minority-led ed-tech companies it supports are "not the outliers."
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States’ Education Budget Proposals for Next Year Not as Bleak as Many Predicted
Federal stimulus funds are helping states fill the gaps in anticipated revenues as they craft their fiscal year 2020 budgets.
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Tracking State and District Policies for Remote, Hybrid, and In-Person Instruction
A pair of databases gives education companies and other organizations insights on the school reopening policies in states and school districts.
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Student Mental Health and Learning Loss Continue to Worry PrincipalsMonths into the pandemic, elementary principals say they still want training in crucial areas to help students who are struggling.1,000 Students, No Social Distancing, and a Fight to Keep the Virus OutA principal describes the "nightmare" job of keeping more than 1,000 people safe in the fast-moving pandemic.Policy & PoliticsFederal Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost Food Benefits for Children Missing School MealsThe order is designed to extend nutritional benefits that his administration says would benefit children.
How Biden's Data Mandate Could Help Schools Navigate the COVID-19 CrisisAn executive order directs the Education Department to collect data on issues like whether schools offer in-person learning.Early Education Department Appointees Have Links to Jill Biden, Teachers' UnionsPresident Joe Biden's 12 appointments have links to the players who could exert the most influence on the new administration's K-12 policy.Teaching & LearningTeaching Profession Chicago Teachers Vote to Continue Remote TeachingChicago Teachers Union announced Sunday its members "overwhelmingly" chose to conduct only remote work beginning Monday.
New Media Literacy Standards Aim to Combat 'Truth Decay'The RAND Corporation has released a set of media literacy standards designed to help teach students to identify misinformation.The Violent History of White Supremacy Is Rarely Taught in Schools. It Should BeAs Trump promotes 1776 project, educators say a more complete history of white vigilante justice taught in the classroom could prevent another Capitol insurgency.TechnologyClassroom Technology Why Middle Schoolers Dread (or Enjoy) Remote Learning: 'I Get Headaches All the Time'Students sound off in response to an Education Week writer's belief that she would have loved remote learning.
Zoom and Google Outages: How Schools Should Prepare for Tech ProblemsTechnology breakdowns are inevitable. Here's what schools should do to prepare to keep instruction going when tech is not cooperating.How Online Teaching Needs to Improve—Even After the PandemicThe vast majority of teachers say they’ve gained skills in the last year that they’ll continue to use after the pandemic ends.
