School Climate & Safety
Grief, Anger, Fear: How Teachers Can Help Students Cope With the Buffalo Shooting
After a gunman killed 10 people in a racist attack, teachers again wrestled with how to explain hate and mass violence to students.
School & District Management
Some Districts Return to Mask Mandates as COVID Cases Spike
Mask requirements remain the exception nationally and still sensitive in places that have reimposed them.
School Climate & Safety
Accused Gunman in Buffalo Shooting Was Investigated for Threat to His School
The gunman was never charged with a crime and had no further contact with law enforcement after his release from a hospital, officials said.
Teaching Profession
Q&A
'Brown v. Board' Decimated the Black Educator Pipeline. A Scholar Explains How
A new book digs into a lesser-known and negative consequence of one of the nation's most significant civil rights milestones.
Mathematics
What the Research Says
Textbooks Need More Real-World Math Exercises, Study Finds
A study of 8th grade textbooks in the United States and 18 other countries says most rely too much on basic computation problems.
Teacher Preparation
Opinion
Make Teacher Prep Practical, Not Theoretical
Ready teachers for the rigors of the classroom—how to plan lessons, differentiate instruction, and all the elements of educating students.
Mental Health
The pandemic has taken a toll on student and staff mental health. See how schools and districts can help.
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Race
The latest news and perspectives on diversity, equity, and how race and racism are addressed in schools.
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Social-Emotional Learning
Amid the disruptions caused by the pandemic, interest in SEL is surging among educators and parents.
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Want Students to Become Better Problem Solvers? Then Teach Them to Fly Planes and Drones
A free, relatively new curriculum that teaches students about the concepts of flying planes and drones is growing quickly nationwide.
Conquering School Anxiety and Saving Lives: A Courageous Pilot's Message for Teachers
Tammie Jo Shults put into action a lifetime of learning—in and out of school—when Southwest flight 1380 blew an engine at 32,000 feet.
What Do Top U.S. Companies Think Schools Could Do Better? We Asked
Senior executives from Amazon, Salesforce, Southwest Airlines, and other companies identified problem-solving skills students should learn.
Ditch Those Math Worksheets. The Case for Teaching Real-World Problem Solving in K-5
Connecting math to real-world problems gives students a more sophisticated understanding of how math works.
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Recruitment & Retention
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Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Staffing Shortages?
Answer 7 questions to see what you know about staffing shortages.
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Equity & Diversity
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Spotlight on Education Equity
This Spotlight will help you learn about leaders who champion equity, the meaning of culturally responsive teaching, and more.
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Curriculum
Video
Problem Solving at the Highest Level: What Teachers and Students Can Learn From Tammie Jo Shults
Pilot and author Tammie Jo Shults on the problem-solving lessons in aviation that apply to teaching and learning.
Curriculum
Video
Planes, Drones, and Mathematics: How One Aviation Curriculum Is Opening Doors for Students
Students across the country are learning problem-solving skills in a curriculum that prepares them for careers in the aviation industry.
Student Well-Being
Video
Inside Latino Parents' Push for Healthy, Culturally Appropriate School Lunches
Parents in one Colorado district want to see the same improvements to school lunches that were achieved in a neighboring district.
Student Well-Being
Video
A Parent Looks Back On a Successful District-Parent Collaboration
In one Colorado district, parents advocated for improved school meals, and succeeded in bringing about significant change.
Student Well-Being
Video
Fighting for Food With a Video Campaign
Feeling unheard, parents launched a video campaign to build support for their advocacy efforts around school lunches.
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Marketplace K-12
K-12 Dealmaking: Hoonuit Acquires DecisionInsite; NWEA Receives $4.5 Million in Grants
Hoonuit acquires DecisionInsite; NWEA received two grants worth a total of $4.5 million; and Spotify company Soundtrap partners with listening-skills company Listenwise.
Fundamentals
Video: Two-Minute Tip on Creating Pilot Projects That Impress K-12 Districts
EdWeek Market Brief's Michelle Davis talks in this video about the mistakes vendors make during pilot tests of products, and how they can be avoided.
Purchasing Alert
Largest Tenn. District to Buy Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum; N.Y. Ed. Services Agency Wants CTE Software
A Long Island purchasing cooperative wants software for career and technical education services, a Tennessee district is buying social-emotional learning curriculum, and a Mississippi K-12 system is purchasing early-grades reading curriculum.
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What K-12 Districts Expect From Companies’ Pricing
An EdWeek Market Brief survey looks at what district administrators want from companies on clarity and transparency of their products' costs and supports.
- LeadershipStudent Well-Being How Schools Can Help Students With Learning Differences Overcome Mental Health ChallengesA Twitter chat focused on mental health needs of students with thinking and learning differences and teachers and how schools can help.
Pace of Grade Inflation Picked Up During the Pandemic, Study SaysBut the ACT found that the higher grades were not reflected in college-admission test scores.How One Principal Has Dodged the Staffing ShortageA high school principal in Polk County, Fla., has developed his own talent pipeline that helps avoid staffing issues.Policy & PoliticsLaw & Courts Conservatives’ Checklist: U.S. Supreme Court Education Decisions to OverruleHere are five education issues that could be targets for reconsideration if Roe v. Wade falls.
Timeline: How Federal School Accountability Has Waxed and WanedFrom its origins in the 1990s to the most-recent tack, see how the federal approach to accountability has shifted.School Accountability Is Restarting After a Two-Year Pause. Here's What That MeansFor a moment, the COVID-19 pandemic succeeded in doing what periodic protests about school accountability couldn't: Halting it.Teaching & LearningScience 4 Teaching Ideas Students Will Benefit From Now and as AdultsProblem solving and entrepreneurial thinking are being integrated into STEM instruction in very creative and relevant ways.
Teachers Struggled to Stem 'Learning Loss' During Pandemic, GAO FindsA report documents teachers' concerns about students losing academic ground during the COVID-19 pandemic.'I'm Afraid to Return to the Classroom': A Gay Teacher of the Year Speaks OutWillie Carver, Jr., the 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, is questioning his future as a teacher given recent anti-LGBTQ legislative efforts.TechnologyIT Infrastructure Internet on School Buses: FCC Eyes E-Rate Change to Expand AccessFCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel announced a proposal that would allow the use of federal E-rate funding for Wi-Fi in school buses.
5 Ways to Use Technology to Improve Teaching and LearningHere's an outline of the priorities schools need to address, with links to helpful resources.Stopping Cyberattacks Is Top Priority for Ed-Tech Leaders. But Many Underestimate the RiskMost K-12 district tech leaders rate common cybersecurity threats as just low or medium risk, survey shows.
