Teaching Profession
4 Ways Districts Are Giving Teachers More Flexibility in Their Jobs
After a year-plus of pandemic schooling, some experts are seeing momentum for district leaders to reimagine what teaching can look like.
Student Well-Being
What the Research Says
Masks, Tracking, Desk Shields: How Much Do School Measures Reduce Families' COVID-19 Risk?
A new study pinpoints the most effective mitigation measures and suggests that the more of them schools use, the better.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Does Your District's Way of Decisionmaking Reinforce Systemic Racism?
Leaders must ask if their vision of student success reflects what Black and brown families say is most important, write Cheatham and Diamond.
School & District Management
Principals and Stress: Strategies for Coping in Difficult Times
Running schools in the pandemic has strained leaders in unprecedented ways. Principals share their ideas for how to manage the stress.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Where Does Social-Emotional Learning Go Next?
Teachers, students, and parents all want more social-emotional and service learning in schools. The pandemic has only heightened that need.
Education
S.C. Governor ‘Inciting Hysteria’ by Allowing Mask Opt-Out, Says State Superintendent
S.C.'s public schools chief said the governor had no legal basis for allowing parents to opt their children out of wearing masks in schools.
Coronavirus
COVID-19 has upended America’s K-12 education system. See how schools are being impacted.
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Reopening
The latest news and insights on the debate over when, and if, to reopen school buildings.
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Student Learning
The pandemic has disrupted schooling for more than a year, leading to concerns over learning loss.
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Why Teachers Leave—or Don't: A Look at the Numbers
New EdWeek survey results reveal why teachers consider leaving the profession, and how the pandemic has changed their decisionmaking.
What Black Men Need From Schools to Stay in the Teaching Profession
Only 2 percent of teachers are Black men. Three Black male educators share their views on what's behind the statistic.
Principals and Teachers Don't Always See Eye to Eye. Can Getting In Sync Reduce Turnover?
Teachers and principals are not on the same page about why teachers teach, why they quit, and how to get them to stay.
Teachers' Mental Health Has Suffered in the Pandemic. Here's How Districts Can Help
Teachers’ stress and anxiety have soared during the pandemic, making it critical for districts to look after their mental health.
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Spotlight on What We Now Know: Literacy
In this Spotlight, review ways students can be supported; evaluate the struggles often seen when tech intertwines with literacy and more.
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Teaching Profession
Video
2021 National Teacher of the Year: Special Education Is the 'Heartbeat' of Schools
Juliana Urtubey, an elementary special education teacher in Las Vegas, is the third special educator to receive the national honor in the program's nearly seven-decade history.
Teaching Profession
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Voices From the Field | Black Male Educators on Pipelines and Retention
Black men account for only 2 percent of teachers, and their turnover rates are especially high. A look at the problems and potential solutions behind that statistic.
Families & the Community
Video
Meet the Parent Activists of the Pandemic
Four stories of parents who organized others to get children the education and resources they need, despite institutional head winds.
Professional Development
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Educators’ Wish List for Summer Professional Development
Teachers and principals sound off on what they’d find useful—or extraneous—when it comes to professional development this summer.
School & District Management
Explainer
VUCA: What It Is and Why It Matters to Schools
You may not know what VUCA is, but you are living it, probably more than ever before.
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Marketplace K-12
FCC Finalizes $7 Billion Connectivity Fund: What Districts and Vendors Need to Know
The Federal Communications Commission has finalized rules for a new $7 billion remote learning fund with big implications for school districts and ed-tech vendors.
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New Jersey District Seeking Home Instruction Services; Texas District Looking for Special Education Services
A district near Philadelphia is looking for home instruction services, and a district in Central Texas is seeking special education services.
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K-12 Dealmaking: Kahoot Acquires Clever, in Deal Combining Game-Based Platform and Single-Sign-On Provider
Educational gaming provider Kahoot has acquired major K-12 single-sign-on platform Clever. In a separate deal, an education-focused private equity firm has raised $388 million for its sixth fund.
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School Districts Scrambling to Get It Right on ‘Learning Loss’ Strategy
School systems are wrestling with many unknowns in trying to settle on strategies for combating learning loss for the coming academic year.
- LeadershipSchool & District Management Wanted: Superintendents to Lead Districts Through the End of a PandemicFormer superintendents say there are signs when it's time to move on. Their replacements are more likely to be greenhorns, experts say.
Why Two Superintendents of Mostly White Districts Are Actively Fighting Anti-Black RacismPredominantly white school districts across the country have started addressing systemic racism in the classroom, but not every district is doing it, and those who are brace for backlash.Has COVID-19 Led to a Mass Exodus of Superintendents?This year has been exhausting for superintendents. Some experts say they're seeing an unusually high number of resignations this spring.Policy & PoliticsLaw & Courts Court Restores Officers' Immunity Over Seizure of High School Athletes in Peeping ProbeA federal appeals court ruled in the case of two campus officers involved in detaining football camp participants for hours of questioning.
Lawmakers Press CDC About Teachers' Union Influence on School Reopening GuidanceRepublican senators asked CDC Director Rochelle Walensky about reports a teachers' union had input on guidance for schools on COVID-19.Full-Time Virtual Schools: Still Growing, Still Struggling, Still Resisting OversightNearly 500,000 students now attend full-time online and blended schools, says a new report from the National Education Policy Center.Teaching & LearningCurriculum School Halts Use of Fictional Book in Which Officer Kills a Black ChildFifth graders in at least one Broward County school were assigned to read a book that critics say casts police officers as racist liars.
How the Pandemic Prompted Teachers to Give Students More Flexibility, Choice (in Charts)A majority of teachers say they now give students more leeway over how to complete assignments and more opportunities to revise their work.Juliana Urtubey, an Elementary Special Educator, Is the 2021 National Teacher of the YearKnown as Ms. Earth for her work with school gardens, Urtubey is a National Board-certified teacher in Las Vegas.TechnologyInfrastructure Remote and Hybrid Learning Are Declining. But the 'Homework Gap' Will Still Be a ProblemSchools are returning to in-person instruction, but students' connections to the internet at home remain spotty.
Aptitude Tests: Are They Effective in Opening Students' Minds to More Career Paths?Aptitude tests—which seek to measure students’ potential in a particular field—may help students keep from pigeonholing themselves.Hackers Post 26,000 Broward School Files Online After District Doesn't Pay RansomHackers who demanded up to $40 million from the Broward School District have now published nearly 26,000 files stolen from district servers.
