Teaching Profession
In Their Own Words
'I'm Afraid to Return to the Classroom': A Gay Teacher of the Year Speaks Out
Willie Carver, Jr., the 2022 Kentucky Teacher of the Year, is questioning his future as a teacher given recent anti-LGBTQ legislative efforts.
Teaching
Teachers Struggled to Stem 'Learning Loss' During Pandemic, GAO Finds
A report documents teachers' concerns about students losing academic ground during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Budget & Finance
How Are Schools Spending ESSER Funds? 4 Takeaways From a New Report
More than 4 in 10 districts have already obligated all their pandemic relief aid, while nearly a third are still getting started.
Accountability
Timeline: How Federal School Accountability Has Waxed and Waned
From its origins in the 1990s to the most-recent tack, see how the federal approach to accountability has shifted.
IT Infrastructure
Internet on School Buses: FCC Eyes E-Rate Change to Expand Access
FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel announced a proposal that would allow the use of federal E-rate funding for Wi-Fi in school buses.
States
Opinion
Searching for Common Ground: The Parental-Rights Bill, aka the 'Don’t Say Gay’ Bill
Rick and USC dean Pedro Noguera discuss Florida's law curbing gender and sexuality talk and its impact on students, teachers, and parents.
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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Analyst's View
Using Surveys to Gauge Students’ Social-Emotional Learning: An Inside Look
A company that seeks to assess school climate and students' social-emotional learning breaks down the process.
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What Districts Mean When They Tout the Value of ‘Student Engagement’
An EdWeek Market Brief survey asked K-12 officials how they measure whether students are truly engaged with products.
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Texas District Seeks Secondary ELA Intervention; Ohio System to Buy Student Monitoring Software
A district in Texas wants a secondary ELA and reading intervention online platform while a system in Ohio seeks online student monitoring software.
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Utah School System Looks for Online Lessons; Texas District Invests in SEL
A district in Texas is seeking social and emotional learning materials while a system in Utah looks for online computer science lessons.
- LeadershipSchool & District Management Women Get Overlooked for the Superintendent's Job. How That Can Change3 female superintendents spell out concrete solutions from their own experience.
The Rise of Tutoring and Where It Falls Short, in ChartsIt can be a powerful tool to support academic recovery, but it's not reaching all who need it.Mental Health Concerns Multiply for LGBTQ Students Who Are Asian AmericanCulturally relevant mental health programs are needed to help students feel a sense of belonging, report says.Policy & PoliticsLaw & Courts Conservatives’ Checklist: U.S. Supreme Court Education Decisions to OverruleThe leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court majority opinion that would overrule the landmark 1973 abortion-rights decision Roe v. Wade has prompted commentators to discuss what other high court cases might be targets for reconsideration. Here are five education issues with precedents that have been targets of conservative justices or politicians in recent years, including one that was overruled just a few years ago after a lengthy effort.
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.What America Spends on K-12: The Latest Federal SnapshotAbout 93 percent of K-12 spending came from state and local sources in 2019-20—but more-recent year totals will reflect federal relief aid.Teaching & LearningTeaching How U.S. Teachers Are Helping Ukrainian Students 'Half a World Apart'Teachers at a U.S.-based virtual school share what it's like to teach students in a war-torn country.
Florida Governor Signs Bill Mandating Communism Lessons in ClassFlorida teachers will be required to teach on communist leaders and how people suffered under those regimes on “Victims of Communism Day.”What Do Schools Owe Students With Disabilities? Feds Plan to Update RegulationsSection 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability. Comments are open for suggested changes.TechnologyClassroom Technology 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.Virtual Instruction Is Here to Stay. Here Are 7 Tips for Doing It WellStudent engagement and creating a classroom community may be even more important in a virtual classroom than a traditional one.
