School & District Management
4 Ways to Keep Staff and Students Safe From the Delta Variant
Just as schools reopen, a super-contagious COVID-19 variant is infecting people nationwide at alarming rates. Here's what schools can do.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Will the Pandemic Drive Teachers Out of the Profession? What One Study Says
The way decisions were made this past year underscored teachers' lowly place in the school hierarchy, writes researcher Lora Bartlett.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
'I Didn't Hug My Children for 3 Months'
When COVID rates rose, a teacher's sacrifices to stay in the classroom didn't seem to count, writes researcher Lora Bartlett.
Federal
As New COVID Concerns Emerge, Biden Administration Keeps Focus on School Reopenings
New resources from the Biden administration stress the safety precautions schools can take for in-person learning.
Education
Masks-in-Schools Debate Resurges With New Guidance, Mandate Bans, and Parents Divided
The controversy is unfolding while many are fed up with pandemic restrictions and others fear the virus isn't being taken seriously enough.
School & District Management
A View From the Hot Seat: How One District Leader Is Confronting COVID-19's Latest Twists
An assistant superintendent in Texas talks about how to keep the pandemic in check for the new school year even as the Delta variant spreads.
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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'Is This Going to Piss People Off?' How to Make Tough Tech Decisions
The reopening of schools carries with it a host of technology decisions that could have an outsized impact on students' and teachers' lives.
Personalized Learning’s Big Test Is Coming This School Year
As schools try to repair the damage of COVID-19 and racial injustice, it's now or never for the much-hyped personalized learning movement.
Accelerating Learning: Tech Advice to Make It Happen
Accelerating learning through technology isn't as easy as putting a kid in front of a computer, experts and educators say.
Don't Buy 'Stupid Stuff:' Essential Advice for Technology Purchasing
School districts have more digital devices on their hands than ever before. Here's what they can do to get the biggest bang for their buck.
Student Achievement
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Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Student Achievement?
Quiz Yourself: How is your district doing with student achievement?
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School & District Management
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Spotlight on New School Year Collaborations
In this Spotlight, learn where principals and teachers differ on what’s important, gain insights on collaborative learning, and more.
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Special Education
Video
Making a Difference for Students With Learning Differences 1 on 1
Eye to Eye pairs younger students with learning differences with older students with the same challenges to show them they’re not alone.
Equity & Diversity
Video
Why This Latino Teacher Is the Educator His Latinx Students Need
Latinx students are the least likely to have a teacher who looks like them. A Latino teacher on why a reflective teacher population matters.
Equity & Diversity
Video
These Schools Served Black Students During Segregation. There's a Fight to Preserve Them
A look at how Black people managed to grow a solid middle class without access to so many of America’s public schools.
Equity & Diversity
Video
The Fight to Preserve Rosenwald Schools
Jane Carpenter Pollard, alumna of the historic Scrabble School located in Rappahannock County, Va. She and her six siblings attended the Rosenwald school.
Law & Courts
Video
The Supreme Court's Vulgar Snapchat Ruling and What It Means for Students' Free Speech
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former high school cheerleader after she was suspended from the team over a vulgar Snapchat post. Here's what the high court said.
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Minnesota District Looks for Consultant on Capital Planning; N.C. School System to Buy Workforce Data Platform
A Mississippi school system is seeking to buy an integrated assessment and instructional system, and a North Carolina district wants a postsecondary and workforce data system.
Marketplace K-12
New California Law Pours Money Into Open Educational Resources
A budget measure signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom bankrolls the development of openly licensed materials at the higher education level, but it could have implication for K-12, too.
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The Most Essential Features Districts Want in Social-Emotional Learning Products
EdWeek Market Brief surveyed district officials on which features of SEL products and programs are most important to them.
Market Trends
6 Mistakes Education Company CEOs Need to Avoid in Their Relationships With Boards
Here are six mistakes education industry leaders said ed-tech CEOs should avoid when building and maintaining a board.
- LeadershipStudent Well-Being Infographic Statistics on School Sports: How Many Students Play Sports? Which Sports Do They Play?Browse key data on school sports, including how often girls and boys are participating and which ones they are choosing to play.
L.A. Unified to Require Testing of Students, Staff Regardless of Vaccination StatusThe policy change in the nation's second-largest school district comes amid rising coronavirus cases, largely blamed on the Delta variant.Why School Boards Are Now Hot Spots for Nasty PoliticsNationalized politics, shifts in local news coverage, and the rise of social media are turning school board meetings into slug fests.Policy & PoliticsStates California Students Unfazed by Mask Rule. It’s ‘Second Nature’ NowMany students seem to have adapted quickly and say they would much rather be in school with their friends than at home on a computer.
Biden Calls on Schools to Host COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics for Kids 12 and UpThe president is focusing on vaccinating children ages 12 and older as concerns grow about the Delta variant and its impact on schools.School Infrastructure Funding in Flux as Senators Advance Package Funding Electric BusesGroups are warning school infrastructure could get shortchanged as Democrats negotiate a sweeping $3.5 trillion budget deal.Teaching & LearningTeaching Profession Students Are Getting Mental Health Days. So Why Don't Teachers?As the push grows for student mental health days, a Maryland teenager advocates for giving the same to teachers.
Robert Moses, 1960s Civil Rights Activist and Math Education Advocate, Has DiedMoses, who endured beatings and jail in the American South during the 1960s, later helped improve minority education in math.Educators of Color: Schools Need to Better Support Racial Justice EffortsA new survey of educators of color finds that few received any training for addressing racism and violence with their students.TechnologyClassroom Technology Want to Make Virtual Learning Work? Get Parents Involved in Meaningful WaysThe growth of remote and hybrid learning during the pandemic is showcasing the increasing role of parents in online education, study shows.
How to Make the Best Tech Decisions for Schools: A Downloadable GuideIdentify gaps, assess available solutions, solicit input from end users, and test drive new products, services, or approaches.Personalized Learning & Pandemic Recovery: 6 Big ConsiderationsSoftware alone is not the answer to getting personalized learning back on track, but popular new forms of schooling could help.
