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Beyond the ‘One-and-Done’: Professional Development That Sticks

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Teachers participate in a team exercise at the first training session of the National Academy for AI Instruction on March 18, 2026, at UFT headquarters in New York City. Experts say teachers need more professional development opportunities around how to use AI to improve instruction.

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Artificial Intelligence Q&A Educators Offer Advice on AI's Role in Workforce Development

Lauraine Langreo, June 25, 2026

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A student washes her hands at a school in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 12, 2026. Emotional regulation tops teachers’ kindergarten readiness lists.

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Early Childhood What Teachers Really Want From Kindergartners Isn’t Academic

Elizabeth Heubeck, June 25, 2026

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College & Workforce Readiness Soft Skills, Big Impact: Which Ones Matter Most for Students?

Marina Whiteleather, June 25, 2026

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Members of the school board sit on stage in the school auditorium to respond to questions from residents during the annual Town Meeting, on March 5, 2024, in Stowe, Vt. A new survey suggests that political conflict that rose during the pandemic has remained relatively high for many school boards across the country.

Robert F. Bukaty/AP

School & District Management How School Board Members Really Feel About Political Conflict

Evie Blad, June 25, 2026

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Teaching Opinion Become Your Own Researcher: How Teachers Are Experimenting in the Classroom

Larry Ferlazzo, June 25, 2026

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Acting Superintendent Andres Chait at a Los Angeles Unified School District Board meeting in Los Angeles on June 23, 2026. LAUSD has named Chait its new superintendent on a permanent basis following Alberto Carvalho's resignation earlier this week.

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School & District Management LAUSD Taps Interim Chief as Superintendent 3 Days After Carvalho's Resignation

Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, June 25, 2026

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Leadership

Student Well-Being & Movement Q&A Is SEL a Band-Aid Patching Over Schools' Systemic Problems?
Why schools need to take a hard look at how their decisions heighten student stress.

Arianna Prothero

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Students embrace a therapy dog at an elementary school in Columbia Heights, Minn., on April 29, 2026. Efforts to help kids improve their social and emotional well-being need to be combined with schools taking a hard look at how they are contributing to high levels of student stress, experts say.

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Recruitment & Retention From Our Research Center
Hiring Teachers? Word of Mouth Still Leads the Way
A national survey looked into the kinds of recruiting efforts that proved most effective.

Sarah D. Sparks & Maya Riser-Kositsky

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School & District Management
Lessons Learned About Bold Tech Initiatives From the LAUSD Chief's Departure
Bold initiatives can cut both ways, says a leadership expert, sparking achievement gains or falling apart.

Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, Arianna Prothero & Jennifer Vilcarino

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Policy & Politics

School Choice & Charters A State's New Law Sets Up Clash With Trump's School Choice Program Rules
A state passed new requirements if it opts in to the new federal scholarship tax credit program.

Matthew Stone

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The Vermont State House in Montpelier, Vt., on Friday, July 12, 2024. Vermont last week became the first state to enact rules restricting scholarships awarded under a new federal school choice program to public school and low-income students.

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Federal
Special Ed. and Civil Rights: What We Know About the Ed. Dept.'s Latest Moves
Special education is moving to HHS, and civil rights enforcement is moving to DOJ.

Mark Lieberman

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Education Funding
Federal Grant Cuts for English Learners Face Lawsuit
Last year, the federal agency ended 28 grants for training teachers working with English learners.

Ileana Najarro

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Teaching & Learning

Reading & Literacy Kindergartners' Math and Reading Scores Can Predict Their 3rd Grade Performance
But their academic trajectories aren't set in stone, and early intervention is key, researchers say.

Sarah Schwartz

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Estes Elementary School kindergarten students Evelyn Bolmer, front left; Jase Bellamy, back right; and Eric Guarneros, front right, listen as their teacher Faith Harralson assists Bolmer with a math equation, as they ride pedal desks at school in Owensboro, Ky., Jan. 19, 2016. New research shows students who start kindergarten behind in reading and math are unlikely to catch up by 3rd grade.

Jenny Sevcik/The Messenger-Inquirer via AP

Teaching Profession From Our Research Center
How Has Teacher Morale Changed Over Time?
The EdWeek Research Center's Teacher Morale Index, offers a year-over-year gauge of educator job satisfaction.

Sterling C. Lloyd

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Social Studies
Why Texas' Fight Over Social Studies Standards Has National Consequences
The Texas State Board of Education is poised to vote on a new set of controversial social studies standards this week.

Sarah Schwartz

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10 min read

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Technology

Classroom Technology Q&A How Schools Can Limit Screen Time, But Still Use Tech Effectively
A district leader discusses how adolescent brain development and screen use affect learning.

Lauraine Langreo

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LuAnn Oliver's son, who is in 6th grade, demonstrates how he uses an iPad for his classes during a May 9, 2026, gathering at Oliver's house in Arlington, Va. A group of parents were there to discuss ways to encourage schools to limit screen time. Concerns about the overuse of technology in schools are rising across the country.

Kevin Wolf/AP

Artificial Intelligence
Students Are Experiencing AI in Very Different Ways. Is That a Problem?
Sharply divergent state standards, district rules, and teacher strategies result in uneven access to the technology.

Jennifer Vilcarino

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Artificial Intelligence What the Research Says
AI Changes Its Feedback on Students' Writing When It Knows Their Race, Gender
AI makes judgments based on the writer's characteristics—a problem if teachers use it as a writing coach.

Sarah D. Sparks

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6 min read

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