Classroom Management
Education news, analysis, and opinion about how teachers run their classrooms and manage student conduct during class
See also: Behavior Management
School & District Management
How to Respond to Coronavirus: 6 Steps for Schools
Here are key steps for district and school leaders to follow if coronavirus hits your community.
School & District Management
9 Things Educators Need to Know About Coronavirus
Coronavirus cases have now directly hit U.S. schools. Here’s what school leaders need to know right now about the virus.
Student Well-Being & Movement
These Schools Filled Vending Machines With Books. Will It Motivate Reading?
Principals and teachers hope these book vending machines will encourage good behavior and foster a love of reading. They might—but schools should make sure they don't discourage already reluctant readers, says one researcher.
Equity & Diversity
Hidden Segregation Within Schools Is Tracked in New Study
When schools reduce racial segregation between schools, racial isolation within the classes inside those schools goes up, according to an analysis of 20 years of North Carolina data.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Schools Should Prepare for Coronavirus Outbreaks, CDC Officials Warn
A CDC official said people "should ask your children’s schools about their plans for school dismissals or school closures."
School & District Management
6 Big Barriers to Restructuring School Schedules
Before districts can overhaul a traditional school schedule, they're likely to face a wide variety of obstacles.
School & District Management
Time and Schools: What the Research Says
Education Week presents several studies with best practices for making better use of time that are actionable and effective for K-12.
Student Achievement
Smart Scheduling Puts Students' Needs First
A principal went back to the drawing board on his school's schedule after hearing author Daniel Pink talk about what children really need.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Doubling Recess Time to Put Play Back in the School Day
The Virginia Beach City schools decided to make a big change, doubling the amount of recess the district offered.
Curriculum
How Schools Can Be More Effective at Growing Young Voters
The reason young people fail to vote is not because they don't care about politics or policy, but because they don't know how to translate their ideals into action, a new book argues.
School & District Management
Do You Have to 'Love' Every Student? And What If You Don't?
Assuring a positive student-teacher relationship is easier said than done. Here’s what veteran educators advise about how to make that relationship work, and what to do when things fall apart.
Artificial Intelligence
How Artificial Intelligence Might Save Time
Teachers: Could you use an extra 13 hours in your work week, or for your personal life? That might be possible in the future, according to a report published last month by McKinsey & Company.
School & District Management
What the Research Says
Praise Seen as Effective Classroom-Management Tool
When teachers use more praise and fewer reprimands in the classroom, it seems to help students stay on-task and behave better, according to a new study.
Curriculum
Teacher Praise Helps Students Focus, Behave Better, Study Says
A new study finds that students tend to stay on task better when their teachers increase their ratio of praise to reprimand.