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Teachers experience a dip in job satisfaction a few years into their careers.
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Equity & Diversity Opinion 70 Years of Abandonment: The Failed Promise of 'Brown v. Board' (Opinion)
Why the nation must revisit the separate but equal doctrine.
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Ed-Tech Policy One School Leader Banned Cellphones, the Other Embraced Them. What Worked?
Two principals describe their policies on cellphones and how they are working.
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School Climate & Safety What Helped These K-12 Leaders After School Shootings
Educators need to lead their communities and process their own trauma.
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Curriculum Video A Look Inside the Creation of a New Asian American Studies Curriculum (Video)
A high school teacher says she had to start from scratch.
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School & District Management From Our Research Center Here's What Superintendents Think They Should Be Paid
A new survey asks school district leaders whether they're paid fairly.
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Retention Is the Missing Ingredient in Special Education Staffing
Many special education teachers switch to other teaching positions. Districts are exploring ways to keep them in the needed role.
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Districts work to serve older students longer than four years to plan for a changing career world.
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‘A Unique Challenge’: What English Learners With Disabilities Need
From language barriers to bilingual education program lockouts, dual-identified students face unique challenges researchers say.
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As another testing season approaches, a familiar question weighs heavily on our minds: who are these tests serving?
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Purchasing Alert Florida District Seeks Civic Curriculum; Texas School System Looks for Special Education Consulting
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