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Student Well-Being Quiz Quiz: What Educators Really Think About SEL in Classrooms
What do K-12 educators think about the SEL in schools? Take our quiz to test your knowledge.
Marina Whiteleather, January 23, 2025
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Student Well-Being From Our Research Center What's Behind the Falloff in Social-Emotional Learning for Teens
Surveys from the EdWeek Research Center find that districts' focus on SEL is back down to pre-pandemic levels.
Arianna Prothero, January 16, 2025
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Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Does Social-Emotional Learning Really Work? Educators Had a Lot to Say
The emphasis on teaching social-emotional skills continues to expand across K-12 schools.
Kevin Bushweller, January 13, 2025
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Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Is Student Behavior Getting Any Better? What a New Survey Says
Student misbehavior has routinely topped teachers' lists of concerns and most pressing challenges in recent years.
Caitlynn Peetz, January 8, 2025
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School & District Management From Our Research Center What Worries Educators Most? It Depends on Their Jobs
Teachers, principals, and district leaders are losing sleep—just over different things.
Arianna Prothero & Vanessa Solis, December 13, 2024
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School & District Management From Our Research Center The Top 10 Things That Keep District Leaders Up at Night
District-level administrators deal with a lot day to day. Here are their top concerns and stressors.
Arianna Prothero & Vanessa Solis, December 12, 2024
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School & District Management From Our Research Center The Top 10 Things That Keep Principals Up at Night
Principals’ jobs are hard, but what are their most common concerns? We asked, principals answered.
Arianna Prothero & Vanessa Solis, December 9, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center Why Schools Need to Wake Up to the Threat of AI 'Deepfakes' and Bullying
Schools are underprepared to deal with a deluge of AI-created videos that harm the reputations of students and educators.
Olina Banerji, December 9, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center AI Has Taken Classrooms by Storm. School Operations Could Be Next
Generative AI tools could help schools with operational tasks like budgeting, transportation, data analysis, and even zoning.
Mark Lieberman, December 9, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center Will AI Transform Standardized Testing?
AI has the potential to help usher in a new, deeper breed of state standardized tests, but there are plenty of reasons for caution.
Alyson Klein, December 9, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center What Teacher PD on AI Should Look Like. Some Early Models Are Emerging
A more structured approach to professional development on AI is emerging.
Caitlynn Peetz, December 9, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence Q&A Want to Try AI With English Learners? Here’s Where to Start
An English-learner researcher discusses what educators need to know before using the emerging technology.
Lauraine Langreo, December 9, 2024
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Teaching Profession From Our Research Center The Top 10 Things That Keep Teachers Up at Night
Teachers share their biggest work-related stressors.
Arianna Prothero & Vanessa Solis, November 26, 2024
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Classroom Technology From Our Research Center Parents Are Virtually Monitoring Their Kids in Class. Teachers Aren’t Happy
Thirty-seven percent of teachers, principals, and district leaders said in a survey that this is happening in their schools.
Arianna Prothero, November 21, 2024
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