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Teaching Profession The State of Teaching DATA: 5 Key Insights Into America's Teachers
Teachers' viewpoints diverge significantly from principals on some core issues, The State of Teaching national survey results show.
Alex Harwin & Laura Baker, March 6, 2024
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Calendar posted on a bulletin board with sticky notes displaying emojis which become increasingly despondent as the month progresses
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Teaching Profession The State of Teaching Introducing the Teacher Morale Index
The EdWeek Research Center's Teacher Morale Index provides a year-over-year look at teachers' enthusiasm.
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Classroom Technology From Our Research Center How Young Is Too Young to Teach Students About AI? Survey Reveals Differing Opinions
Educators overwhelmingly agree that students need to learn how AI works, but at what age, exactly, is a source of debate.
Arianna Prothero, February 29, 2024
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Illustration of a network of laptops around a chatbot
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Classroom Technology From Our Research Center Will AI Use in Schools Increase Next Year? 56 Percent of Educators Say Yes
Some districts are already looking for ways the technology might help save educators' time.
Alyson Klein, February 29, 2024
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Vector illustration of the letters AI partially breaking through the red circle and slash symbol representing it being banned
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Classroom Technology From Our Research Center Does Your District Ban ChatGPT? Here's What Educators Told Us
More than three-quarters of educators say their districts haven't banned ChatGPT and other AI tools.
Alyson Klein, February 28, 2024
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Classroom Technology From Our Research Center Where Does AI Belong in Education? Teachers and Administrators Have Some Strong Opinions
A survey of educators across the country generated a wide range of opinions about the role of AI in teaching and learning.
Kevin Bushweller, February 28, 2024
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Classroom Technology From Our Research Center Top 13 Reasons Teachers Avoid ChatGPT and Other AI Tools
Teachers cited other, "more important" priorities for why they are not test driving AI.
Alyson Klein, February 28, 2024
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Illustration of a large pencil with three students on it using AI technology for studying and learning. There is a large robot at the front of the pencil using a telescope to look into the future.
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Classroom Technology From Our Research Center Many Teachers Want AI in the Classroom. Here’s What Holds Them Back
Their plates are overloaded with academic challenges and other priorities.
Lauraine Langreo, February 28, 2024
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Photo illustration of a 3d rendering of a chatbot hovering over a motherboard circuit.
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Classroom Technology From Our Research Center ChatGPT, Bard, Copilot, Khanmigo: What AI Tools Do Teachers Use?
One-third of teachers said they're using AI in the classroom, an EdWeek Research Center survey found.
Lauraine Langreo, February 28, 2024
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A person sits at a computer and tries to figure out a cloud of AI Policy Confusion
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Ed-Tech Policy From Our Research Center Schools Are Taking Too Long to Craft AI Policy. Why That's a Problem
Nearly 8 of every 10 educators say their districts don’t have clear AI policies, according to an EdWeek Research Center survey.
Alyson Klein, February 19, 2024
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Sixth-grade students use their Chromebooks for an exercise during class with their teacher Jen Howe at Portage West Middle School in Portage, Mich., on Nov. 29, 2023.
Sixth-grade students use their Chromebooks for an exercise during class with their teacher Jen Howe at Portage West Middle School in Portage, Mich., on Nov. 29, 2023.
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Reading & Literacy From Our Research Center Reading Comprehension Challenges and Opportunities, in Charts
Learn where students struggle, what types of materials educators use, and their perceptions of students' stamina and pleasure reading.
Stephen Sawchuk, January 15, 2024
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Illustration of a female teacher juggling many tasks in front of blackboard, while an A.I. Bot looks from distance.
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Classroom Technology From Our Research Center Most Teachers Are Not Using AI. Here’s Why
All the hype around AI in education is not translating into the technology transforming instruction.
Lauraine Langreo, January 8, 2024
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Kindergarten teacher Karen Drolet, left, works with a student at Raices Dual Language Academy, a public school in Central Falls, R.I., on Feb. 9, 2022.
Kindergarten teacher Karen Drolet, left, works with a student at Raices Dual Language Academy, in Central Falls, R.I., on Feb. 9, 2022. Mask-wearing among educators has fallen since the pandemic's beginning, but patterns differ based on the communities they teach in.
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Teaching Profession From Our Research Center Flu and COVID-19 Are Surging. Here’s How Educators Feel About Masking Now
Respiratory illnesses are on the rise. Only 3 percent of educators say they regularly wear a mask at school.
Madeline Will, January 8, 2024
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