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Islenia Mil for Education Week
Federal Reported Essay How Trump Is Changing the Federal Government’s Role in Schools
When Donald Trump waded into the fight over a high school mascot, it revealed a lot about his true education agenda.
Matthew Stone & Brooke Schultz, September 8, 2025
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10 min read
Scientists say that climate change makes storms like hurricanes more destructive. This 2022 aerial view of Fort Myers Beach, Fla. shows the aftermath of Hurricane Ian which made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane.
In this aerial view, heavily damaged mobile homes are seen in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., a month after Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in 2022, causing an estimated $67 billion in insured losses. Experts say climate change is leading to more hurricanes and floods.
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Science From Our Research Center Nearly Half of Teens Can’t Identify What Causes Climate Change. Why That Matters
Climate change is affecting many industries and students need a basic understanding of the concept to succeed in those fields, experts say.
Arianna Prothero, August 28, 2025
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7 min read
Cropped from original illustration, silhouetted figures water a blooming STEM flower.
Danny Allison for Education Week
Science From Our Research Center Students Say They Care More About STEM as They Get Older. Teachers Disagree
An EdWeek Research Center survey examined student motivation in STEM classes.
Lauraine Langreo, June 13, 2025
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3 min read
A student and parent look into a landscape of many roads and opportunities.
Danny Allison for Education Week
Student Achievement From Our Research Center Many Kids' Parents Didn't Go to College. You Can Still Motivate Them in STEM
Students whose parents did not go to college often do not feel they have the necessary support to excel STEM subjects.
Jennifer Vilcarino, May 27, 2025
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6 min read
A group of students follows their role models towards a bright STEM future.
Danny Allison for Education Week
Science Q&A Teachers, Parents, or Peers: Who Motivates Students Most to Pursue STEM?
Encouragement from adults—like teachers, school counselors, and parents—is crucial for motivating students in STEM.
Arianna Prothero, May 27, 2025
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4 min read
Two girls learn at a microscope. STEM, science, future.
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Teaching Profession From Our Research Center STEM Teachers Tell Us What Gets Them Jazzed About Work
Teaching STEM classes can be difficult and frustrating, because many students lack the confidence or skills to tackle those subjects.
Kevin Bushweller, May 27, 2025
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1 min read
A teacher and student have opposite perspectives on cellphone use in school.
Danny Allison for Education Week
Science From Our Research Center Students Don't Think Cellphones Distract Them From Learning STEM. Teachers Disagree
New surveys of teens and teachers show how far apart the two groups are on this issue.
Arianna Prothero, May 27, 2025
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4 min read
Silhouetted figures water a blooming STEM flower.
Danny Allison for Education Week
Science From Our Research Center Want to Motivate Students in STEM? The Way You Explain Things Matters
How teachers explain tricky math and science concepts can affect students' motivation in their STEM classes.
Lauraine Langreo, May 27, 2025
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7 min read
Tightly cropped photo of a mother or teacher holding holding a young elementary school boy's hands as they sit on school steps, offering comfort and support. The boy is wearing a bookbag.
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School & District Management From Our Research Center What Schools Do When Parents Don't Pick Up Their Kids
What schools do when parents don't pick up their kids can vary considerably, according to a new survey by the EdWeek Research Center.
Arianna Prothero, May 23, 2025
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3 min read
Left, chromebooks, to be loaned to students in the Elk Grove Unified School District, await distribution at Monterey Trail High School in Elk Grove, Calif., on April 2, 2020. Right, a ninth grader places his cellphone into a phone holder as he enters class at Delta High School on Feb. 23, 2024, in Delta, Utah.
Students work on 3-D printing projects at Sutton Middle School in Atlanta on Feb. 13, 2020.
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Classroom Technology From Our Research Center Chromebooks or Cellphones: Which Are the Bigger Classroom Distraction?
Most schools have had 1-to-1 computing environments since 2020; others have had it since the early 2010s.
Lauraine Langreo, May 9, 2025
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2 min read
A child jumps from one block to another. progressing through Math.
Eglė Plytnikaitė for Education Week
Mathematics From Our Research Center Math Gets Progressively More Abstract. Here's How to Help Students Keep Up
Math fluency requires more than just memorizing facts and procedures, but also knowing how and when to use them.
Sarah D. Sparks, May 5, 2025
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4 min read
A child walks a tightrope between a numerical and word problem.
Eglė Plytnikaitė for Education Week
Mathematics From Our Research Center The Best Ways to Teach Word Problems So All Students Understand
Word problems can be cognitive puzzles that some students struggle to master.
Olina Banerji, May 5, 2025
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5 min read
A young girl lifts a heavy barbell made of pie charts representing fractions
Eglė Plytnikaitė for Education Week
Mathematics From Our Research Center Fractions Still Stump Students. Here's How to Help
Fractions are the basis for most higher-level math, but they tend to be a roadblock for many learners.
Olina Banerji, May 5, 2025
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6 min read
A young child climbs out of an X shaped hole.
Eglė Plytnikaitė for Education Week
Mathematics From Our Research Center 5 Research-Backed Ways to Help Students Catch Up in Math
Several areas of math achievement have been on the downward slope for more than a decade.
Sarah D. Sparks, May 5, 2025
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4 min read
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