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Mathematics From Our Research Center 5 Ways Teachers Can Support Students With Math Anxiety
For many students, math anxiety is severe enough to interfere with how they learn the subject.
Sarah D. Sparks, May 5, 2025
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Teaching Profession From Our Research Center There’s a Racial Divide in What Teachers Think of Their PD. Why?
Training: Why Black Teachers Want More and White Teachers Want Less
Alex Harwin, May 1, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center Math Teachers Have Little Confidence in Their AI Abilities
More than half of math teachers rate their skills at using artificial intelligence to teach as either poor or nonexistent.
Arianna Prothero, April 15, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center Can AI Improve Math Class? Teachers Aren’t Sure
A new survey shows how math teachers think AI tools will transform how they teach and students learn in the next five years.
Arianna Prothero, April 14, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center Why Some Math Teachers Don’t Want Professional Development on AI
Math teachers are less likely than their peers to report they use AI tools for instruction.
Lauraine Langreo, April 8, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center Can AI and Math Work Together? Here's What Teachers Say
Generate practice problems, plan lessons, and help struggling learners were among many recommendations.
Kevin Bushweller, March 24, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center The Future of Math Class: How AI Could Transform Instruction
Even as the use of AI expands in K-12 schools, many math teachers remain skeptical of its value.
Arianna Prothero, March 24, 2025
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Teaching Profession Quiz Teachers, How Does Your Morale Compare to Others in Your State? Take This Quiz
Take the quiz to calculate your Teacher Morale Index score and see how it compares to your state’s average.
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Teaching Profession From Our Research Center Teacher Morale Is on the Upswing. Will It Last?
Education Week recorded a jump in teacher morale. What factors explain the upswing?
Olina Banerji, March 4, 2025
8 min read
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Teaching Profession Data What Teacher Morale Looks Like in Every State
See how teacher morale compares across the states—and where it's highest and lowest.
Holly Kurtz & Laura Baker, March 4, 2025
4 min read
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Teaching Profession Data Teachers Say These 5 Factors Could Boost Their Morale
Short of a pay raise, here are the things that could improve teachers' morale.
Holly Kurtz, March 4, 2025
8 min read
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Student Well-Being & Movement From Our Research Center Are Today's Students Less Independent? Depends on Who You Ask
Most teachers say students' declining ability to direct their own learning and advocate for themselves hurts academic achievement.
Arianna Prothero, February 24, 2025
3 min read
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Artificial Intelligence From Our Research Center Here’s How Teachers Are Using AI to Save Time
Forty ways teachers are using artificial intelligence to make their jobs easier.
Madeline Will, February 14, 2025
2 min read
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Budget & Finance From Our Research Center Some Districts Struggle to Align Their Spending With Instructional Needs
Some districts have more success than others using classroom-level insights to inform spending decisions, survey data show.
Mark Lieberman, February 6, 2025
4 min read