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February 23, 2022

Education Week, Vol. 41, Issue 23
Hannah Bouchard, a 2nd grade teacher at Platte Valley Elementary School, in her classroom in Kersey, Colo., on Feb. 4, 2022.
Hannah Bouchard, a 2nd grade teacher at Platte Valley Elementary School, in her classroom in Kersey, Colo., on Feb. 4, 2022.
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Student Achievement From Our Research Center Teachers Are Losing Hope That This Can Be a Catch-Up Year
Catherine Gewertz, February 8, 2022
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7 min read
Education Briefly Stated: February 23, 2022
February 22, 2022
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8 min read
Minneapolis students gathered outside U.S. Bank Stadium in April 2021 as part of a statewide student walkout to protest racial injustice. The Twin Cities advocacy group MN Teen Activists also organized recent walkouts over the police killing of Amir Locke.
Minneapolis students gathered outside U.S. Bank Stadium in April 2021 as part of a statewide student walkout to protest racial injustice.
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School & District Management When Students Walk Out in Protest, Here's What Administrators Should Do
Evie Blad, February 11, 2022
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7 min read
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Reading & Literacy What the Research Says More Than 1 in 3 Children Who Started School in the Pandemic Need 'Intensive' Reading Help
Sarah D. Sparks, February 16, 2022
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5 min read
People protest outside the offices of the New Mexico Public Education Department's office on Nov. 12, 2021, in Albuquerque. The education department proposed changes to the social studies curriculum that critics describe as a veiled attempt to teach critical race theory. Supporters say the new curriculum, which includes ethnic studies, is "anti-racist."
People protest outside the offices of the New Mexico Public Education Department's office last November in Albuquerque. The education department proposed changes to the social studies curriculum that critics describe as a veiled attempt to teach critical race theory. Supporters say the new curriculum, which includes ethnic studies, is "anti-racist."
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States Here's the Long List of Topics Republicans Want Banned From the Classroom
Sarah Schwartz & Eesha Pendharkar, February 2, 2022
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History teacher Wendy Leighton holds a copy of "They Called us Enemy," about the internment of Japanese Americans, while speaking about marginalized with her students at Monte del Sol Charter School, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Santa Fe, N.M. Leighton is one of dozens of educators who helped draft state's proposed changes to the social studies curriculum, including adding the Sept. 11 attacks and the history of LGBTQ rights. It would increase the focus on ethnic studies in a state where 49 percent of the population is Hispanic, and 11 percent is Indigenous.
History teacher Wendy Leighton holds a copy of <i>They Called Us Enemy, </i>about the internment of Japanese Americans, while speaking about marginalized groups with her students at Monte del Sol Charter School in Santa Fe, N.M.
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Families & the Community How Politics Are Straining Parent-School Relationships
Andrew Ujifusa, February 10, 2022
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12 min read
A Black teacher helps a student with her work.
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Teaching Teachers of Color Are Linked to Social-Emotional, Academic Gains for All Students
Madeline Will, February 8, 2022
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5 min read
Grove Elementary School teacher Cameo Williams reads a book about Harriet Tubman to her third grade schools against the backdrop of a mural they created for Black History Month in Normal, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.
Grove Elementary School teacher Cameo Williams reads a book about Harriet Tubman to her third grade schools against the backdrop of a mural they created for Black History Month in Normal, Ill., Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021.
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Social Studies Q&A How Do You Teach Black History Without Breaking the Law? Advice From a Teacher
Ileana Najarro, February 1, 2022
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Zachary Chan helps Robyn Pinnix, 9, with an activity in his 3rd grade class at Young Women’s Leadership Academy in San Antonio on February 7, 2022.
Zachary Chan helps Robyn Pinnix, 9, with an activity in his 3rd grade class at Young Women’s Leadership Academy in San Antonio on Feb. 7, 2022.
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Teaching From Our Research Center How to Give Students the Confidence to Take on Rigorous Work
Sarah Schwartz, February 8, 2022
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9 min read
From left, ESL Campus Coordinator Steve Clark and English Teachers Suzanne Cunningham and Claudia Hendricks listen to an idea from Stacey Flanagan during a meeting at Lowery Freshman Center in Allen, Texas on Tuesday, February 1, 2022.
From left, ESL Campus Coordinator Steve Clark and English teachers Suzanne Cunningham and Claudia Hendricks listen to an idea from Stacey Flanagan during a meeting at Lowery Freshman Center in Allen, Texas on Feb. 1.
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Teaching Profession From Our Research Center In a Grueling School Year, Teachers Are Leaning on Each Other the Most
Madeline Will, February 8, 2022
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8 min read
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Student Well-Being From Our Research Center A Tenuous Balance: Supporting Students While Pushing Their Learning Recovery
Ileana Najarro, February 8, 2022
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5 min read
A student walks away from the shadow of bars.
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School Climate & Safety Opinion As a Former Cop, I Know We Need Police-Free Schools
Evan Douglas, February 11, 2022
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4 min read
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Budget & Finance Opinion Teachers Need More Money for the Classroom. Here's How I Would Spend It
Thomas Courtney, February 9, 2022
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4 min read
Illustration of an open laptop receiving an email.
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Equity & Diversity Letter to the Editor The Hidden (or Unconscious) Racism of Words
February 22, 2022
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1 min read
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School & District Management Opinion I Teach Aspiring School Leaders. It’s Not Business as Usual
Mariama Smith Gray, February 17, 2022
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5 min read

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