Issues

June 1, 2022

Education Week, Vol. 41, Issue 34
Kladys Castellón prays during a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
Kladys Castellón prays during a vigil for the victims of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
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School Climate & Safety How Much Trauma Can Our Schools Withstand?
Catherine Gewertz, May 26, 2022
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5 min read
Education Briefly Stated: June 1, 2022
May 31, 2022
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8 min read
Illustration showing 4 individuals next to their pronouns (he/him, they/them, and she/her)
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Law & Courts Are Teachers Obliged to Tell Parents Their Child Might Be Trans? Courts May Soon Decide
Stephen Sawchuk, April 28, 2022
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12 min read
A+ in chalk on a traditional blackboard.
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Student Achievement What the Research Says Pace of Grade Inflation Picked Up During the Pandemic, Study Says
Sarah D. Sparks, May 16, 2022
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4 min read
Hand reaching into a potato chip snack foil bag for chips
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School Climate & Safety What the Research Says What a Researcher Learned From One School's Underground Snack Market
Sarah D. Sparks, May 9, 2022
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5 min read
Composite image of school building and climate change protestors.
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School & District Management 'It Has to Be a Priority': Why Schools Can't Ignore the Climate Crisis
Mark Lieberman, May 18, 2022
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16 min read
Haley Williams, left, and Amiya Cox hold a sign together and chant while participating in a "Global Climate Strike" at the Experiential School of Greensboro in Greensboro, N.C., on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. Across the globe hundreds of thousands of young people took the streets Friday to demand that leaders tackle climate change in the run-up to a U.N. summit.
Haley Williams, left, and Amiya Cox participate in a Global Climate Strike at the Experiential School of Greensboro in Greensboro, N.C., in September 2019.
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School & District Management What Schools Can Do to Tackle Climate Change (Hint: More Than You Think)
Mark Lieberman, May 18, 2022
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7 min read
Haines City Senior High School Principal Adam Lane greets seniors walking across campus on Friday, May 6, 2022 at Haines City Senior High School in Haines City, Fla.
Haines City Senior High School Principal Adam Lane greets seniors walking across campus at the school in Haines City, Fla.
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Recruitment & Retention How One Principal Has Dodged the Staffing Shortage
Denisa R. Superville, May 13, 2022
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7 min read
Trainer Collette Yee walks with Rizzo, a medical detection dog with Early Alert Canines, as she sniffs senior Madison Schoening to detect COVID at Mills High School in Millbrae, California, on May 5, 2022. As part of a pilot COVID-testing program, some students volunteered to be screened by trained dogs before prom.
Trainer Collette Yee walks with Rizzo, a medical detection dog, as she sniffs senior Madison Schoening at Mills High School in Millbrae, Calif., in early May. As part of a pilot program, some students volunteered to be sniffed for COVID by trained dogs before attending the prom.
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Student Well-Being Tuxedos, Gowns, and COVID-Sniffing Dogs: A Pandemic Prom
Catherine Gewertz, May 9, 2022
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7 min read
Two Texas Troopers light a candle at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday. Desperation turned to heart-wrenching sorrow for families of grade schoolers killed after an 18-year-old gunman barricaded himself in their Texas classroom and began shooting, killing several fourth-graders and their teachers.
Two Texas Troopers light a candle at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, a day after 19 children and two teachers were killed by a gunman in their school.
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School Climate & Safety After Texas School Shooting, a Familiar Fight About How to Make Schools Safe
Evie Blad, May 25, 2022
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7 min read
Signs, balloons, and police tape are wrapped around a pole across from Tops Friendly Market, the Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store that was the site of a racist shooting rampage.
Signs, balloons, and police tape are wrapped around a pole across from Tops Friendly Market, the Buffalo, N.Y., grocery store that was the site of a racist shooting rampage on May 14.
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Equity & Diversity Opinion The ‘Great Replacement Theory’ Is a Lie. It's Also a Threat to Schools
Jonathan E. Collins, May 19, 2022
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3 min read
On May 15, people march to the scene of a mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y.
On May 15, people march to the scene of a mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y.
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Equity & Diversity Opinion The Buffalo Massacre Is Exactly Why We Need to Talk About Racism With White Students
David Nurenberg, May 17, 2022
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4 min read
Illustration of an open laptop receiving an email.
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Reading & Literacy Letter to the Editor Reading Recovery Debate Is ‘Polarizing’
May 31, 2022
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1 min read
Illustration of an open laptop receiving an email.
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Curriculum Letter to the Editor Banning SEL Puts Students at Risk
May 31, 2022
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1 min read
The archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia-Siller, comforts families outside the Civic Center following a deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
The archbishop of San Antonio, Gustavo Garcia-Siller, comforts families following a deadly school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.
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School Climate & Safety Opinion A Devastated Teacher's Plea for Gun Reform
Mary M. McConnaha, May 25, 2022
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4 min read

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