Issues

August 28, 2024

Education Week, Vol. 44, Issue 3
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Federal From Our Research Center Why Most Teachers Won’t Be Talking About the Election in Their Classrooms
Libby Stanford, August 14, 2024
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7 min read
Education Briefly Stated: August 28, 2024
August 27, 2024
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9 min read
York City School District police officer Britney Brooks walks one of her rounds on March 8, 2018, at William Penn Senior High School in York. Brooks began working as a school police officer in 2015. The York City School District is the only one in York County with its own police department. Officers, who have the power of arrest, operate on a community policing ideology to prevent incidents rather than react to them.
York City School District police officer Britney Brooks walks one of her rounds on March 8, 2018, at William Penn Senior High School in York, Pa. School districts have had to get creative to fill school resource officer positions as police departments nationwide face recruiting challenges.
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Recruitment & Retention Why This District Established Its Own Police Department
Caitlynn Peetz, August 7, 2024
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7 min read
Julian Gresham, 12, left, works in a group to program a Bee-Bot while in their fifth grade summer school class Monday, June 14, 2021, at Goliad Elementary School. Bee-bots and are new to Ector County Independent School District and help to teach students basic programming skills like sequencing, estimation and problem-solving.
Julian Gresham, 12, left, works on a robotics programming activity in a 5th-grade summer school class June 14, 2021, at Goliad Elementary School in Ector County, Texas. Active summer programs may improve students' attendance during the school year.
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School & District Management What the Research Says 5 Things Schools Can Do This Summer to Improve Student Attendance Next Year
Sarah D. Sparks, June 21, 2024
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6 min read
Third graders listen at the start of Lindsey Wuest's Science As Art class, at A.D. Henderson School in Boca Raton, Fla., on April 16, 2024.
Third graders listen at the start of Lindsey Wuest's Science As Art class, at A.D. Henderson School in Boca Raton, Fla., on April 16, 2024.
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Reading & Literacy Why Do Literacy Retention Policies Target 3rd Grade?
Elizabeth Heubeck, August 12, 2024
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5 min read
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School Climate & Safety These Surprise Inspections Test Schools' Safety Practices
Evie Blad, August 14, 2024
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4 min read
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States Some School Workers Now Get Unemployment Over the Summer. Here's How It Works
Mark Lieberman, August 13, 2024
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9 min read
In this March 8, 2017 photo, Logan Cole walks down a hallway decorated with signs supporting him and his school at West Liberty-Salem High School, in West Liberty, Ohio. Logan, who was shot twice by a fellow student at the high school on Jan. 20, was adjusting to his first full week back at school after spending 15 days in Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus fighting for his life and then eventually returning to school part-time.
In this March 8, 2017 photo, Logan Cole walks down a hallway decorated with signs supporting him and his school at West Liberty-Salem High School, in West Liberty, Ohio. Logan, who was shot twice by a fellow student at the high school on Jan. 20, was adjusting to his first full week back at school after spending 15 days in Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus fighting for his life and then eventually returning to school part-time.
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School Climate & Safety In Their Own Words How a Principal Who Stopped a School Shooting Learned to Be Vulnerable
Olina Banerji, August 8, 2024
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6 min read
Facility and prospective applicants gather at William Penn School District's teachers job fair in Lansdowne, Pa., Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
Facility and prospective applicants gather at William Penn School District's teachers job fair in Lansdowne, Pa., Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
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Recruitment & Retention Some Districts Are Still Struggling to Hire Teachers for the New Year
Brooke Schultz, August 12, 2024
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6 min read
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Teaching Profession Teacher Morale Dips Yet Again: 5 Takeaways From New Survey
Brooke Schultz, August 12, 2024
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5 min read
Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrives at a campaign rally Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Eau Claire, Wis.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrives at a campaign rally Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Eau Claire, Wis.
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Federal The School Where Tim Walz Taught Suddenly Finds Itself in the National Spotlight
Libby Stanford & Jaclyn Borowski, August 8, 2024
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8 min read
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School & District Management Opinion When Teachers Burn Out, We Burn Out: A Principal’s Strategy for Staff Morale
S. Kambar Khoshaba, August 13, 2024
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2 min read
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Teaching Opinion How to Stifle Student Curiosity in 5 Steps (and What to Do Instead)
Olivia Odileke, July 11, 2024
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5 min read
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Special Education Opinion This Is My Reality as a Student With Dyslexia
Maxwell J. Lesny, August 12, 2024
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4 min read