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April 16, 2025

Education Week, Vol. 44, Issue 23
Extended Student Supervisor, Trinell Lewis, speaks with students during basketball practice at Parkway Sports & Health Science Academy on Feb. 21, 2025 in La Mesa, Calif.
Trinell Lewis, the La Mesa-Spring Valley district's extended student services supervisor, speaks with students during basketball practice at Parkway Sports & Health Science Academy on Feb. 21, 2025 in La Mesa, Calif. The district teaches social-emotional skills—like resolving conflicts and handling losses—by emphasizing sportsmanship.
Ariana Drehsler for Education Week
Student Well-Being How One District Uses Sports to Teach SEL and Build Better Teammates
Lauraine Langreo, March 13, 2025
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7 min read
Education Briefly Stated: April 16, 2025
April 15, 2025
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9 min read
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School & District Management Research Is Shedding New Light on Superintendents to Help Them Succeed
Caitlynn Peetz, April 2, 2025
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6 min read
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Recruitment & Retention What the Research Says Teacher Shortages Are Improving—With Two Big Exceptions
Sarah D. Sparks, March 17, 2025
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4 min read
Young girl reading in class.
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Reading & Literacy Reading Comprehension Teaching Has Improved—But Not Nearly Enough
Sarah Schwartz, March 20, 2025
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6 min read
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School & District Management What These New Principals Did to Get the Hang of Being in Charge
Olina Banerji, March 31, 2025
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7 min read
Hard hat on a stack of books, next to a wrench and screwdriver.
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College & Workforce Readiness Not Your Parents' CTE: How Career and Technical Education Is Evolving
Elizabeth Heubeck, March 13, 2025
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5 min read
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025.
President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order alongside Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025.
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Standards & Accountability States Are Testing How Much Leeway They Can Get From Trump's Ed. Dept.
Alyson Klein & Brooke Schultz, March 24, 2025
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7 min read
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Federal Dramatic Cuts to Ed. Data Programs Will Have Far-Reaching Consequences, Researchers Warn
Evie Blad, March 27, 2025
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6 min read
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Equity & Diversity A Wave of New Legislation Aims to Ban DEI in Public Schools
Sarah Schwartz, March 26, 2025
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7 min read
Custom illustration of an open book with the left side showing the blue and stars of the American flag and the right side of the book showing the red stripes of the American flag with the silhouette of a sad young boy behind the stripes/bars. His head is looking down and he is wearing a school book bag.
Taylor Callery for Education Week
English Learners Data Political Divides Shape Educators’ Views on English Learners’ Rights
Ileana Najarro, Alex Harwin & Gina Tomko, March 12, 2025
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1 min read
A figure stands above pool in form of book, ready to jump in fantastic world of imagination and inspiration. Concept of knowledge, literature, education, literacy, reading, writing, phonics.
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Reading & Literacy Opinion If Literacy Is a Priority, Why Do We Cling to the Wrong Practices?
Mike Schmoker, March 25, 2025
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4 min read
Collaged image of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with brightly colored classroom images in the background.
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Special Education Opinion RFK Jr. Is the Last Person Who Should Be in Charge of Special Education
David Rivera, April 2, 2025
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3 min read
Education Week opinion letters submissions
Gwen Keraval for Education Week
Federal Letter to the Editor Public Education Benefits the American Worker and the American Economy
April 15, 2025
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1 min read
Education Week opinion letters submissions
Gwen Keraval for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Letter to the Editor Reading Comprehension Matters
April 15, 2025
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1 min read
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States Opinion Trump Wants to Send Education 'Back to the States.' Are States Even Ready?
Dale Chu, March 26, 2025
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6 min read

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