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School Climate & Safety Many Students Are Disengaged From Learning. What Can Schools Do?
A new poll examines Gen Z students' levels of school engagement and feelings of belonging.
6 min read
School & District Management Opinion Teacher Observations Shouldn’t Feel Like Babysitting
Fidelity checks are a necessary part of school leadership. Here’s how to get them right.
Bridget Farr
5 min read
School & District Management Video ‘You’ll Make New Friends’: What Happens to Students When Their School Closes
How two middle schoolers managed uncertainty as their rural school closed its doors.
1 min read
School Climate & Safety What Happens When a Data Center Is Built Near a School?
In Frederick County, Maryland, the school board was challenging the construction of a data center that would sit only a few feet away from an elementary school.
4 min read
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A data center is proposed to be built on a small piece of land about 500 feet near the Carroll Manor Elementary School in Adamstown, Md., pictured on Sept. 10, 2026. The black flags serve as an area marker for where the data center will be built.
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School & District Management How Can Principals Protect Teachers From Aggressive Behavior? Teachers Sound Off
Teachers say they need more support to handle angry parents and unruly students.
1 min read
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Collage by Laura Baker/Education Week + Getty
Student Well-Being & Movement Opinion It's Football Season. That Matters More to Schools Than It Should
How did athletics beat out academics as the highest priority for public schools?
Robert Maranto
4 min read
Image of two students walking down a hall in isolation and in the background, you see silhouettes of a women's lacrosse team celebrating together in a huddle.
Laura Baker/Education Week + Getty
Student Achievement 3 Takeaways From the Latest PISA Test of Reading, Math, and Science
The results show reading performance dropping across the world—and one uniquely troubling U.S. trend.
5 min read
Karin Prien, Federal Minister of Education, Family, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth; Francesco Avvisati, OECD, co-author of the PISA study; Prof. Dr. Samuel Greiff, Director of the PISA National Center at TUM and Chairman of the Board of the ZIB; and Anna Stolz, President of the Conference of Education Ministers and Bavarian Minister of State for Education and Cultural Affairs, present the PISA study in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 8, 2026.
The PISA results were released Sept. 8 and showed global declines in three subjects. International education luminaries presented the findings: Karin Prien, the federal minister of education, family, senior citizens, women, and youth; Francesco Avvisati of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and co-author of the PISA report; Prof. Dr. Samuel Greiff, director of the PISA National Center at the Technical University of Munich; and Anna Stolz, president of the conference of education ministers and Bavarian minister of state for education and cultural affairs.
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Explore what keeps substitutes coming back and hear how one district rebuilt its substitute hiring process and improved its fill rate.
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Fluency for All: Moving Students Beyond Decoding
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What Six Elementary Students Taught D.C. Leaders About Belonging
Students say feeling welcomed, connected, and valued at school builds belonging and gives them a reason to attend and engage.
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Teachers Are on the Front Line of Youth Nicotine Addiction. Here’s How They Can Help.
Schools can help combat youth nicotine addiction with prevention education, compassionate support, and evidence-based quitting resources.
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When Fluency Isn’t Enough: How ADM Community School District Closed the Comprehension Gap
Despite dedicated instruction, many students continued to struggle with comprehension—especially as texts grew more rigorous.
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