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Classroom Interruptions Add Up Quickly to Lost Learning Time
During a typical school year, teachers contend with potentially thousands of interruptions to classroom time.
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How Schools Can Teach Students to Manage Their Behavior and Emotions (DOWNLOADABLE)
Experts share practical tips on how to teach students to manage their emotions and behaviors.
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Does Social-Emotional Learning Really Work? Educators Had a Lot to Say
The emphasis on teaching social-emotional skills continues to expand across K-12 schools.
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What the Latest Civil Rights Data Show About Racial Disparities in Schools
The U.S. Department of Education released new data from 2021-22 covering students' access to STEM courses, school discipline, and more.
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What's Behind the Falloff in Social-Emotional Learning for Teens
Surveys from the EdWeek Research Center find that districts' focus on SEL is back down to pre-pandemic levels.
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3 Big Challenges School Lunch Programs Face as They Feed Students
School nutrition directors report problems with costs, supply shortages, and staffing.
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Superintendents Say Public Schools Can Compete With School Choice. Here's How
The four finalists for the National Superintendent said schools have to get creative to attract students.
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We are excited to introduce our 2024 class of EdWeek Leaders To Learn From. These district leaders have shown persistence and creativity as they navigate the challenges facing schools in an increasingly diverse, rapidly changing world.
1 / 6We’re trying to undo decades of old ways of thinking.
I want these kids to know: Just because you can’t sit down at a desk, read something, and get straight A’s, doesn’t mean that you don’t have something to offer this world.
I just want [students] to have all the opportunities regardless of where they live or the resources that their parents might provide to them.
It’s really about how we are aligning systems of support and enabling conditions around schools to best set them up for success. That’s really the bottom line.
Even when I was teaching, I really wanted to push the bounds of what school could be. I wanted it to be more like a home than a factory.
Technology nowadays, it’s a dime a dozen. You can throw whatever tech in there you want, but if people don’t care, if they don’t know how to use it, it’s a paperweight.
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Student Well-Being Are Today's Students Really Less Independent Than Previous Generations?Experts say social-emotional learning strategies are available for teachers to help students become more independent.
Student Well-Being Elementary Students Can’t Manage Their Emotions. What Schools Can Do to HelpMany teachers say kids' coping skills are not as good as they used to be.
Professional Development 5 Tips on AI Professional Development for TeachersTwo district leaders share strategies to ensure teacher professional development on AI is effective.
Recruitment & Retention What 4 New Studies Say About How Districts Can Attract—and Retain—TeachersNew insights on teachers' starting salaries, working conditions, and contract work can help leaders better hire and retain teachers.
School Climate & Safety As Wildfires Devastate Los Angeles, Educators Offer Help and RefugeAs wildfires rip through the region, educators band together for support as they work to help students and families.
School & District Management Are Snow Days Making a Comeback?While some school districts use remote learning days when wintry weather strikes, others are reverting to—or sticking with—snow days.
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Spotlight on PreK-12 Problem-Based Learning
This Spotlight will help you learn how to prepare students for the workforce, partner with students on sustainability initiatives, and more.
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Spotlight on Innovative Approaches to Math Engagement
This Spotlight will help you discover how to create motivating classroom environments, connect math to potential careers, and more.
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Spotlight on the Early Learning Success: Literacy and Math Foundations
This Spotlight will help you explore phonemic awareness instruction, developing math fluency through problem-solving, and more.
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Student Well-Being What Principals Can Do to Get Students Excited to Learn After Winter BreakPrincipals are giving warm welcomes after winter break. They also want students to get serious about their academics.
Student Well-Being Social Media Issues for Kids Shaping Up to Be 'Unpredictable' in 2025Donald Trump back in the White House, Elon Musk's growing influence, and the end of fact checkers at Facebook could mean big changes.
Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Is Student Behavior Getting Any Better? What a New Survey SaysStudent misbehavior has routinely topped teachers' lists of concerns and most pressing challenges in recent years.
Professional Development Teachers Set the Agenda for This Math PD Program. So Far, They Like the ResultsInviting teachers to set the professional learning agenda "shouldn't be radical," said one of the project's leads.
School & District Management Opinion When I Left the Classroom for Administration, Did I Join the Dark Side?When I became a school leader, I thought I’d still always be a teacher first. It wasn’t that simple.
School & District Management Teachers Hate Observations. What Principals Can Do to Ease Their StressWalkthroughs often leave teachers feeling anxious and unprepared. There's a better way.
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