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Budget & Finance Passing School Bonds Is Hard. Advice From 3 Superintendents Who Did It
‘Educating instead of campaigning’ in an era when district leaders are under a political microscope.
8 min read
Student Achievement Opinion Does 'Grading for Equity' Result in Lower Standards?
Equitable grading doesn’t call for heightened leniency, says the author of a book on the subject.
11 min read
Student Well-Being From Our Research Center How Much High Schoolers Think Their Educators Care About Them
An EdWeek Research Center survey asked high school students how much the adults in their schools care about them.
2 min read
School & District Management Opinion How We Can Fix Chronic Absenteeism
Experts on school attendance lay out five steps to ramping up family and student engagement.
Hedy N. Chang & Catherine M. Cooney
6 min read
A young student is sitting at the desk in the classroom and looking worried at the test. The students around him are absent.
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School & District Management When Principals Listen to Students, Schools Can Change
Three school leaders weigh in on different ways they've channeled student voices help reimagine schools.
6 min read
School counselor facilitates a group discussion
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School & District Management State Takeovers of School Districts Still Happen. New Research Questions Their Value
More than 100 districts across the country have experienced state takeovers.
6 min read
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Families & the Community Bring Back In-Person Field Trips. Here's Why
School field trips took a hit due to the pandemic and are still recovering. Educators and experts explain why they should come back.
4 min read
Students from Piney Branch Elementary School in Bristow, Va. arrive at Elizabeth Furnace Recreational Area in the George Washington National Forest in Fort Valley, Va. on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 for an outdoor education field trip. During the field trip, students will release brook trout that they’ve grown from eggs in their classroom into Passage Creek and participate in other outdoor educational activities.
Students from Piney Branch Elementary School in Bristow, Va., arrive at Elizabeth Furnace Recreational Area in the George Washington National Forest in Fort Valley, Va., on April 23, 2024, for an outdoor education field trip.
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  • Emilee Fertick, left, a first-year teacher at Westview Middle, and Jenny Risinger, the director of professional development and induction, practice a phonemic exercise during induction.
    Emilee Fertick, left, a first-year teacher at Westview Middle, and Jenny Risinger, the director of professional development and induction, practice a phonemic exercise during induction.
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    Professional Development This Principal Knew PD Was Irrelevant. So He and His Teachers Changed It
    A Vermont principal and teacher describe their school's new approach to PD.
    Olina Banerji, April 18, 2024
    5 min read
    A group protesting school safety in Laurel County, K.Y., on Feb. 21, 2018. In the wake of a mass shooting at a Florida high school, parents and educators are mobilizing to demand more school safety measures, including armed officers, security cameras, door locks, etc.
    A group calls for additional school safety measures in Laurel County, Ky., on Feb. 21, 2018, following a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., in which 14 students and three staff members died. Districts have invested billions in personnel and physical security measures in the 25 years since the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo.
    Claire Crouch/Lex18News via AP
    School Climate & Safety 25 Years After Columbine, America Spends Billions to Prevent Shootings That Keep Happening
    Districts have invested in more personnel and physical security measures to keep students safe, but shootings have continued unabated.
    Mark Lieberman, April 18, 2024
    9 min read
    Candles burn at a makeshift memorial near Columbine High School on April 27, 1999, for each of the of the 13 people killed during a shooting spree at the Littleton, Colo., school.
    Candles burn at a makeshift memorial near Columbine High School on April 27, 1999, for each of the of the 13 people killed during a shooting spree at the Littleton, Colo., school.
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    School Climate & Safety How Columbine Shaped 25 Years of School Safety
    Columbine ushered in the modern school safety era. A quarter decade later, its lessons remain relevant—and sometimes elusive.
    Evie Blad, April 17, 2024
    14 min read
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    Student Well-Being Opinion Farewell: Ask a Psychologist Says Goodbye
    Angela Duckworth announces the sunsetting of the Character Lab and the Education Week Opinion blog.
    Angela Duckworth, April 17, 2024
    3 min read
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    Student Well-Being What’s Really Holding Schools Back From Implementing SEL?
    Principals see their schools as places that promote students' social-emotional growth.
    Arianna Prothero, April 16, 2024
    4 min read
    The advisers of Baldwin County High School’s chapter of Future Teachers of Alabama pose with the seniors who are committed to a career in education in April 2024. From left to right, they are: Chantelle McPherson, Diona Davis, Molly Caruthers, Jameia Brooks, Whitney Jernigan, Derriana Bishop, Vickie Locke, and Misty Byrd.
    The advisers of Baldwin County High School’s chapter of Future Teachers of Alabama pose with seniors who are committed to a career in education in April 2024. From left to right: Chantelle McPherson, Diona Davis, Molly Caruthers, Jameia Brooks, Whitney Jernigan, Derriana Bishop, Vickie Locke, and Misty Byrd.
    Courtesy of Baldwin County High School
    Recruitment & Retention Signing Ceremonies Honor Students Who Want to Be Teachers
    In a growing number of schools across the country, student-athletes aren't the only ones in the spotlight. Future teachers are, too.
    Madeline Will, April 16, 2024
    7 min read

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