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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.
School Climate & Safety
Another State Will Let Teachers Carry Guns. What We Know About the Strategy
Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns with administrators' permission a year after the Covenant School shooting.
School & District Management
What Schools Can Do to Make Sure Support Staff Feel Appreciated
Support staff ensure schools are functioning. Here are five tips to help them feel as if they're an integral part of the school community.
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.
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.
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.
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.
EdWeek Leaders To Learn From
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.
School Climate & Safety
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Looking for ways to make math matter for all your students? Gain strategies that help them make the connection as well as the grade.
School & District Management 6 Ways Schools Are Managing Students’ Cellphone UseStudents' cellphone use has been a major source of headaches for teachers and principals.
Budget & Finance Why Some K-12 Students Have to Pay for a Bus Ride to SchoolTransportation costs force some districts to consider charging fees for students who live near school buildings to ride the bus.
School & District Management What the Research Says What Districts With the Worst Attendance Have in CommonDistricts often lack a systemic approach to coping with the spike in chronic attendance problems, a Michigan study suggests.
Families & the Community 5 Ways to Get Parents More Involved in SchoolsSchools don't need an influx of money and resources to have effective family engagement, experts say.
Families & the Community Download DOWNLOADABLE: Best Practices for Building School-Family RelationshipsHere are five ways to ensure schools are building trusting, long-lasting relationships with families.
Families & the Community Should Working With Families Be a Core Skill for Teachers?Just half of educator preparation programs offer a course on parent and family engagement.
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During Distracted Driving Awareness Month this April, students at Gillespie High School are taking proactive steps to raise awareness and cultivate safe driving practices within their community.
Classroom Technology
Spotlight
Spotlight on Empowering Educators and Engaging Students
This Spotlight will help you leverage technology to meet students’ individual needs, investigate how ed tech can help teachers, and more.
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School Climate & Safety How Columbine Shaped 25 Years of School SafetyColumbine ushered in the modern school safety era. A quarter decade later, its lessons remain relevant—and sometimes elusive.
Student Well-Being Opinion Farewell: Ask a Psychologist Says GoodbyeAngela Duckworth announces the sunsetting of the Character Lab and the Education Week Opinion blog.
Student Well-Being What’s Really Holding Schools Back From Implementing SEL?Principals see their schools as places that promote students' social-emotional growth.
Recruitment & Retention Signing Ceremonies Honor Students Who Want to Be TeachersIn a growing number of schools across the country, student-athletes aren't the only ones in the spotlight. Future teachers are, too.
Families & the Community Letter to the Editor We Mustn’t Downplay the Dangers of the Right and Far RightA letter to the editor argues that an opinion essay minimizes the dangers of politics on the right.
Families & the Community Letter to the Editor Understanding Those on the RightA reader shares that she was happy to see the publication of an opinion essay.
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