Multimedia

Photos and videos from classrooms and school communities tell powerful stories of students' challenges and triumphs and the educators who help put them on a path to success.
Special Education Video How This District Teaches Bilingual Students With Dyslexia
Students with dyslexia receive instruction in Spanish or English, depending on their dominant spoken language.
Jaclyn Borowski
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School & District Management Video The Enemy of Smart, Strategic Spending Decisions in K-12 Districts: Leadership Churn
The EdWeek Research Center surveyed district leaders on the barriers to long-term thinking.
Sean Cavanagh & CJ Riculan
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Professional Development Video How One District Is Getting Secondary Teachers Up to Speed on Reading Support
A district invests in improving secondary teachers' knowledge to help students needing reading support.
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens
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Artificial Intelligence Video Is the ‘AI Glow’ Starting to Wear Off? What to Expect in 2026
Artificial intelligence is now integrated into a wide variety of products and services that K-12 schools use, making it almost inescapable.
Arianna Prothero & Yi-Jo Shen
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1 min read
English teacher Casey Cuny reads in his classroom as a screen displays guidelines for using artificial intelligence at Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Aug. 27, 2025.
English teacher Casey Cuny reads in his classroom as a screen displays guidelines for using artificial intelligence at Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Aug. 27, 2025.
Jae C. Hong/AP
Education Funding Video School Funding: The 3 Big Questions to Watch in 2026
2025 was a disruptive year for school funding, here's what we're anticipating in the year ahead.
Mark Lieberman & Yi-Jo Shen
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Illustration in blue of huge hands holding money as silhouette people run towards it.
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Reading & Literacy Video How Reading Instruction Evolved in 2025, and What’s Ahead
Throughout 2025, Education Week has covered how states and districts are continuing to incorporate new instructional methods and materials.
Sarah Schwartz & Kaylee Domzalski
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Anjanette McNeely teaches a reading block with her kindergarten students at Windridge Elementary School in Kaysville, Utah, on Dec. 4, 2025.
Anjanette McNeely teaches a reading block with her kindergarten students at Windridge Elementary School in Kaysville, Utah, on Dec. 4, 2025.
Niki Chan Wylie for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Video What Happens When Middle and High Schoolers Still Struggle to Read?
When it comes to reading, teachers and experts alike say that many older students still struggle with the basics.
Sarah Schwartz & Kaylee Domzalski
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Students attend Bow Memorial School in Bow, N.H. on Oct. 29, 2025. Bow Memorial School is a middle school that has developed a systematic approach to addressing foundational reading gaps in middle school students.
Students attend Bow Memorial School in Bow, N.H. on Oct. 29, 2025. Bow Memorial School is a middle school that has developed a systematic approach to addressing foundational reading gaps in middle school students.
Sophie Park for Education Week

Interactive Projects

School Climate & Safety Tracker School Shootings This Year: How Many and Where
Education Week is tracking K-12 school shootings in 2026 with injuries or deaths. See the number of incidents and where they occurred.
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Sign indicating school zone.
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Artificial Intelligence Tracker Which States Require Schools to Have AI Policies?
Education Week is tracking which states are mandating that schools adopt AI policies.
Kevin Bushweller
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Illustration of three educators in hard hats lifting up a very large letter "I" next to a large letter A.
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School Choice & Charters Tracker Federal Private School Choice: Which States Are Opting In?
Education Week is tracking state decisions on the first major federal program that directs public funds to private schools.
Brooke Schultz & Lynn (Yunfei) Liu
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Penelope Koutoulas holds signs supporting school choice in a House committee meeting on education during a special session of the state legislature Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn.
Penelope Koutoulas holds signs supporting school choice in a House committee meeting on education during a special session of the Tennessee state legislature on Jan. 28, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. After the passage of the first federal tax-credit scholarship, all states will have to decide whether to opt into the new program.
George Walker IV/AP
College & Workforce Readiness Interactive The Changing Face of College Applications, By the Numbers
New first-time college applicant data from the Common App found a growing number of students sending in test scores in their applications.
Ileana Najarro
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Rear view of young adult students walking through a campus
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Video Projects

School & District Management Video District Dilemmas – Solutions for Common District Leader Challenges
District leaders around the country share how they address some of the common challenges they experience.
Naomi Tolentino leads a meeting on student attendance at J.C. Harmon High School on Jan. 16, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas.
Naomi Tolentino leads a meeting on student attendance at J.C. Harmon High School on Jan. 16, 2025 in Kansas City, Kan.
Erin Woodiel for Education Week
Student Well-Being & Movement Series Get Active: Creative Ways to Integrate Movement and Learning
In this solutions-focused visual series, educators share their ideas for incorporating movement across grade levels and subject matter.
Beatrice Hesseltine, center, and her classmates in Alyssa Saunders’ kindergarten class take a movement break during class at Vergennes Union Elementary School in Vergennes, Vt., on Nov. 19, 2024.
Beatrice Hesseltine, center, and her classmates in Alyssa Saunders’ kindergarten class take a movement break during class at Vergennes Union Elementary School in Vergennes, Vt., on Nov. 19, 2024.
Jaclyn Borowski/Education Week
Teaching Video Teachers, Try This – A Video Series on Innovative Ideas for Educators
A place where teachers can find ideas and inspiration from fellow educators.
Dean Jermaine Weems (right) tells a story about fostering kittens to teachers and faculty during a Welcome Back training at CICS Bucktown on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 in Chicago, Ill.
Dean Jermaine Weems (right) tells a story during a Welcome Back training at CICS Bucktown on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 in Chicago, Ill.
Taylor Glascock for Education Week
Teaching Profession Video ‘It’s Not All Rainbows and Butterflies’: SEL in the Early Grades
A veteran teacher reflects on how the classroom (and the kids) have changed, and on what's needed to fix education.
Jaclyn Borowski & Sam Mallon
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Sam Mallon/Education Week

Photo Essays

  • Kimora Gantt, right, does homework while her brother Jason Gantt, 5, gets his hair cut by his father, Bobby Gantt. After struggling with homelessness, the family has found stability in a home they rent through a local housing authority in Tacoma, Wash.
    Kimora Gantt, right, does homework while her brother Jason Gantt, 5, gets his hair cut by his father, Bobby Gantt. After struggling with homelessness, the family has found stability in a home they rent through a local housing authority in Tacoma, Wash.
    Equity & Diversity Photo Essay A Home for Learning
    Education Week Photo Staff, December 10, 2014
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    Educator and K-12 memorabilia collector Richard Lodish is surrounded by some of the items at his home in Bethesda, Md. An old wooden school bell, at left, dates from the early 19th century; a D’nealian cursive handwriting chart is at center, and an oversize abacus at right. –Charles Borst/Education Week
    Educator and K-12 memorabilia collector Richard Lodish is surrounded by some of the items at his home in Bethesda, Md. An old wooden school bell, at left, dates from the early 19th century; a D’nealian cursive handwriting chart is at center, and an oversize abacus at right. –Charles Borst/Education Week
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    Education Photos A Collective Experience in K-12
    Education Week Staff, November 21, 2014
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    Village Leadership Academy student Eden Magana, at right, is introduced to a young girl near the Jimenoa Waterfall near La Joya, Jarabacoa.
    Village Leadership Academy student Eden Magana, at right, is introduced to a young girl near the Jimenoa Waterfall near La Joya, Jarabacoa.
    Alyssa Schukar for Education Week
    Federal Photo Essay Chicago Students Journey Through the Dominican Republic
    Education Week Photo Staff, July 25, 2014
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    U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents work at a processing facility for unaccompanied children in Brownsville, Texas, earlier this month. The facility is one of many along the southern border of the United States tasked with processing the more than 47,000 unaccompanied children who have entered the country illegally since Oct. 1.
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents work at a processing facility for unaccompanied children in Brownsville, Texas, earlier this month. The facility is one of many along the southern border of the United States tasked with processing the more than 47,000 unaccompanied children who have entered the country illegally since Oct. 1.
    Eric Gay/AP
    Equity & Diversity Photo Essay Documenting the Immigrant-Children Influx
    Education Week Photo Staff, June 27, 2014
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    Friends Lauren Powell, left, and Ryleigh Fulcher fix their hats and hair in a mirror as they wait to file into the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. for Henderson County High School’s 2014 Commencement.
    Friends Lauren Powell, left, and Ryleigh Fulcher fix their hats and hair in a mirror as they wait to file into the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind. for Henderson County High School’s 2014 Commencement.
    Darrin Phegley/The Gleaner via AP
    College & Workforce Readiness Photos Classes of 2014
    Education Week Photo Staff, June 18, 2014
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Our Visuals Team

Sandra M. Stevenson
Managing Editor, Visual and Immersive Experiences
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Laura Baker
Creative Director
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Jaclyn Borowski
Director of Photography & Videography
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Gina Tomko
Art Director
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Video Producer
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