Opinion
Special Education
Letter to the Editor
We Must Recognize the Significance of Occupational Therapy in Schools
An occupational therapist urges states to make transition services a priority when addressing the crisis faced by students impacted by COVID.
Recruitment & Retention
Letter to the Editor
Schools Are Choosing Money Over Experience. Educators Are Fed Up
A special education instructional aide shares her frustration with the lack of appreciation for and low pay of her position.
School & District Management
Opinion
The Pandemic Revealed Several Truths About School Districts
School systems can make changes much quicker than most people thought possible and provide more flexibility for students.
Social Studies
Opinion
We Must Do Something About Civics Education
With political polarization growing, schools are our best hope for imparting democratic values, writes Kentucky's secretary of state.
Social Studies
Opinion
Student: I'm Unprepared to Vote
I will be voting for the rest of my life, so why aren't I taught how to do so in school?
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
The Value of District Equity Directors
While some in education dismiss equity directors as symbolic or doomed to fail, the role is consequential.
School & District Management
Opinion
The #1 Trait of a Good School Leader
As an administrator, I've needed to prove that my students can be successful.
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Leadership
Opinion
The Principal Is In: Advice for Principals
In a biweekly Education Week column, experienced principals and other school leadership experts offer advice for their peers.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
What Black History Month Should Mean: A Collection
Amid national backlash against racially conscious instruction, it will take hard work to improve how Black history is taught in schools.
School & District Management
Opinion
How Educators and Researchers Can Work Together to Improve Schools: A Collection
Researchers and educators share their best advice on how to create successful partnerships that can improve schools.
College & Workforce Readiness
Documentary
A Year Interrupted
When COVID-19 closed schools for millions of students, Education Week documented two seniors as they faced an uncertain future.
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A Seat at the Table With Education Week
A live, online video conversation and webinar where experts in the field and fellow practitioners answer your questions on a range of topics and issues that matter most to you.
Teaching Opinion The Most Important Lessons Teachers Impart Are Not 'Dictated by a Pacing Guide'For true learning to occur, lessons need to be put into context, not designed to be checked off a to-do list.
School & District Management Opinion Stop Wasting Your Time on School Improvement Plans That Don't Work. Try This InsteadToo often, school improvement plans are seen as compliance documents that have little value. They don't have to be.
Teaching Profession Opinion Linda Darling-Hammond Wins International Prize for Education ResearchThe recipient of the 2022 Yidan Prize talks about the divide between research and policy, teacher professional development, and equity.
Personalized Learning Opinion To Combat Learning Loss, Schools Need to Overhaul the Industrial-Age ParadigmOne educator-turned-entrepreneur argues that innovative content providers can—and should—do more to sustain learning for students and teachers.
Student Well-Being Opinion The Surprising Benefits of Gratitude Everyone Should Know AboutPause and let yourself feel the emotion. It will reap multiple rewards.
School & District Management Opinion 9 Lessons School District Leaders Should Learn From the COVID PandemicThroughout the crisis, leadership and staff glommed on to returning to "normal," but that had long not worked for many students.
Special Education
Webinar
Reading, Dyslexia, and Equity: Best Practices for Addressing a Threefold Challenge
Learn about proven strategies for instruction and intervention that support students with dyslexia.
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Learn how district leaders can use these actionable strategies to increase family engagement in their student’s education and boost their academic achievement.
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Teaching Opinion Sage Advice From Veteran Teachers to Those New to the ClassroomTeachers can learn a lot by tapping into their fellow teachers and other school staff as well as students.
School & District Management Opinion The World Seems Complicated. Perhaps It's Time to Be More HumanIn our complex world, educators need to give themselves space to be human with one another and themselves.
Student Well-Being Opinion Is Petting a Guinea Pig SEL? It’s Time to Call Out the QuacksMore serious proponents should be careful about who is selling their wares under the SEL shingle.
Teaching Opinion I'm a Student. Here's Why Group Work Feels So UnfairI get a sinking feeling of dread from the fear of an uneven distribution of work. Here's what I wish teachers would do instead.
Recruitment & Retention Opinion How My District Overcame Our Dire Bus Driver ShortageNow, the district is applying the lessons to support staff in classrooms and cafeterias, writes Superintendent Mervin B. Daugherty
Reading & Literacy Opinion Lucy Calkins Revisits and Revises Her Reading CurriculumYes, learning to read takes phonics—but also a whole lot more, writes the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project founder.
Science
Quiz
Do You Know as Much as Students Do About Climate Change? Quiz Yourself
Take our quiz to test your knowledge of climate change (and see how you stack up against today’s high school students).
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Crayola is bringing educators, parents, children, and celebrities together for an exciting, week-long, worldwide event: Crayola Creativity Week!
Student Achievement
Spotlight
Spotlight on High-Impact Tutoring
This Spotlight will help you evaluate how tutoring can help with learning recovery, connect students with tutoring services, and more.
IT Infrastructure
Quiz
Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Bandwidth Needs for Schools?
Answer 7 questions about school bandwidth needs.