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Moms for Liberty member Aura Moody dances with others at the annual Moms For Liberty Summit in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 30, 2024.
Moms for Liberty member Aura Moody dances with others at the conservative parents' rights organization's annual summit in Washington, on Friday, August 30, 2024.
Lawren Simmons for Education Week
Federal Photos PHOTOS: Behind the Scenes at the Moms for Liberty National Summit
Former President Trump was a keynote the final night—and said little about schools.
Catriona Ni Aolain, September 3, 2024
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Students, teachers, victims' families and passersby watch, Friday, June 14, 2024, as crews start the demolition of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School building where 17 people died in the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. Officials plan to complete the weeks-long project before the school's 3,300 students return in August from summer vacation.
Students, teachers, and victims' families are among those watching on June 14, 2024, as crews start the demolition of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School building in Parkland, Fla., where 17 people died in the 2018 mass shooting. Officials plan to complete the weeks-long project before students return from summer vacation.
Wilfredo Lee/AP
School & District Management Photos Six Years After Parkland Tragedy, Crews Demolish a Painful Reminder
The school building in Florida where a gunman killed 17 people is being pulled down. Victims' families have toured the site with lawmakers to push for change.
Evie Blad & Jaclyn Borowski, June 14, 2024
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Shrey Parikh, 12, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., reacts to a fellow competitor's word during the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., on May 30, 2024.
Shrey Parikh, 12, of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., reacts to a fellow competitor's word during the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., on May 30, 2024.
Nathan Howard/AP
Reading & Literacy Photos Drama and Delight: The Faces of the National Spelling Bee
The 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee came down to a high-stakes spell-off. Here's a look at the faces behind the event.
Jaclyn Borowski, May 31, 2024
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Yurem Rodriquez watches as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas, on April 8, 2024.
Yurem Rodriquez watches as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, as seen from Eagle Pass, Texas, on April 8, 2024.
Eric Gay/AP
Science Photos Photos: The Solar Eclipse Is the Ultimate Science Lesson
How students, teachers, and families experienced the solar eclipse.
Elizabeth Heubeck, April 8, 2024
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Students listen to a lesson on Black fraternities and sororities during Ahenewa El-Amin’s AP African American Studies class at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky., on March 19, 2024.
Students listen to a lesson on Black fraternities and sororities during Ahenewa El-Amin’s AP African American Studies class at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky., on March 19, 2024.
Jaclyn Borowski/Education Week
Curriculum Photos PHOTOS: Inside an AP African American Studies Class
The AP African American studies course has sparked national debate since the pilot kicked off in 2022. Here's a look inside the classroom.
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Liliana Barrera, a third-grader and other students at Roy DeShane Elementary School and members of the Environmental Club, point excitingly to a mother duck and her ducklings as they make their way across a pond in Armstrong Park in Carol Stream, Ill., on May 12, 2023.
Liliana Barrera, left, and other students in the Environmental Club at Roy DeShane Elementary School point excitedly at a mother duck and her ducklings as they make their way across a pond in Armstrong Park in Carol Stream, Ill., on May 12, 2023. The club's teacher participated in a one-year professional development program on incorporating climate change into education that's being offered by the Community Consolidated School District 93 in Bloomingdale, Ill.
Jamie Kelter Davis for Education Week
Teaching Photos Through EdWeek’s Lens: Our Top Photos of the Year
A look at K-12 education in 2023, as documented by Education Week photographers across the U.S.
Jaclyn Borowski, December 18, 2023
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A teacher gives a lesson on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sept. 4, 2023.
Young cadets sing the national anthem during a ceremony on the first day of school at a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 4, 2023.
Efrem Lukatsky/AP
Federal Photos PHOTOS: Take a Round-the-World Tour of the Return to School
Here's what back to school looks like in classrooms around the globe.
Jaclyn Borowski, September 15, 2023
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A third grade student raises their hands during a Slow Reveal Graph exercise about colors of national flags around the world at Michael Driscoll School in Brookline, Mass., on June 1, 2023. Driscoll Math Specialist Jenna Laib curates a website for Slow Reveal Graphs, which are instructional routines that promote sense making about data by gradually revealing information.
Students raise their hands during a "slow reveal" exercise on data use in a 3rd grade class at Michael Driscoll School in Brookline, Mass., in June.
Sophie Park for Education Week
Mathematics Photos Graphs Are Hard for Students to Digest. Can a 'Slow Reveal' Help?
Follow along as a math specialist uses a "slow reveal" graph to teach a statistical lesson on countries' national flags.
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Students in the hiking club explore during an early morning walk around the campus before the start of the school day on March 30, 2023.
Students in the hiking club explore during an early morning walk around the campus before the start of the school day on March 30, 2023.
Jaclyn Borowski/Education Week
Special Education Photos A Day in the Life of a School Designed to Support Students With Dyslexia
An independent school uses art and movement to set students with learning differences up for success.
Jaclyn Borowski, June 7, 2023
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Chimere Stephens, Senior Director of Diversity and Recruitment for the New York City Department of Education, reads a book to a class of K-2 students at PS 55 elementary school in the Bronx, New York., January 19, 2023.
Chimere Stephens, senior director of diversity and recruitment in the New York City public schools system, reads to a class of K-2 students at PS 55, an elementary school in the Bronx.
Mostafa Bassim for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Photos The Making of a Leaders To Learn From Cover
An inside look at the 2023 cover for EdWeek's annual Leaders To Learn From special issue.
Jaclyn Borowski, February 13, 2023
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New Mexico Army National Guard specialist Michael Stockwell kneels while helping Alamogordo High School freshman Aiden Cruz with a geology assignment, at Alamogordo High School, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Alamogordo, N.M. Dozens of National Guard Army and Air Force troops in New Mexico have been stepping in for an emergency unlike others they have responded to before: the shortage of teachers and school staff members that have tested the ability of schools nationwide to continue operating during the coronavirus pandemic.
New Mexico Army National Guard specialist Michael Stockwell kneels while helping Alamogordo High School freshman Aiden Cruz with a geology assignment, at Alamogordo High School, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Alamogordo, N.M. Dozens of National Guard Army and Air Force troops in New Mexico have been stepping in for an emergency unlike others they have responded to before: the shortage of teachers and school staff members that have tested the ability of schools nationwide to continue operating during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cedar Attanasio/AP
Teaching Profession Photos 2022's 10 Biggest Education Stories, in Photos
Look back at some major themes and milestones in 2022, a daunting year for those working in America's schools.
Stacey Decker & Jaclyn Borowski, December 22, 2022
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A tree sits in the middle of a round stone water feature surrounded by a round stone pathway at night. Benches around the edge of the pathway are lit with warm lights.
A visitor to the Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial sits on one of the benches during twilight in Newtown, Conn. The names of the 20 first graders and six educators killed a short distance away at Sandy Hook Elementary School 10 years ago are engraved in concrete around a memorial pool with a sycamore tree in the middle.
Julia Nikhinson/AP
School Climate & Safety Photos PHOTOS: A Decade After the Sandy Hook Shooting
A look back at the grief and activism that followed the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, which claimed 26 lives 10 years ago.
Evie Blad & Jaclyn Borowski, December 13, 2022
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Ollie Wright, left, watches as CJ Lanahan, center, and Dan Edick work on creating a snow kicker for a rail, enjoying the aftermath of two days of lake-effect snow, at Hoyt Lake in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.
Ollie Wright, left, watches as CJ Lanahan, center, and Dan Edick work on creating a snow kicker for a rail, enjoying the aftermath of two days of lake-effect snow, at Hoyt Lake in Buffalo, N.Y., Sunday, Nov. 20, 2022.
Libby March/The Buffalo News via AP
School & District Management Photos PHOTOS: The Snow Day Lives in Buffalo After a Massive Storm
After a massive storm dumped up to 6 feet of snow in parts of Buffalo, schools closed and students made the most of the storm.
Jaclyn Borowski, November 21, 2022
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Principal Michael C. Brown, from left, talks to seniors Brady D’Anthony, 18, and Sydney Dryden, 17, at Winters Mill High School in Westminster, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Principal Michael C. Brown, from left, talks to seniors Brady D’Anthony, 18, and Sydney Dryden, 17, at Winters Mill High School in Westminster, Md., Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Steve Ruark for Education Week
School & District Management Photos What School Leadership Looks Like: A Day in the Life of a Principal
A look at a typical day for one elementary school principal in Texas and a high school principal in Maryland.
Jaclyn Borowski, June 20, 2022
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