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Third graders have lunch outdoors at Highland Elementary School in Columbus, Kan., on Oct. 17, 2022.
Third graders have lunch outdoors at Highland Elementary School in Columbus, Kan., on Oct. 17, 2022.
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Student Well-Being The Surprising Connection Between Universal School Meals and Student Discipline
Giving all students free school meals can help nurture a positive school climate by eliminating the stigma around poverty.
Arianna Prothero, April 12, 2024
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As part of a SEL lesson, 6th grade students at Swope Middle School in Reno, Nev., practice online safety measures.
As part of a social-emotional-learning lesson, 6th graders practice online safety measures at Swope Middle School in Reno, Nev., on March 19, 2024.
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Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Social Media Is Hurting Social-Emotional Skills. How 4 School Districts Are Fighting Back
A majority of educators believe social media negatively impacts students’ social-emotional skills, an EdWeek Research Center survey found.
Lauraine Langreo, March 25, 2024
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7 min read
Elizabeth Alonzo works as a bilingual aide with 2nd grade student Esteycy Lopez Perez at West Elementary in Russellville, Ala., on Dec. 9, 2022.
Elizabeth Alonzo works as a bilingual aide with 2nd grade student Esteycy Lopez Perez at West Elementary in Russellville, Ala., on Dec. 9, 2022. Alonzo obtained her bachelor's degree through a partnership with Reach University and the Russellville city schools district.
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Teaching Profession Bilingual Teachers Are in Short Supply. How 3 Districts Solved That Problem
Helping bilingual paraprofessionals obtain bachelor's degrees and teaching credentials leads to more bilingual teachers, districts found.
Ileana Najarro & Madeline Will, February 23, 2024
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9 min read
Conceptual school lunch on tray in blues and reds.
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Student Well-Being Q&A Universal Free School Meals Might Improve Discipline Rates. Here's How
The way schools distribute free and reduced-price meals can cause stigma and increased disciplinary issues.
Arianna Prothero, January 31, 2024
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4 min read
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Student Well-Being Video The Bike Bus: A Weekly Parade With Huge Benefits for Students
This alternative mode of transportation has huge benefits for students, and only requires five components to make it happen.
Kaylee Domzalski & Sam Mallon, November 2, 2023
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Tight cropped photo of a book bag, stack of books, and pill bottle tipped on it's side with pills spilled out.
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Student Well-Being Q&A Adolescent Overdose Deaths Are Rising. A District Has a Staffer Dedicated to Fighting Them
Mary Stevens-Krogh focuses on support for students with drug and alcohol violations, and preparing all other students for hard situations.
Caitlynn Peetz, October 13, 2023
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7 min read
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Recruitment & Retention Q&A A District Raised All Teacher Salaries, Some by Almost 22K. How It's Working
Leaders said condensing the district's 16-tier pay scale was just one of the tools they used.
Elizabeth Heubeck, October 4, 2023
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7 min read
In this May 1943 photo, Aiko Sumoge, an assistant teacher, leads a kindergarten class to sing an English folk song at the internment relocation center for Japanese Americans in Tule Lake, Ca., in during World War II. Roughly 120,000 Japanese immigrants and Japanese-Americans were sent to desolate camps that dotted the West because the government claimed they might plot against the U.S. Thousands were elderly, disabled, children or infants too young to know the meaning of treason. Two-thirds were citizens.
In this May 1943 photo, Aiko Sumoge, an assistant teacher, leads a kindergarten class to sing an English folk song in Tule Lake, Calif., home to the largest of the camps where Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. A new PD program in Idaho immersed teachers in the history of Japanese American incarceration.
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Professional Development An Immersive PD Program Changed These Teachers. Here's How It Will Change Their Practice
Three teachers share what they are taking from an in-depth workshop on the history of Japanese Americans.
Ileana Najarro, July 17, 2023
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5 min read
Park Ranger Kurt Ikeda leads the teachers through a tour at the Minidoka National Historic Site's Visitor Center on July 6, 2023.
National Park Ranger Kurt Ikeda leads teachers through a tour July 6, 2023, at the Minidoka National Historic Site in southern Idaho, where more than 13,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II.
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Social Studies Q&A To Teach a Fuller American Story, Teachers Grapple With Japanese American History
A pilot workshop gave teachers an immersive take on Japanese American incarceration during World War II.
Ileana Najarro, July 14, 2023
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7 min read
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School & District Management What This Principal Learned the First Year on the Job
Despite experience as an assistant principal, Katherine Holden found there was still a learning curve when she took the top school job.
Denisa R. Superville, June 16, 2023
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6 min read
Photograph of Fentanyl opioid narcotic teaching awareness tools sitting on a definition page
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Student Well-Being 4 States Consider Mandating Fentanyl Prevention Education in Schools
Oregon is poised to adopt the legislation, but drug education in schools is often weak or underemphasized.
Sarah Schwartz, May 24, 2023
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4 min read
Buffalo Bills players and staff pray for Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023, in Cincinnati. The game has been postponed after Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin collapsed, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced.
Players and staff pray for the Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin after the 24-year-old athlete suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed during the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Student Well-Being Cardiac Arrests Can Happen to Student-Athletes, Too. How Schools Can Be Ready
The cardiac arrest of NFL safety Damar Hamlin has heightened awareness that schools need to be prepared for such health emergencies.
Elizabeth Heubeck, January 4, 2023
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4 min read
Composite image of school building and climate change protestors.
Illustration by F. Sheehan/Education Week (Images: iStock/Getty and E+)
School & District Management 'It Has to Be a Priority': Why Schools Can't Ignore the Climate Crisis
Schools have a part to play in combating climate change, but they don't always know how.
Mark Lieberman, May 18, 2022
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16 min read
Katherine Holden, assistant principal of Ashland Middle School, Ashland, Ore.
Katherine Holden, assistant principal of Ashland Middle School, Ashland, Ore.
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School & District Management Oregon Educator Named Assistant Principal of the Year
Katherine Holden, the assistant principal of Ashland Middle School, shares her thoughts on the pandemic and how the role has changed.
Denisa R. Superville, April 7, 2022
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3 min read
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