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School & District Management From Our Research Center 75% of Educators Expect Student Behavior to Be a Challenge This Year. What Else?
Evie Blad, August 3, 2026
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Students at Loving Elementary School in Loving, N.M., participate in a science, technology, engineering and math lab on May 19, 2025. A rising number of school districts around the country are making decisions to cut back on the amount of time students spend using technology in the classroom.
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Classroom Technology From Our Research Center How Much Time Are Students Spending on Tech in Classrooms?
Lauraine Langreo, July 24, 2026
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A look at the state of teaching with English learner students in Antioch, Tenn.
A teacher works with English learner students at Mt. View Elementary School in Antioch, Tenn., on Dec. 3, 2025. A new survey by the EdWeek Research Center shows that schools continue to struggle to find qualified teachers to work with the population.
William DeShazer for Education Week
English Learners From Our Research Center How Schools Are Navigating the English-Learner Teacher Shortage
Ileana Najarro, July 23, 2026
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Kindergarten students work in class at Munger Elementary-Middle School on May 7, 2026, in Detroit. Some educators believe it is easier to teach social-emotional learning skills to elementary school youngsters than older middle or high school kids.
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Student Well-Being & Movement From Our Research Center Support for Teaching SEL Skills Remains Steady Despite Political Pushback
Arianna Prothero, July 20, 2026
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Aggie Gambino, center, helps her twin ten-year-old daughters, Giada, left, and Giuliana, right, work on math worksheets as they go through homework from school at the dining room table in their home on Aug. 23, 2023, in Spring, Texas.
Aggie Gambino, center, helps her twin 10-year-old daughters, Giada, left, and Giuliana, right, work on math worksheets as they go through homework from school at the dining room table in their home on Aug. 23, 2023, in Spring, Texas. EdWeek Research Center data dives into what educators think about the purpose and effectiveness of homework.
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Teaching From Our Research Center 6 Things to Know About Homework's Role in Schools Today
Jennifer Vilcarino, June 24, 2026
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A Dallas school administrator carries a sign looking for Spanish language teachers, even if they are uncertified, during a job fair at Emmett J. Conrad High School, in Dallas, on Aug. 4, 2022. The school district, like many across Texas and the south, has increased its reliance on uncertified teachers as officials scramble to keep classrooms filled with educators.
A Dallas school administrator carries a sign looking for Spanish language teachers during a job fair at Emmett J. Conrad High School in Dallas on Aug. 4, 2022. An EdWeek Research Center survey polled school recruiters and job hunters on the most effective recruiting strategies.
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Recruitment & Retention From Our Research Center Hiring Teachers? Word of Mouth Still Leads the Way
Sarah D. Sparks & Maya Riser-Kositsky, June 23, 2026
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On Oct. 22, 2024 , Jeff Simon, center, works with math students Gabriel Raposo, right, and Luka Esquer, left, using online AI tools to check their algebra work at Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad.
Jeff Simon, center, works with math students using online AI tools to check their algebra work at Sage Creek High School in Carlsbad, Calif. on Oct. 22, 2024. EdWeek Research Center data show that fractions and fluency in basic operations are among the areas that most confuse middle and high school students.
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Mathematics From Our Research Center Here Are the Math Concepts That Trip Up Middle and High School Students
Sean Cavanagh, June 11, 2026
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Hutto High School students protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Hutto, Texas. New national survey data found that immigration enforcement continues to affect schools.
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School & District Management From Our Research Center Schools Saw Rising Student Anxiety From Immigration Enforcement in 2025-26
Ileana Najarro & Alex Harwin, June 2, 2026
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Teaching From Our Research Center Why Teachers Still Assign Homework
Sean Cavanagh & Jennifer Vilcarino, May 28, 2026
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ZeroEyes analyst Mario Hernandez demonstrates the use of AI with surveillance cameras to identify visible guns at the company's operations center, Friday, May 10, 2024, in Conshohocken, Pa. With the increasing use of AI technology, security is changing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
ZeroEyes analyst Mario Hernandez demonstrates the use of AI with surveillance cameras to identify visible guns at the company's operations center, on May 10, 2024, in Conshohocken, Pa. School district administrators are investing in acoustic monitoring and passive screening systems to try to make their buildings more secure.
Matt Slocum/AP
School Climate & Safety From Our Research Center See Which Safety Technologies Schools Are Betting On
Jennifer Vilcarino, May 23, 2026
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