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Teaching Profession Opinion What Teachers Need to Know About Navigating Political Turmoil
Educators share guidance on how to deal with the present moment.
Larry Ferlazzo, July 14, 2025
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Ed-Tech Policy Could a Digital Driver’s License Help Students Manage Their Cellphone Use?
Experts say that schools need to teach students healthy cellphone habits, even if their devices are banned at school.
Arianna Prothero, July 11, 2025
5 min read
Andy Markus, the head custodian at Draper Park Middle School, in Draper, Utah, sits for a portrait during the National Education Association's 2025 Representative Assembly in Portland, Ore., on July 3, 2025. Markus was named the 2025 NEA Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year.
Andy Markus, the head custodian at Draper Park Middle School, in Draper, Utah, sits for a portrait during the National Education Association's 2025 representative assembly in Portland, Ore., on July 3, 2025. Markus was named the 2025 NEA Education Support Professional of the Year for his mentorship of students.
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School & District Management In Their Own Words This Custodian Got Students to Stop Vandalizing and Take Pride in Their School
Andy Markus, the 2025 Education Support Professional of the Year, helped boost behavior and engagement in his Utah district.
Sarah D. Sparks, July 7, 2025
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Student Well-Being & Movement Gathering Student Perspectives Is a Powerful Teaching Tool—And It’s Never Been Easier
Students’ input on school can be a gold mine of information for teachers.
Arianna Prothero, June 26, 2025
4 min read
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Equity & Diversity Opinion How to Keep Supporting Students in a Hostile Political Environment
Protecting kids outside of school may be beyond educators' means, but here are ways we can help them.
Larry Ferlazzo, June 26, 2025
10 min read
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Ed-Tech Policy Q&A A Researcher Studied a High School's Cellphone Ban. Here's What She Found
A professor spent the past year surveying teachers on the use of a phone-free policy in their high school.
Arianna Prothero, June 25, 2025
3 min read
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School & District Management This Intervention Cut Course Failures by a Third. How It Works
Participating schools saw decreases in absenteeism and course failures
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Principals Lead
Clockwise from upper left: Damon Lewis, the principal of Ponus Ridge STEAM Academy; Miguel Salazar, the principal of Sundown Middle School; Sherilynn Boehlert, the principal of Schoenbar Middle School; Tony Cattani, the principal of Lenape High School; Terita Walker, the principal of East High School; and Shauna Haney, principal of Ogden High School. These are the finalists for the 2025-26 National High School and Middle School Principals of the Year awards.
School & District Management How Top Principals Are Tackling Teacher Morale and Other Challenges
Finalists for the National Principal of the Year Award share how they work to be strong instructional leaders for their schools.
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Teaching Profession Opinion Larry Ferlazzo's 6 Reasons Why He Stayed at His School
Why leave a high school where the administrators have fostered a supportive environment and made teaching fulfilling?
Larry Ferlazzo, June 13, 2025
5 min read
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Teaching Opinion Students Can Easily Fall for Dangerous Messaging. What Teachers Can Do
Bad feelings and alienation can plague young people. You can address those emotions in the classroom.
Larry Ferlazzo, May 29, 2025
4 min read
Ty Harris, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, delivers closing remarks and applauds students for their work during the Power of We event at the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center at Old Dominion University in Virginia Beach, Va., on Dec. 18, 2024.
Ty Harris, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Virginia Beach City Public Schools, delivers closing remarks and applauds students for their work during the Power of We event at the Virginia Beach Higher Education Center at Old Dominion University in Virginia Beach, Va., on Dec. 18, 2024.
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Families & the Community ‘Where Are Your Blind Spots?’: How Schools Can Create a Sense of Belonging
District leaders share their advice for creating frameworks to help students feel like they belong in their schools.
Ileana Najarro, May 27, 2025
3 min read
School Climate & Safety Video Obama Ed. Sec. John King: How to Make School Safe for Students With Trauma
A former education secretary has some suggestions for making schools a safe space for students dealing with trauma.
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Melissa Alvarez hugs her son, Ignacio, then 2, during a special session of the state legislature on public safety on Aug. 23, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn., following a deadly school shooting that March. New research drawing on scores of studies identifies some of the most important steps schools can take to stop violence on their campuses.
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School Climate & Safety What Makes Schools Safe? Researchers Outline These 4 Key Recommendations
Researchers distilled dozens of studies to create practical school safety recommendations.
Evie Blad, May 7, 2025
5 min read
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Teaching Opinion COVID Still Affects Classrooms. Here's How
Five years after the start of the pandemic, educators witness its ongoing consequences.
Larry Ferlazzo, April 29, 2025
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