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The State of Teaching, 2026 Edition
New national data on the teaching profession, vivid reporting from classrooms, and resources to help support this essential profession.
Teaching Profession
'Never Stop Learning’: Inside the Club for Retired Teachers
A club for retired teachers keeps lifelong educators connected to the young people in today's classrooms.
Artificial Intelligence
Q&A
Why Teachers Should Be Front and Center in Discussions About AI in the Classroom
A new study explores how teachers make ethical judgments about using AI for instruction.
Teaching Profession
Behind the Scenes With the Real Teachers of 'Abbott Elementary'
These teachers fulfill two roles both as educators and caretakers who are responsible for enforcing California's child labor laws on set.
Teaching Profession
It’s Tax Season, Teachers. See How to Save More Money
Experts share multiple ways that educators may be able to incur savings at tax time.
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Teaching Profession
In Their Own Words
'Why Doesn't Everybody Want to Do This?': A New Teacher's Midyear Reflection
Twenty-two-year-old Saxon Brown talks honestly about the challenges and rewards he's encountered in his first year on the job.
Artificial Intelligence
From Our Research Center
Most Teachers Are Not Using AI. Here’s Why
All the hype around AI in education is not translating into the technology transforming instruction.
Teaching
Opinion
Teaching With a Twang: 'No One Imagines an English Teacher Like Me'
Schools should honor the varieties of speech students (and teachers) bring from home, writes an educator from Appalachia.
Teaching
Opinion
The Biggest Mistakes Teachers Have Made and What They've Learned From Them
Searching for learning gaps makes it difficult to set ambitious learning goals and set high expectations for students.
School & District Management
What District Leaders Were Reading This Year: Top 10 Stories
What were the most pressing issues for school district leaders in 2023?
Teaching Profession
‘Days Off Just Aren’t an Option’: Why Teachers Don’t Use Their Sick Days
Many say it’s more work to be absent, so it’s easier to show up sick.
Teaching Profession
What Teachers Were Reading This Year: Top 10 Stories
Take a look back at what teachers told us were some of the most important stories of the year.
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.
Law & Courts
Florida Teachers Sue Over State Law Restricting Their Pronoun Use
The teachers seek to overturn the measure, which prohibits them from using gender-neutral honorifics or pronouns that don't match their sex at birth.