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Martha Strever, a math teacher at Linden Avenue Middle School in Red Hook, N.Y., addresses her class on Sept. 6, 2024.
Martha Strever, a math teacher at Linden Avenue Middle School in Red Hook, N.Y., addresses her class on Sept. 6, 2024.
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Teaching Profession This Teacher Is in Her 64th Year in the Classroom. She Has No Plans to Quit
Martha Strever has, in some cases, taught three generations of students from the same family.
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, September 18, 2024
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Science The Biggest Barriers to STEM Education, According to Educators
Educators share the challenges schools face in teaching STEM.
Lauraine Langreo, September 17, 2024
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Teaching Opinion 5 Things Teachers Need to Know, According to Larry Ferlazzo
In the lengthy search to improve education, isn't it time for policymakers to pay attention to what teachers have to say?
Larry Ferlazzo, September 5, 2024
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Teaching Profession Opinion How Educators Can Create Space for Their Grief
There’s a lot to grieve about our education system these days—and it’s important we take the time to do so.
Carolynn Spezza, September 3, 2024
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4 min read
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Katelyn Wolff cuddles her newborn baby. Wolff claims that she was denied reasonable breaks to pump breast milk during the school day, despite a federal law protecting workers' rights to do so at work for up to a year after a child's birth. Many other teachers have experienced similar obstacles, advocates say.
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Teaching Profession One Teacher's Fight for the Right to Pump at Work
A teacher shares her struggle to secure what she considered reasonable breaks to pump during the school day, a right protected by law.
Elizabeth Heubeck, August 29, 2024
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5 min read
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Teaching Profession What's Your Teacher Outfit of the Day? Educators Share Their Best School Fashion
Social media influencers reveal budget-friendly wardrobe tips for teachers to try this school year.
Marina Whiteleather, August 23, 2024
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1 min read
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Teaching Profession The Education Issue Americans Agree on That's Not Good News for Teaching
Americans from all sides think that teacher recruitment and retention is a big issue, but they don't want their kids becoming teachers.
Arianna Prothero, August 21, 2024
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6 min read
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Teaching Profession How Should Teachers Dress for the Classroom?
Teachers on social media weigh in on the notion of dressing professionally—and what that means in reality.
Edér Del Prado, August 8, 2024
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3 min read
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Teaching Profession Educators Prepare Early, Spend Their Own Money for New School Year
As back-to-school looms, educators often spend unpaid time and personal funds to prepare for the year ahead.
Annie Goldman, August 8, 2024
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5 min read
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Teaching Profession These Educators Went Viral on Social Media. Then They Quit Teaching
Success with social media influencing is “not guaranteed,” but these teachers left the classroom for it anyway.
Annie Goldman, August 7, 2024
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11 min read
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Teaching Profession Video ‘Oh My Gosh, Ms. Manly Has Clout!’: Meet Teachers-Turned-Influencers
Many educators have found success posting their lives online. Hear from teachers on why they pursued content creation full-time.
Sam Mallon & Annie Goldman, August 7, 2024
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A makeshift memorial with crosses for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre stands outside a home on the first anniversary of the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., Dec. 14, 2013.
A makeshift memorial with crosses for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre stands outside a home on the first anniversary of the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, 2013. A teacher who survived the shooting discussed how she encouraged her students to write after the tragedy.
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School Climate & Safety How Teachers Who Survived Columbine and Sandy Hook Helped Their Students Recover
Teachers who survived the Sandy Hook and Columbine shootings had to find a way to help their students process trauma.
Libby Stanford, August 2, 2024
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5 min read
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Teaching Profession Legally, Breastfeeding Teachers Can Pump at Work. But Can They, Really?
A recent federal law allows breastfeeding teachers the time and space to pump at work. But many schools haven't caught up.
Elizabeth Heubeck, August 1, 2024
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5 min read
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Special Education AI's Potential in Special Education: What Teachers and Parents Think
A report examines parents' and educators' perspectives on AI use for students with disabilities.
Lauraine Langreo, August 1, 2024
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3 min read
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