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Teaching Opinion 14 Things Schools Should Stop Doing Now
Instead of cramming more and more into schooling, consider how the paradox of "less is more" could benefit students and teachers.
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Teaching Profession Q&A A Job in the White House Didn't Prepare This Teacher for Returning to the Classroom
Former science teacher and Obama adviser Steve Robinson says STEM teachers need more support after they enter the classroom.
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Teaching Profession What Happened When These STEM Professionals Switched to Teaching
Three STEM teachers talk about why they stayed in the classroom and how to get others to do the same.
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Teaching Opinion 'Equality' and 'Equity' Are Different. But in Thriving Schools, They Coexist
Equity benefits the entire school community, even if it's met with resistance by some.
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Teaching Profession STEM Career Changer Challenges: Grading, IEPs, and Learning Differences
When STEM professionals get into the classroom, they run into challenges that might be unique to career switchers.
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Assessment Letter to the Editor Are Advanced Placement Exams Becoming Easier?
A letter to the editor reflects on changes to the College Board's Advanced Placement exams over the years.
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Social Studies Opinion How Educators Should Approach Election Discussions in Classrooms
Are schools the right place to discuss political topics? It depends.
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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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    Teaching Opinion Project-Based Learning Helps Connect Lessons to Students' Lives
    If students aren't interested in a topic vital to their education, present them with chances to discuss, understand, and dissect "the WHY."
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    Jennyerin Steele Staats, a special education teacher from Jackson County, W.Va., joins other striking teachers as they demonstrate outside the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on Feb. 27.
    Jennyerin Steele Staats, a special education teacher from Jackson County, W.Va., joins other striking teachers as they demonstrate outside the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on Feb. 27, 2018. New research suggests U.S. teacher strikes have been effective at increasing wages.
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    Teaching Profession What the Research Says Do Teacher Strikes Increase Pay?
    New research finds the majority of teacher strikes in the last decade did boost wages and benefits.
    Sarah D. Sparks, August 30, 2024
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    In this May 5, 2018, file photo, graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio. On the bumpy road to repayment this fall, student loan borrowers have some qualms. Borrowers filed more than 101,000 student loan complaints with the Federal Student Aid office in 2022 – more than double from 2021 – and that number is poised to increase further as October payments approach.
    In this May 5, 2018, file photo, graduates at the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio. New Common App data show that more high school students are applying to public institutions.
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    College & Workforce Readiness The Common App Used to Be Primarily for Private Colleges. That’s Changed
    Educators advising students in college applications should know that the Common App has expanded its membership beyond private schools.
    Ileana Najarro, August 30, 2024
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    Teaching Profession 5 Ways Teachers Want Administrators to Support Them
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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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    A teacher shares her struggle to secure what she considered reasonable breaks to pump during the school day, a right protected by law.
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