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Teaching Profession
Opinion
How I'm Putting the Joy Back in Teaching This Year
Here are three steps I’m taking to bring back the joy—for my students and for myself.
Assessment
Opinion
Are There Better Ways Than Standardized Tests to Assess Students? Educators Think So
Student portfolios and school community surveys are but two of the many alternatives to standardized tests.
Curriculum
How the Overturning of 'Roe v. Wade' Will Reverberate Through Classrooms
Some teachers are looking for ways to address with students the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn the abortion rights precedent.
Teaching Profession
How Many Teachers Are Retiring or Quitting? Not as Many as You Might Think
An EdWeek Research Center survey found that teacher resignations in the year leading up to August 2022 were only slightly above 2019.
Science
Opinion
How to Meet the Challenges of Teaching Science
Let students write. Let students play. Let students fail. Those are some of the strategies that can bring science to life in classrooms.
Teaching
Stress, Harassment, Censorship: What Educators Face as Politics Roils Schools
A quarter of teachers have been warned away from political or social topics—and educators find state guidance on the new rules unhelpful.
Mathematics
Opinion
How Reflexive Partisanship Has Undermined Math Education
Conflict over how math is taught is not new. An educator recalls the many disputes since the 1990s.
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Teaching Opinion Give Students a Role in Their EducationPartnering students is one strategy teachers can use to make learning more meaningful for their charges.
Social Studies Q&A How Should Asian American History Be Taught? A Scholar ExplainsA high school elective course in Asian American studies is under review for approval as Texas updates its social studies standards.
Social Studies 'Roe v. Wade' Won't Be on Next Year's AP Government TestThe decision is an early example of how the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling will reshape how Constitutional issues are taught.
Teaching Tutoring or Remediation: Which Learning Recovery Strategy Is Most Popular?Tutoring is backed by research, but remediation—going back over old content—could widen some academic gaps.
Mathematics Opinion 10 Teacher-Proofed Strategies for Improving Math InstructionTo move past "drill and skill," educators can draw inspiration for creative math lessons from students’ everyday experiences.
Teacher Preparation States Crack Open the Door to Teachers Without College DegreesCiting vacancies, Florida now permits military veterans without a degree to teach, and Arizona will allow educators still in college.
English-Language Learners
Webinar
The Science of Reading and Multilingual Learners: What Educators Need to Know
Join experts in reading science and multilingual literacy to discuss what the latest research means for multilingual learners in classrooms adopting a science of reading-based approach.
School & District Management
K-12 Essentials Forum
Get a Strong Start to the New School Year
Get insights and actions from Education Week journalists and expert guests on how to start the new school year on strong footing.
Reading & Literacy
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A Roadmap to Multisensory Early Literacy Instruction: Accelerate Growth for All Students
How can you develop key literacy skills with a diverse range of learners? Explore best practices and tips to meet the needs of all students.
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Teaching Profession Opinion Why I Left Teaching (Spoiler: It Wasn't the Students)A public school teacher explains how three troubling trends drove him out of the profession this year.
Teaching Q&A Why Teachers' Voices Matter: A Q&A With Veteran Teacher, Author, and Blogger Larry FerlazzoThe people most affected by a problem often have the best ideas on how to solve it, says the architect of Classroom Q&A.
Teaching Profession Black Teachers, Pay Incentives, and Evaluation Systems: What New Research ShowsBlack teachers in D.C. respond differently than their peers to job-evaluation pressures—and are less likely to opt into a bonus system.
Curriculum Miami School Board Reverses Itself, Approves Sex Ed. TextbookThe board reversed itself again to accept the text but to maintain a block on access on the more controversial chapters.
Standards Opinion Did I Accurately Guess the Fate of the Common Core? You Be the JudgeIn 2012, I imagined what the Common Core would be like in a decade. Now, readers can compare this imagined “future” to reality.
Teaching Profession A Teacher Advises Colleagues: Find a School Where You Can Be a 'Magician'In a new book, Patrick Harris remembers his teacher role models and urges his peers to find a school with the right fit.
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