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Mathematics
Q&A
With Data Science in Demand, This State Is Infusing Instruction With It
Virginia has created a high school data science class and updated math standards to include more data analysis lessons.
English-Language Learners
Recruiting More Bilingual Teachers: The Challenges and Solutions
A new report highlights why more bilingual teachers are needed and how to build such a pipeline.
Special Education
Letter to the Editor
Schools Must Do Better to Meet IDEA Requirements
More states must follow through on this law.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Teacher Power Can Be the Force for Education. What Would That Look Like?
Teachers working in new and different ways with each other and their students could be the solution to learning that has evaded us.
Special Education
Opinion
'I Dread Being at This Table.' How to Improve the IEP Process
IEP meetings take an emotional toll on families. But they can be turned into a forum where hope for the possibilities of schooling prevail.
Social Studies
This Popular High School Civics Requirement Doesn’t Boost Voting Habits
More than a dozen states require students to take the U.S. Citizenship exam, but it doesn't seem to boost turnout.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
What Should We Really Make of Book Bans?
Opinions are divided on the significance of recent (and not-so-recent) efforts to remove certain books from schools.
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Reading & Literacy Opinion Tired of the Reading Wars? Become a Conscientious ObjectorTeachers' obligation is to their students. The research combined with the knowledge of individual students should be the guide.
Teacher Preparation There's Still No Consensus on Accountability for Teacher PrepThe teacher-preparation field remains split over quality control, even as questions loom about the content prospective teachers receive.
Special Education Test Your Knowledge: How Does Universal Screening for Dyslexia in Schools Work?Take our quiz to gauge your knowledge of the language processing disorder—and find links to further reading.
Mathematics Students Need Better/More Data-Science Skills. Here Are 5 Ways Schools Can HelpOver the past decade, students’ basic data-science skills have been in decline.
Reading & Literacy 'I Literally Cried': Teachers Describe Their Transition to Science-Based Reading InstructionTeachers describe their journeys as they navigated the changing landscape of literacy instruction.
Reading & Literacy Opinion Don’t Worry About 'Book Bans'So-called “book bans” are a lot rarer—and more reasonable—than you might think, argue Max Eden and Jay P. Greene.
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English-Language Learners
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AI and English Learners: What Teachers Need to Know
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Mathematics Opinion 11 Ways to Make Math Instruction More Accessible to English-LearnersBreaking down math steps into clear language is one way teachers can help English-learners grasp both the content and academic language.
Reading & Literacy Opinion Teachers, You Don't Need to Choose Sides in the Reading WarsInstead of arguing over who's right, let's focus attention on expanding knowledge about unresolved instructional issues.
Social Studies Children's Voting Habits Could Influence Their Parents' Political ParticipationA new study finds a two-way relationship between parents' and teens' civic engagement.
Teacher Preparation A Majority of New Teachers Aren’t Prepared to Teach With Technology. What’s the Fix?Teacher-preparation programs have a way to go in preparing new educators to use technology effectively, according to an ISTE report.
Teaching Profession Teachers Work 50-Plus Hours a Week—And Other Findings From a New Survey on Teacher PayPlanning, preparation, and other duties stretch teachers' working hours long past what's in their contracts.
Assessment Q&A Q&A: Top NAEP Official Talks About the Future of Nation's Report Card and MoreStatistics commissioner Peggy Carr says persistent chronic absenteeism is partly to blame for historically low test scores.
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