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Teaching
Q&A
How One High School Teacher Builds Vocabulary, and Rapport, With Her Students
Beth Knapp uses old words and modern-day vernacular to stretch her students' language skills.
Early Childhood
As Head Start Quality Push Continues, Advocates Raise Red Flag on Equity
Inadequate federal funding forces Head Start providers to choose between quality and quantity, a new report contends.
College & Workforce Readiness
Youth Apprenticeships Are Growing, But Disparities Remain. How Can Districts Help?
Encouraging more diverse groups of students to try the guided career programs can make a difference.
Teaching
Opinion
Simple Advice for Effective Classroom Management
The five foundations for making your classroom somewhere your students—and you—are excited to be every day.
Teaching Profession
Opinion
11 Critical Issues Facing Educators in 2023
From health and safety to labor shortages, the coming year is rife with challenges for school leaders and teachers.
Social Studies
Social Studies Leaders Vow Not to Water Down 'Hard History'
Speakers at a major conference urged teachers to document how their teaching reflects state standards and themes of democracy and civics.
Special Education
Feds Flag Districts' Failures to Serve Students With Disabilities. But That’s Only the Start
Fairfax County Schools in Virginia agreed to evaluate students with disabilities for extra services following school closures.
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Teaching Profession 'Gaslighting' Is the Word of the Year. Did It Haunt Schools, Too?The Merriam-Webster word of the year often intersected with schools and teachers in 2022.
Teaching Profession It's a Nasty Cold and Flu Season, But Some Educators Are Reluctant to Take Sick DaysMany cite the pile of work—and lost learning—that accumulates when they take time off.
Teacher Preparation Here's What Separates the Best Teacher Mentors from the Just-Sort-of-OK OnesThey're empathetic listeners who offer lots of constructive feedback, our readers say.
Standards The Architects of the Standards Movement Say They Missed a Big PieceDecisions about materials and methods can lead to big variances in the quality of instruction that children receive.
Teaching Opinion Want to Become a Better Teacher? Put Your Students Before the ContentOne of the most valuable lessons for teachers to learn in their first year is to get to know and love their students.
Curriculum A Media Literacy Requirement That Starts in Kindergarten? New Jersey May Start the TrendNew Jersey lawmakers want to require school districts to include media literacy for every grade.
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Student Well-Being
K-12 Essentials Forum
Social-Emotional Learning: Making It Meaningful
Join us for this event with educators and experts on the damage the pandemic did to academic and social and emotional well-being.
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Science Quiz Do You Know as Much as Students Do About Climate Change? Quiz YourselfTake our quiz to test your knowledge of climate change (and see how you stack up against today’s high school students).
Teaching Profession In Their Own Words 'I Just Want to Get Better': A Teacher With Long COVID Retires Earlier Than She'd HopedA former Massachusetts teacher shares how long COVID damaged her cognitive abilities and accelerated her retirement.
Curriculum The World Cup as Teachable Moment? How One Teacher Approached ItIt's not just a game: Geopolitics are inscribed into the soccer championship, giving teachers an opportunity to host rich discussions.
Social Studies Opinion I'm a State Election Chief. We Need to Do Something About Civics EducationWith political polarization growing, schools are our best hope for imparting democratic values, writes Kentucky's secretary of state.
Special Education Letter to the Editor We Must Recognize the Significance of Occupational Therapy in SchoolsAn occupational therapist urges states to make transition services a priority when addressing the crisis faced by students impacted by COVID.
Social Studies Opinion I Am a High School Junior. I’m Not Prepared to VoteI will be voting for the rest of my life, so why aren't I taught how to do so in school?
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Equity & Diversity
Quiz
Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Equity?
Answer 7 questions about Equity.
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Classroom Technology
Spotlight
Spotlight on Engaging Technology Tools
This Spotlight will help you discover how video games can improve students’ memorization, how tech can help English learners, and more.