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Teaching Opinion I’m Iranian American. Here’s What I Want Educators to Understand About the War
Understanding Iran requires holding multiple truths at once, writes education reformer Nina S. Rees.
Nina S. Rees
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Teaching Opinion How Teachers Are Solving Classroom Problems by Doing Their Own Research
Educators share how they are using their own data and self-reflection to support their students.

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College & Workforce Readiness Bold Changes Needed to Prepare Students for AI-Fueled Disruption, Commission Says
A commission calls for a unified federal strategy to address rapidly changing workforce needs.
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Teaching Data From 50 States: Teachers See Student Behavior as a Significant Problem
They want smaller classes, tougher discipline consequences, and firmer parenting to counter the issue.
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Teaching Profession Data From 50 States: Teachers on Class Sizes, Improving Morale, and How Salaries Stack Up
Teachers across the states report that they make a significant amount beyond what they earn teaching.
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Allyson Maldonado, a New Teacher Support Coach, brainstorms during New Teacher Support Coaches Professional Learning session on November 7, 2025 at Center for Professional Development in Fresno. California.
Allyson Maldonado, a New Teacher Support Coach, brainstorms during New Teacher Support Coaches Professional Learning session on November 7, 2025 at Center for Professional Development in Fresno. California.
Andri Tambunan for Education Week
Teaching Profession Data from 50 States: Teachers' Views of How the Profession Is Seen—And Their Own Career Plans
Most believe the public views teaching negatively, and many say they plan to work in other fields.
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A look at the state of teaching in Fresno, Calif.
A look at the state of teaching in Fresno, Calif.
Andri Tambunan for Education Week
Early Childhood From Our Research Center Toileting and Tying Shoes: Young Students Increasingly Lack Basic Skills
National survey finds more students struggle with basic foundational skills.
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Pre-K 4 SA students play on the playground, Oct. 9, 2025, in San Antonio.
Pre-K 4 SA students play on the playground, Oct. 9, 2025, in San Antonio. A new survey from the EdWeek Research Center found that educators are seeing declines in young students’ behavior, motor skills, and basic tasks.
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  • Kassandra Geyer teaches phonics to her Intervention class for struggling students on Nov. 8, 2024 at Horizon Elementary School in Port Orange, Fla.
    A teacher teaches phonics to her intervention class for struggling students on Nov. 8, 2024 at an elementary school in Port Orange, Fla. Research points definitively to phonics as a key part of learning to read—but not how much phonics instruction, or for how long, students should ideally receive.
    Zack Wittman for Education Week
    Reading & Literacy Phonics Is Crucial. But How Much Is Too Much?
    An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.
    Sarah Schwartz, March 11, 2026
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    Superintendent Roosevelt Nivens speaks after being announced as AASA National Superintendent of the Year in Nashville, Tenn. on Feb. 12, 2026.
    Roosevelt Nivens, superintendent of the Lamar Consolidated Independent school district in Texas, speaks after being named superintendent of the year by AASA in Nashville, Tenn. on Feb. 12, 2026. The district Nivens leads will open a new charter school for students with autism in the 2026-27 school year.
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    Special Education Inside a K-12 District’s Plan for a Charter School for Students With Autism
    A specialized charter school will serve a fast-growing segment of a Texas school district's student body.
    Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, March 11, 2026
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    Curriculum Download How to Teach Cursive: Six Practical Tips (Downloadable)
    This printable downloadable provides actionable tips for teaching cursive handwriting.
    Elizabeth Heubeck, March 10, 2026
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    The United States Capitol building as a bookcase filled with red, white, and blue policy books in a Washington DC landscape.
    Luca D'Urbino for Education Week
    Curriculum Opinion What Policymakers Get Wrong About 'High-Quality' Curriculum
    Schools can't fix instruction without fixing curriculum, Doug Lemov warns.
    Rick Hess, March 10, 2026
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    New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Governor Kathy Hochul attend a press conference at Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in New York.
    New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul attend a press conference at Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in New York. The mayor and governor are backing an expansion of the city's preschool programs.
    Yuki Iwamura/AP
    Early Childhood Child Care From Age 2: New York City's Plan to Improve Student Outcomes
    The city's mayor and governor announced the first four communities to receive free 2-K seats.
    Jennifer Vilcarino, March 9, 2026
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    Empty conference room at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Feb. 7, 2026.
    Trenchant quotes about democracy cover the walls of an empty conference room at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Feb. 7, 2026. New research finds many civics teachers, feeling local political pressure, have altered their lessons.
    Matthew Ludak for Education Week
    Social Studies A Third of Civics Teachers Have Changed Lessons for Fear of Political Backlash
    Teachers still face pressures from the legislative push to ban "divisive concepts" in the classroom.
    Sarah Schwartz, March 9, 2026
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