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School & District Management
Foster Care, Prison, Homelessness: A Hard Look at Teaching Vulnerable Students
In this special series, Education Week reporters explore how teachers work to overcome the challenges of teaching the country's most vulnerable students.
Teaching Profession
Teachers Push Back Against Betsy DeVos' Claim That Schools Are in the 'Industrial Era'
The education secretary tweeted that U.S. education is largely stuck in the industrial era—striking a nerve among teachers on social media.
Teaching Profession
Teacher of the Year Finalists Weigh In on Arming Teachers and Student Safety
The four finalists for the 2018 Teacher of the Year come from a diversity of backgrounds, but they are all passionate about one thing: keeping their students safe and healthy.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Through #ArmMeWith Movement, Teachers Share Visions for Curbing School Violence
Teachers across the country are joining the #ArmMeWith movement on social media to protest arming classroom teachers with weapons.
Teaching Profession
In Florida School Shooting, at Least 3 Educators Were Killed Protecting Students
Some of the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., were educators who died protecting their students.
Teaching Profession
Latino Teachers Face Stereotypes, Are Asked to 'Prove Their Worth,' Report Says
Latino teachers say they feel like they serve as role models and act as important resources to their schools, but those responsibilities can come at the detriment of their own professional success.
Job Hunting Tips & Advice
Can Data Help Districts Address Teacher Attrition?
A new data analytics company helps schools find solutions to turnover and attrition by administering surveys to teachers and coming up with tailored plans.
Equity & Diversity
Four Ways to Teach Black History This Month (And the Rest of the Year)
As Black History Month begins, here are some resources to help every teacher celebrate black voices in the classroom.
Curriculum
Q&A
Is It Hard to Fire the Bad Ones? Authors Take on Popular Teacher 'Myths'
What is true and false about the teaching profession? Three educators unpack what they see as the most enduring popular myths about teachers and education.
Teaching Profession
Q&A
N.M. Teacher of the Year, a Dreamer, Attended Trump's State of the Union. Here's Her Story
Ivonne Orozco, the 2018 New Mexico Teacher of the Year and a Dreamer, was at the State of the Union address this week.
Teaching Profession
Do Students Really Need Grades? Teachers Are Divided
When a no-grades advocate wrote that gradeless classrooms can improve student learning, teachers responded with some excitement and some skepticism.
Teaching Profession
Often, Teachers Are Hired Based on Word of Mouth. Here's What That Means
Recent research finds that school leaders are frequently hiring teachers based on personal referrals, which could have implications for both shortages and diversity gaps.
Science
Would Giving STEM Teachers More Leeway to Experiment Keep Them in Schools?
The national network 100Kin10 has awarded $1 million in grants to five education groups that will work to empower STEM teachers to experiment and fail in the classroom.
Curriculum
In Today's Political Climate, It's Harder to Teach Civics, Some Teachers Say
Educators say teaching civics in an age of news overload and intense partisan division has become increasingly difficult. Teachers and education experts share some ideas on how to bring civic engagement into the classroom.