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Equity & Diversity
Grassroots Momentum Builds for Anti-Racist K-12 Instruction
A new parent group has organized to put pressure on school districts to embrace anti-racist curriculum and instruction. Its first action, which begins today, aims to inundate 10 school districts, from California to Connecticut, with emails demanding change.
Curriculum
Why These Teachers and Students Want Juneteenth in the Curriculum
The day has long been celebrated by black communities, but it's still a topic that many students and teachers say isn't covered in schools.
Teaching Profession
What It's Like to Retire From Teaching During a Pandemic (Video)
For teachers who are retiring at the end of a disrupted school year, there is no big, in-person celebration. And many of them say that they are missing a sense of closure.
Curriculum
Coronavirus Reveals How Math Instruction Must Change, Math Groups Say
As schools plan for fall instruction, educators must take the opportunity to rework math instruction so it's equitable for all students, two math organizations said in a new paper.
Teaching Profession
LGBTQ Teachers Celebrate Supreme Court Ruling on Workplace Protections
"This means that educators can no longer be fired at work for who they love or who they are," the National Education Association president said.
Reading & Literacy
Merriam-Webster is Rewriting Its Definition of Racism. Should Teachers Change Theirs, Too?
The dictionary is getting an update, to make it clear that racism goes beyond personal prejudice. Educators say the change is significant—but that students' understanding of racism shouldn't stop at the dictionary definition.
Teacher Preparation
Georgia Eliminates the edTPA Requirement for Teacher Candidates
"It has become clear over time that [the edTPA] caused unintended barriers and burdens for teachers entering the profession," Georgia's state superintendent said.
School & District Management
Police Shootings Lower Black and Latino Students' Grades, Graduation Rates, Study Shows
A new study shows that police shootings affect the learning and emotional well-being of students in nearby schools, particularly nonwhite students.
School & District Management
Attention School Leaders: Students Are Demanding Anti-Racist Curriculum and Instruction
Students in cities around the country are organizing petition drives that are generating thousands of signatures to demand that their schools offer anti-racist curricula and instruction.
Teaching
From Our Research Center
Teachers Say They're More Likely to Leave the Classroom Because of Coronavirus
Teachers now say they are more likely to leave the classroom at the end of this school year than they were before the coronavirus pandemic began, according to an EdWeek Research Center survey.
Curriculum
15 Classroom Resources for Discussing Racism, Policing, and Protest
Amid protests against police brutality, teachers are seeking lessons to help students process this moment. Education Week compiled a list.
Teaching Profession
'Teachers Cannot Be Silent': How Educators Are Supporting Black Students After Protests
Teachers are helping their students work through their feelings about the protests and police killings of unarmed black men and women.
Teaching
What Teachers Want: 'Looping,' Grouping by Ability, and Digital Devices, Survey Says
Educators for Excellence asked 600 teachers about instruction during the school shutdowns, their perspectives on remote learning, and concerns for next school year.
Teaching Profession
Tabatha Rosproy Is the First Early Childhood Educator to Be National Teacher of the Year
The first preschool teacher to win the national award in its 68-year history teaches in a local retirement community and nursing home in Winfield, Kan.