Teaching Profession
Education news, analysis, and opinion about teachers as a workforce and policies affecting them.
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Teaching Profession Want to Teach in Oklahoma? You May Have to Prove You're Not 'Woke'The state is partnering with PragerU to develop an assessment for incoming educators.
Teaching Profession Video VIDEO: Veteran Educator Larry Ferlazzo Retires, Reflects on His CareerFerlazzo will continue his Education Week opinion blog and plans to be a volunteer teacher to incarcerated youth this fall.
Teaching Profession ‘You Can Lead Now’: Inside the NEA’s Plan to Engage New TeachersIn an aging workforce, the nation's largest teachers' union seeks ways to engage younger educators.
Teaching Profession Can the National Education Association Win Over Republican Members?Union leaders seek common ground with conservative teachers while managing an active, mostly liberal membership.
Teaching Profession Teachers Face New Burdens After Supreme Court LGBTQ+ Opt-Out RulingA Supreme Court ruling allowing parents to opt their children out of certain lessons could add new challenges for teachers.
Teaching Profession Fewer Teachers Plan to Quit, But Pay and Burnout Are Still Major IssuesTeachers still feel overworked and underpaid, but some signs suggest things may be slowly improving.
Teaching Profession Q&A 'We’re Not Done Yet': NEA President Becky Pringle on the Union's Next StepsThe leader of the nation's largest teachers' union promises more activism.
Teaching Profession Trump Looms Large as the Nation's Largest Teachers' Union Sets Its PrioritiesDuring its annual meeting, the NEA strategized about its response to federal education policies.
Teaching Profession Q&A Planning for a Great Year? The Nation's Top Teacher Has You CoveredLittle ways administrators can support teachers can make a big difference, says the 2025 Teacher of the Year.
Teaching Profession Opinion No, Teaching Isn’t Customer ServiceTreating students and parents as “customers” often means asking teachers to endure disrespect and inflate grades.
Teaching Profession Opinion Want to Teach Overseas? Here's What You Need to KnowA classroom veteran spells out the pros and cons of teaching abroad.Teaching Profession K-12 Essentials Forum New Insights Into the Teaching ProfessionJoin this free virtual event to get exclusive insights from Education Week's State of Teaching project.
Teaching Profession How Teachers' Unions Are Confronting the Second Trump EraCan teachers' unions thread the needle between countering widespread anti-union measures and broadening membership and public support?
Teaching Profession Opinion My Career Began on a Zoom Screen 5 Years Ago. I Still Fell in Love With TeachingPublic education has become front-page news for all the wrong reasons. That’s not the whole story.
Teaching Profession What the Research Says A Personal 'Nudge' Can Get Teachers to Use Student Data in Smart WaysTeachers are key to effective ed-tech interventions. A new study looks at ways to engage them.
