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College & Workforce Readiness
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CTE Is on the Rise. Here’s What Educators Say Would Make Programs Stronger
Most educators say the quality of their CTE offerings is good, but see room for improvement.
Reading & Literacy
Video
How Reading Instruction Evolved in 2025, and What’s Ahead
Throughout 2025, Education Week has covered how states and districts are continuing to incorporate new instructional methods and materials.
English Learners
Opinion
10 Ways to Support Instruction for English Learners
Graphic organizers, anchor charts, questions to ask yourself, and more can simplify instruction.
Teacher Preparation
A Local Campaign Saved This Teacher Residency After the Ed. Dept. Pulled Funding
Local donations protected teachers left hanging after the program lost a grant.
Teaching
Opinion
For Teachers With the Novel-Writing ‘Bug,’ Authors Have Advice
How do I start to write a novel? How do I get it published? Look here for those answers and more.
Teaching
The World's Oldest Known Twinkie Turns 50 at a Maine High School
How a classroom experiment turned into a half-century study.
Assessment
Grade Grubbing—Who's Asking and How Teachers Feel About It
Teachers are being asked to change student grades, but the requests aren't always coming from parents.
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Teaching Opinion More Than ‘Dusty Books’: Why School Libraries Are Essential InfrastructureAdministrators wrestling with learning loss rarely turn to librarians. That’s a strategic mistake.
Teaching Opinion The Small Teaching Moves That Offer Big WinsEducators meticulously plan lessons to reach students. Here’s how to have a bigger impact.
Reading & Literacy How to Build a Reading Block: Two Teachers Share Their ApproachesStudies don't prescribe how best to knit together components of reading—leaving it up to teachers to devise.
Teaching Profession Live Event Work Flexibility, Leader Stability Keys to High Teacher MoraleEducation Week and the Boston Globe partnered on an event exploring the "State of Teaching" project.
College & Workforce Readiness We Asked Executives What Skills Young Workers Are Missing. Here's What They SaidStudents need to learn how to solve problems, manage conflict, and be more curious.
College & Workforce Readiness Give Students Meaningful, Work-Oriented Learning, U.S. Executives SayA mix of in-school and workplace learning will help students prepare for a fast-changing world.
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Reading & Literacy
Webinar
Supporting Older Struggling Readers: Tips From Research and Practice
Reading problems are widespread among adolescent learners. Find out how to help students with gaps in foundational reading skills.
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Discover three working memory workarounds to help your students improve reading comprehension and empower them on their reading journey.
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Teaching Profession Opinion What Teachers Need to Know About Navigating Political TurmoilEducators share guidance on how to deal with the present moment.
College & Workforce Readiness These High School Graduates Earned a Diploma—and a $74,000 Teaching ContractThis district's 'grow-your-own' program includes an extra incentive: a generous starting salary for graduates who come back to teach.
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.
Mathematics Can One Change in Middle School Get More Students to Take Algebra 1 Early?Automatically enrolling students in advanced courses from day one of middle school could change their math trajectory, a new study finds.
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.
School Climate & Safety
Quiz
Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Creating Inclusive Classrooms?
Answer 7 questions about creating inclusive classrooms for students.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Spotlight
Spotlight on Chronic Absenteeism
This Spotlight will help you learn about innovative and cost-effective strategies for tackling chronic absenteeism.
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When it comes to STEM education and workforce development, rural communities are often underserved, overlooked, and left out of the conversation entirely
School & District Management
Quiz
Quiz Yourself: How Well Do You Know the K-12 Buying Cycle?
Take this quick quiz to evaluate your understanding of when districts plan, budget, and buy—and how to meet them there.