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English Learners Opinion 10 Ways to Support Instruction for English Learners
Graphic organizers, anchor charts, questions to ask yourself, and more can simplify instruction.
Larry Ferlazzo
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Early Childhood Play-Based Learning Yields More Joy, Higher Scores at This Elementary School
Teachers who have incorporated guided play into their lessons say they've seen students thrive.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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7 min read
Teaching Profession 'Constant Juggling': Teachers Share the Job Stressors That Keep Them Up at Night
Most educators point to the intense workload that doesn't stop after the school day ends.
Jennifer Vilcarino
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1 min read
Teaching The World's Oldest Known Twinkie Turns 50 at a Maine High School
How a classroom experiment turned into a half-century study.
Elizabeth Walztoni, Bangor Daily News
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4 min read
Libby Rosemeier, a former George Stevens Academy student in the Twinkie experiment class, and Roger Bennatti, the now-retired chemistry teacher who initiated the experiment, hold the 50-year-old snack cake that has been housed in a homemade box since 2004.
Libby Rosemeier, a former George Stevens Academy student in the Twinkie experiment class, and Roger Bennatti, the now-retired chemistry teacher who initiated the experiment, hold the 50-year-old snack cake that has been housed in a homemade box since 2004.
Linda Coan O'Kresik/Bangor Daily News
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.
Jennifer Vilcarino
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1 min read
Ashley Perkins, a second-grade teacher at the Dummerston, Vt., School, writes a "welcome back" message for her students in her classroom for the upcoming school year on Aug. 22, 2025.
Ashley Perkins, a 2nd grade teacher at the Dummerston, Vt., School, writes a "welcome back" message for her students in her classroom on Aug. 22, 2025. Many times teachers are being asked to change grades by parents and administrators.
Kristopher Radder/The Brattleboro Reformer via AP
College & Workforce Readiness From Our Research Center 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.
Arianna Prothero
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3 min read
Photo of a young Navajo woman, working with a teacher in an automotive shop class at a high school.
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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.
Sarah Schwartz & Kaylee Domzalski
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Anjanette McNeely teaches a reading block with her kindergarten students at Windridge Elementary School in Kaysville, Utah, on Dec. 4, 2025.
Anjanette McNeely teaches a reading block with her kindergarten students at Windridge Elementary School in Kaysville, Utah, on Dec. 4, 2025.
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    Texas' new social studies framework underscores American exceptionalism and the state's own history. The Battle of the Alamo—shown here in San Antonio on March 26, 2020—has long been a flashpoint in debates over what topics Texas students should know. Over the past five years many states have confronted the push for right- or left-favored topics and themes in their history standards.
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    Students in the online blended learning class at the ALLIES School in Colorado Springs, Colo., work with programs like ST Math and Lexia, both created for students with dyslexia, on April 7, 2023.
    Under a new definition, students wouldn't need to have "unexpected" learning gaps to be identified for dyslexia services. Students in the online blended learning class at the ALLIES School in Colorado Springs, Colo., work with literacy programs created for students with dyslexia, on April 7, 2023.
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    A student shows their spelling of the word “knew” during an exercise in a fifth grade structured literacy class at Bow Memorial School in Bow, N.H. on Oct. 29, 2025. Bow Memorial School is a middle school that has developed a systematic approach to addressing foundational reading gaps in middle school students.
    Bow Memorial School has developed a systematic approach to addressing foundational reading gaps among middle schoolers, integrating sound-letter skills with a rich diet of reading materials. A student shows their spelling during an exercise in a 5th grade class at the school in Bow, N.H. on Oct. 29, 2025.
    Sophie Park for Education Week
    Reading & Literacy When Older Students Can't Read: How This Middle School Is Tackling Literacy
    Structured literacy classes at a New Hampshire middle school have helped some students crack the code.
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