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Teaching Profession Opinion It Took Me 20 Years to Learn Teacher Observations Aren’t the Worst
Teachers often hate being observed. Mentoring a student-teacher has given me a new perspective.
Ben Inouye
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Teaching Opinion Is Teaching an Art or a Science?
Educators weigh in on the perennial debate.
Larry Ferlazzo
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Mathematics A New Approach to Algebra in 8th Grade Seems to Produce Big Benefits
Middle schoolers who took grade-level math and Algebra 1 together benefited, a study finds.
Sarah Schwartz
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Early Childhood Q&A What One Researcher Saw Inside 29 Kindergarten Classrooms
Developmental psychologist Susan Engel shares insights from two years in kindergarten classrooms.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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A kindergarten sign is displayed at a school in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 12, 2026, as classrooms nationwide shift toward more academic instruction and less play.
Kevin Mohatt for Education Week
Mathematics Opinion Math Needs Its 'Science of Reading' Moment
A psychologist explains how discovery-first math falls short.
Danielle K. Hankins
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Illustration of frustrated student working on math problems.
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Social Studies Another State Is Requiring Students to Study the Bible in School
In Utah, schools will teach Biblical passages that are “cited or alluded to in founding documents."
Sarah Schwartz
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FILE - A Bible is seen on a chair in the House chamber in Washington, Jan. 6, 2023. The Bible will return to the shelves in a northern Utah school district that provoked an outcry after it banned them from middle and elementary schools. The Davis School District said in a statement on Tuesday, June 20, that its board had determined the sacred text was age-appropriate for all school libraries.
A Bible is seen on a chair in the House chamber in Washington, Jan. 6, 2023. Utah joins several other states that have moved to incorporate Christian teaching and text into the classroom.
Andrew Harnik/AP
Early Childhood 'Addicted to Screens': Teachers Sound the Alarm on Their Youngest Students
Too many students are entering school unprepared to learn, according to a national survey of early educators.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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Watercolor illustration of a diverse group of young kindergarten through 3rd grade school children all holding their own digital device.
Illustration by Gina Tomko/Education Week + Canva

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    <br/>A Pre-K 4 SA student walks a beam on the playground, Oct. 9, 2025, in San Antonio.
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    Early Childhood Quick Answers to Common Questions About Early Childhood Education
    Education Week answers some of the most common questions about early childhood education.
    Maya Riser-Kositsky, March 25, 2026
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    Students follow along in their copies of “Among the Hidden” by Margaret Peterson Haddix in a seventh grade reading class at in Bow, N.H., on Oct. 29, 2025.
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    Reading & Literacy Q&A One Reading Skill Might Be Responsible for Many Older Students' Struggles
    Learning how to break down multisyllable words is key to reading comprehension in older grades.
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    A sign reminds students about classroom norms at an elementary school on Aug. 15, 2025 in Bowie, Md. Many teachers in a recent Education Week survey said student behavior was a top problem—and affected their morale.
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    Teaching Profession Teachers Say Student Behavior Has Made the Job (Almost) Impossible
    Teachers say their morale is affected when student misbehavior is on the rise.
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    The United States Capitol building as a bookcase filled with red, white, and blue policy books in a Washington DC landscape.
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    Social Studies Opinion How to Teach What It Means to Be American
    As America turns 250, Richard Kahlenberg discusses how schools can cultivate a common identity.
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    Illinois Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth M. Rochford, in blue, talks to Lindblom Math and Science Academy student Marianna Haynes during an event at Chicago-Kent College of Law on March 13, 2026 in Chicago. Marianna and other students asked a panel of state judges how they decide cases—and put aside their personal feelings.
    Joshua Lott for Education Week
    Social Studies Is the Court System Fair? What Students Want to Know About the Justice System
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    From left, Alicia Simba, a transitional kindergarten teacher; Eric Lewis, a science teacher; Vito Chiala, a principal; Chris Hoffman, a school superintendent; and moderator Diana Lambert of EdSource appear on a panel during the State of Teaching discussion in San Francisco on March 19, 2026. The administrators and classroom educators spoke of what it takes to boost teacher morale.
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    Teaching Profession 'Treated as a Professional': How District and School Leaders Can Boost Teacher Morale
    California educators talked about the support they need at an event hosted by Education Week and EdSource.
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