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Teaching Profession How Far Can You Stretch a Starting Teacher Salary? We Crunched the Numbers
Efforts to boost starting teacher salaries to $60,000 are underway. It may not be enough.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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Teaching Profession What Teachers Should Know About Tax Deductions
The educator expense deduction hasn't budged. But these tips may take the sting out of tax time.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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Teaching Opinion An Iranian American Educator Speaks From a Broken Heart
The Iranian children will carry their fear, confusion, and loss of safety forever.
Larry Ferlazzo
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Teaching Opinion ‘Whoa, What Are You Doing Here?’: Why This Professor Subs in K-12 Classrooms
Here's how stepping back into the K-12 classroom keeps “Ivory Tower Syndrome” at bay.
Larry Ferlazzo
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Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
Sonia Pulido for Education Week
Teaching Opinion Students Don't Think School Matches Their Life Goals. How Can We Fix That?
Disengagement is not solved by overstuffed standards, tests, and pacing guides.
Robert C. Pianta
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a geometrical floor with the North Star in the center that becomes a space of listening. The colors of the floor enforce this idea of the meeting of the needs of education and students.
Francesca Gastone for Education Week
Teacher Preparation Aspiring Teachers Aren't Being Prepared to Handle Student Behavior Problems
Teacher-quality group unveils a new teacher-prep framework for managing classrooms.
Sarah D. Sparks
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4 min read
Rogelio Hernandez and Alex Volkov, New Teacher Support Coaches, interact during New Teacher Support Coaches Professional Learning session on November 7, 2025 at Center for Professional Development in Fresno. California.
Rogelio Hernandez and Alex Volkov are coaches who support new teachers in the Fresno, Calif., district on Nov. 7, 2025. Many teachers say they want more opportunities to practice classroom management skills; a new framework has some ideas about how teacher-prep programs might structure these opportunities.
Andri Tambunan for Education Week
Mathematics Opinion I Thought I Knew When Students Were Engaged in Math Class. I Was Wrong
Engagement is about more than participation; it’s about how students are thinking.
Michael Norton
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5 min read
The concept of deeper math understanding. A dice iceberg with deeper math comprehension under the surface.
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    Social Studies Opinion The 100-Year History of Black History Month
    What people get wrong about Black History Month—and why it’s as urgent now as it ever was.
    LaGarrett J. King , February 2, 2026
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    Career and Technical Education (CTE) students immersed themselves in realistic disaster situations at Van Buren Tech on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 . The students, ranging from law enforcement, emergency medical technicians, fire and more prepped all year for this day of training.
    Strong career and technical education programs offer students experiences to tackle and solve real world problems, experts say. Students participate in disaster simulations at Van Buren Tech in Lawrence, Mich., on May 13, 2025.
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    College & Workforce Readiness Q&A What the Best Career and Technical Programs Have in Common
    CTE programs must be rigorous and aligned with economic needs and technological developments.
    Arianna Prothero, January 30, 2026
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    ESL teacher Edmund Martinez keeps a graduation cap and gown in his classroom to inspire students to graduate in Russellville, Ala., on December 9, 2022.
    A graduation cap and gown sit in an ESL teacher's classroom in Russellville, Ala. New research suggests some negative outcomes from grouping English learners together in high school, such as a lower likelihood of graduating on time.
    Tamika Moore for Education Week
    English Learners What New Research Reveals About Grouping English Learners Together
    New research cautions districts from defaulting to grouping all English learners together.
    Ileana Najarro, January 30, 2026
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    Kristen Ponce, speech language pathologist, uses Canva and the built in AI software to help her students.
    Assistive technologies can be high or low tech, but teachers need help deploying them to match students with disabilities' particular needs. A speech language pathologist in Kansas City, Mo., uses an ed-tech program and its built in AI software to help her students on May 1, 2024.
    Doug Barrett for Education Week
    Special Education 4 Barriers to Giving Students With Disabilities the Tools They Need to Thrive
    Assistive technology can help students with disabilities, but schools face challenges using it to its full potential.
    Evie Blad, January 30, 2026
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    The 2023 National Teacher of the Year award for Rebecka Peterson is displayed during a ceremony honoring the Council of Chief State School Officers' 2023 Teachers of the Year in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, April 24, 2023, in Washington.
    The Council of Chief State School Officers will announce the 2026 National Teacher of the Year award later this spring. The crystal apple award is pictured in this photo from 2023.
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    Teaching Profession The Nation's Top 5 Teachers in 2026 Focus on Community, Place-Based Education
    This year's top teachers bring their communities into the classroom, and vice versa.
    Sarah D. Sparks, January 30, 2026
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    David Coleman, CEO of the College Board, speaks at the organization's annual conference in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2024.
    The College Board, known for its suite of college-entrance exams and AP courses, will work to provide more work-based learning experiences for high school students. The organization's CEO, David Coleman, speaks at the organization's annual conference in Austin, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2024.
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    College & Workforce Readiness Rising Demand for Career Education Prompts College Board to Expand Its Footprint
    The organization is investing in the teacher pipeline for career and technical education.
    Lauraine Langreo, January 30, 2026
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