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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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Science Lessons Learned for Schools From Artemis II
The launch mission combines arts and science, sparking interest in the integration of the subjects.
Jennifer Vilcarino
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Reading & Literacy Opinion What the 'Science of Reading' Movement Has Meant for English Learners
We should think of reading instruction for multilingual learners as a bridge, not a checklist.
Larry Ferlazzo
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8 min read
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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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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2 min read
Conceptual art collage. Yellow apple, as gold, on white plate with money symbol engraved, against purple background. Textured effect. Concept of food pricing and consumer economy.
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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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3 min read
Composite sketch design collage of teacher sitting working laptop calculator money earnings savings filing taxes.
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  • Tomball ISD Superintendent Dr. Martha Salazar-Zamora poses for a portrait in a warehouse where aviation students can work on planes at the CTE center on January 13, 2026, in Tomball, Texas.
    Martha Salazar-Zamora, the superintendent of Texas' Tomball Independent School District, purchased an abandoned industrial site that now houses her district's expansive career-and-technical education program.
    Danielle Villasana for Education Week
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    Arianna Prothero, February 9, 2026
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    Elizabeth Stringer-Nunley, English Learner lead for Galax City Public Schools, works a jigsaw puzzle with students at Galax High School on Monday Jan. 12, 2026.
    Elizabeth Stringer-Nunley, English-learner lead for Galax City Public Schools, works a jigsaw puzzle with students at Galax High School on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.
    Kate Medley for Education Week
    English Learners Leader To Learn From How One Rural District Used College Students to Keep English Learners in School
    This leader's mentorship program with a local university has helped rural English learners at risk of dropping out.
    Lauraine Langreo, February 9, 2026
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    MINNEAPOLIS, MN, January 22, 2026: Ninth grade teacher Tracy Byrd helps a student with her final essay on the last day of the semester at Washburn High School in Minneapolis, MN.
    Ninth grade teacher Tracy Byrd helps a student with her final essay on the last day of the semester at Washburn High School in Minneapolis on Jan. 22, 2026. Bryd, the 2025 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, has leaned on his network of state teachers of the year for support amid the challenges of increased immigration enforcement in the state.
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    Teaching Profession How Teachers Across the Country Support Each Other in Times of Crisis
    One Minnesota teacher received a touching display of support from a colleague 1,200 miles away.
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    Copies of the Bible are displayed Aug. 12, 2024, at the Bixby High School library in Bixby, Okla. Proposed social studies standards under former Oklahoma state Superintendent Ryan Walters included Bible stories and called for students to identify "discrepancies" in the 2020 presidential election won by former President Joe Biden.
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    Social Studies Bible Tales, Election Denial Aren't in Okla.'s Proposed Social Studies Standards
    The proposed new standards do not include several concepts championed by former state Superintendent Ryan Walters.
    Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton, Tulsa World, February 5, 2026
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    Wallenberg after receiving a Shakespearean educator award.
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    Teaching Profession How the Nation's Top Teachers Prevent Burnout
    Finalists for Teacher of the Year give tips on keeping your sanity and enthusiasm in the classroom.
    Sarah D. Sparks, February 4, 2026
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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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    Teaching Opinion Schools Still Miss Instructional Basics. How to Change That
    Veteran educator and author Mike Schmoker calls out what he sees as classroom "malpractice."
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