Teaching & Learning
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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.
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.
Teaching
Opinion
An Iranian American Educator Speaks From a Broken Heart
The Iranian children will carry their fear, confusion, and loss of safety forever.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Science Lessons Learned for Schools From Artemis IIThe launch mission combines arts and science, sparking interest in the integration of the subjects.
Reading & Literacy Opinion What the 'Science of Reading' Movement Has Meant for English LearnersWe should think of reading instruction for multilingual learners as a bridge, not a checklist.
English Learners How to Make English-Learner Funding 'Fair and Effective'Experts share how state funding models can better support English learners with various needs.
Early Childhood Q&A What One Researcher Saw Inside 29 Kindergarten ClassroomsDevelopmental psychologist Susan Engel shares insights from two years in kindergarten classrooms.
Mathematics Opinion Math Needs Its 'Science of Reading' MomentA psychologist explains how discovery-first math falls short.
Social Studies Another State Is Requiring Students to Study the Bible in SchoolIn Utah, schools will teach Biblical passages that are “cited or alluded to in founding documents."
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The Science of Reading transformed K-3 literacy. Now it's time to extend that focus to students in grades 6 through 12.
Jobs
Virtual Career Fair for Teachers and K-12 Staff
Find teaching jobs and K-12 education jubs at the EdWeek Top School Jobs virtual career fair.
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Social Studies It’s a Complicated Time for Teachers to Celebrate America’s 250th AnniversaryAt a lesson-writing workshop, teachers discussed how we should interpret founding principles today.
Social Studies Opinion 'There Are No Heroes Coming to Save Us': Black History Without the Hero WorshipWe should teach the history of justice work through a community lens, explains Bettina L. Love.
Curriculum Why Media Literacy Efforts Are Failing to Keep Up With MisinformationClassroom educators need support from district and school leaders in addressing flashpoint topics.
Early Childhood Kids Are Entering Preschool More Comfortable With Screens Than Books. What Now?Screen time is rising among the youngest students. Experts explain its effect on literacy skills.
Teaching Opinion The World Seems Intent on Stripping Teaching of Its Sacredness. Don't Let ItChristopher Emdin explains how to make school feel like a sanctuary in troubled times.
Curriculum Opinion Kim Kardashian Says the Moon Landing Was Fake. There's a Lesson Here for SchoolsTeachers can use popular conspiracies to help students scrutinize what they see online.
Reading & Literacy
Quiz
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Classroom Technology
Spotlight
Spotlight on EdTech
This Spotlight will help you learn how to teach digital literacy skills, evaluate edtech tools effectively, and more.
Reading & Literacy
Spotlight
Spotlight on Inclusive Literacy Resources & Tools
This Spotlight will help you explore innovative strategies and resources to support diverse learners.