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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
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Teaching Letter to the Editor Learning Spaces Should Meet the Needs of All Students
Better classroom design can help neurodivergent learners thrive, says this letter to the editor.
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Assessment Letter to the Editor The Truth About Equity Grading in Practice
A high school student shares his perspective of equity grading policies in this letter.
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Curriculum 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
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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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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
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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
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
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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
Teaching 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
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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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    Social Studies Opinion Do Students Still Need to Learn Geography?
    It’s tough to grasp what's going on about Venezuela or Greenland if you don’t know where they are.
    Rick Hess, January 27, 2026
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    A child kneels in the snow among demonstrators holding signs during a news conference at Lake Hiawatha Park in Minneapolis, on Jan. 9, 2026, demanding Immigration and Customs Enforcement be kept out of schools and Minnesota following the killing of 37-year-old mother Renee Good by federal agents earlier on Wednesday.
    A child kneels in the snow among demonstrators holding signs during a news conference at Lake Hiawatha Park in Minneapolis on Jan. 9, 2026, demanding Immigration and Customs Enforcement be kept out of schools following the killing of Renee Good by federal agents.
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    Teaching Opinion The Most Exhausting Part of Teaching Isn't the Students
    Teachers reveal what drives them from the field and what leaders can do to improve teachers' lives.
    Larry Ferlazzo, January 26, 2026
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    Partnership, cooperation, teamwork concept. Diverse people hold in hands, put pieces of emotions puzzle together in front of a bookshelf of books. Diverse team is coworking, works and efforts together.
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    Reading & Literacy How English Class Improves Students' Social-Emotional Skills
    When students dissect the motivations of a character in a book, they're learning key competencies.
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    A “zones of regulation” sign decorates the door of a classroom at Ruby Bridges Elementary School in Woodinville, Wash., on April 2, 2024.
    A sign asking children to identify their feelings decorates the door of a classroom at an elementary school in Woodinville, Wash., on April 2, 2024. Experts say schools should design social-emotional-learning curricula and programming with the needs of students with disabilities at the forefront.
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    Special Education A Missed Opportunity in SEL: Centering Students With Disabilities
    Students with learning differences are not always considered in the design or implementation of SEL programs.
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    Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, strives for a closed-door meeting with fellow Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
    Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, pictured on Capitol Hill on Dec. 9, 2025, has asked for details from colleges and universities about whether matriculants possess adequate math skills.
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