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Special Education Investigation Finds 'Shocking Overuse' of Seclusion and Restraint in This District
Restraint and seclusion should not be used in routine school discipline, the Justice Department says.
Evie Blad
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5 min read
Reading & Literacy Video Why One School Is Leading the Return to Cursive
Georgia has joined 20-plus states returning cursive handwriting to elementary school classrooms.
Kaylee Domzalski & Elizabeth Heubeck
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1 min read
Reading & Literacy Few Books Are Tailored for Older Struggling Readers: 'It's an Absolute Wasteland'
Teachers and researchers identify three barriers to finding reading materials that meet these students' needs—and how to overcome them.
Sarah Schwartz
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6 min read
Teacher Preparation Education Groups Push $2.5 Billion Plan to Rebuild Teacher Preparation
Teachers' colleges lead push to 'rebuild' after years of disruption and falling enrollment.
Sarah D. Sparks
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6 min read
A look at the state of teaching in Fresno, Calif.
Jose Valadez, a new teacher working towards state certification, teaches his 3rd grade students at Birney Elementary on November 6, 2025 in Fresno, Calif. Groups representing teacher colleges have put out a plan calling for a $2.5 billion federal investment in scholarships and supports for aspiring teachers.
Andri Tambunan for Education Week
Teaching Opinion Are Students Really Learning? How to Check for Understanding
One of the best methods is to make student thinking visible.
Larry Ferlazzo
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13 min read
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
College & Workforce Readiness Teens Are Using AI to Research Colleges. Is That a Good Thing?
A new survey examines the growth of students using the technology to research postsecondary options.
Arianna Prothero
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4 min read
Illustration of "The Thinker" sitting on an AI bubble with symbols of a briefcase and a graduation cap.
Getty and Canva
Teaching From Our Research Center Are Schools Assigning Less Homework? A New Survey Offers Answers
The EdWeek Research Center looked at whether schools are more or fewer out-of-school assignments, and why.
Jennifer Vilcarino
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4 min read
A 15-year-old student works on his homework with a school laptop in Los Angeles, on Sept. 9, 2023. The EdWeek Research Center found that 41% of teachers said homework has decreased, while 33% said it’s remained the same, and 3% said the rate of homework assignments has increased.
A 15-year-old student does homework on a school laptop in Los Angeles on Sept. 9, 2023. Forty-one percent of teachers say the amount of homework they've assigned over the past two years has declined, 33% say it's remained the same and just 3% said it's increased.
Jae C. Hong/AP

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