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College & Workforce Readiness Opinion There's a New AP Business Course. College Board's CEO Explains Why
David Coleman talks financial literacy, workforce readiness, and engaging Gen Z.
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Reading & Literacy What Might Matter More Than Phonics in Early Literacy
A district invested in evidence-based literacy instruction but reaped uneven results. Here's why.
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College & Workforce Readiness Q&A The Struggle to Move From Data to Outcomes in Career and Technical Education
The head of a major organization focused on preparing students for careers talks about its new vision.
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Social Studies Teens Are Skeptical of the News. Does That Offer Learning Opportunities for Schools?
Many young people get their news from social media, a habit that has downstream implications.
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Mathematics Video The Algebra Hurdle: One School's Strategy to Help Students Clear It
An EdWeek video describes an Indiana school's use of tutoring and courses with different levels of rigor to help students.
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English Learners This Simple Procedural Change Can Improve Outcomes for English Learners
A Michigan study found more students exiting out of English-learner status with one policy change.
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A look at the state of teaching with English learner students in Antioch, Tenn.
A five-year-old English learner works on a rug with other kindergarten students as they talk about the seasons at an elementary school in Antioch, Tenn., on Dec. 3, 2025. A new study found students are more likely to exit out of English-learner status if states partially automate the reclassification process.
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College & Workforce Readiness Interest in Career and Tech. Ed. Has Jumped. Which Fields Will See the Biggest Growth?
An EdWeek Research Center survey suggests students are showing a greater interest in career-focused courses.
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Ninth grader Chandler Wiley, 14, presents her AI powered project in Riverside High School's Introduction to AI class.
A 9th grader presents her AI-powered project during a high school's Introduction to AI class in Greer, S.C., on Nov. 11, 2025. K-12 and college officials both expect to introduce new technology-based, career-focused classes in the years ahead.
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    Keaton Turner, a junior at Warren County High School, welds a during an advanced manufacturing class in McMinnville, Tenn., in May of 2017. States and districts need to do a better job connecting career-focused academic lessons with industry goals, speakers at a recent Education Commission of the States forum said.
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    College & Workforce Readiness How to Bring More Value to Career-Tech Education Programs
    Aligning academic goals to the labor market is critical, according to the Education Commission of the States.
    Jennifer Vilcarino, May 6, 2026
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    Northside American Federation of Teachers President Melina Espiritu-Azocar, right, speaks with middle school teacher Celeste Simone during a Microsoft AI skilling event, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, in San Antonio.
    Northside American Federation of Teachers President Melina Espiritu-Azocar, right, speaks with middle school teacher Celeste Simone during a Microsoft AI skill-building event on Sept. 27, 2025, in San Antonio. As use of generative AI ramps up, it could affect the integrity of the portfolios teachers have to assemble in many states to meet licensing requirements.<br/>
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    Teaching Profession AI Can Help Teachers Craft Their Assessment Portfolios. Is That Cheating?
    The tools help guide teacher reflection for the portfolios used for PD and licensing—or be used to cheat.
    Sarah D. Sparks, May 4, 2026
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    Teaching Opinion Eat More Protein? Exercise More? Why Teachers Need Better Self-Care Advice
    Many of us have heard the phrase “teacher tired,” but it’s worth naming what that actually means.
    Kyna M. Engelhart, May 4, 2026
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    McNeal Stewart, one of the math teachers at Algebra Lab at Adams High School, was teaching an Algebra class on Friday, April 17, 2026 at South Bend, IN.
    McNeal Stewart, one of the math teachers at Algebra Lab at Adams High School, teaches an Algebra class on April 17, 2026 at South Bend, Ind.
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    Mathematics From Our Research Center Elementary Math Has Been in Focus. But Middle and High School Students' Struggles Are Daunting
    An EdWeek Research Center survey finds that educators see older students' lack of progress in the subject as an acute problem.
    Evie Blad, May 4, 2026
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    Tenth grader Thinh Vuong Phung works on a math problem at Annandale (Va.) High School on April 8, 2026. The class reflects the school’s approach of combining group work, language supports, and progress monitoring to help multilingual learners build confidence and mastery in math.
    Tenth grader Thinh Vuong Phung works on a math problem at Annandale (Va.) High School on April 8, 2026. The class reflects the school’s approach of combining group work, language supports, and progress monitoring to help multilingual learners build confidence and mastery in math.
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    Mathematics How Two Schools Are Rethinking Math for English Learners
    Schools in Oregon and Virginia are trying to build students' vocabulary in the subject—and their confidence.
    Jennifer Vilcarino, May 4, 2026
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    A student at Annandale High School in Virginia takes on a math assignment on April 8, 2026. An EdWeek Research Center survey of educators found that many believe students have particular weaknesses in fractions, overall pre-algebraic skills, and fluency in basic operations.
    A student at Annandale High School in Virginia takes on a math assignment on April 8, 2026. Many students wrongly see fractions "as things that sit outside the number system," said one researcher.
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    Mathematics From Our Research Center Fractions Scuttle Many Students' Math Ambitions. New Models Can Clear the Way
    Pre-algebraic skills and basic operations also are stumbling blocks, the EdWeek Research Center finds.
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