Teaching & Learning
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English-Language Learners
‘A Unique Challenge’: What English Learners With Disabilities Need
From language barriers to bilingual education program lockouts, dual-identified students face unique challenges researchers say.
Teaching Profession
Massages, Mammograms, and Dental Care: How One School Saves Teachers' Time
This Atlanta school offers unique onsite benefits to teachers to help them reduce stress.
Mathematics
Q&A
Teacher Group Wants a Focus on Low Math Performance, Too
A teacher-led nonprofit releases recommendations focus on how to avoid “math aversion” in middle school.
Social Studies
Opinion
Make History Exciting Again for Students
National History Day seeks to engage young people in deep examination of the past.
Teaching
Opinion
Better Classroom Management Can't Wait. How to Make Changes Now
The three “truths” about managing student behavior that every teacher should unlearn today.
Special Education
The Pros and Cons of AI in Special Education
AI can make special educators' jobs easier by handling paperwork and serving as an adaptive tool. But there are privacy and other concerns.
Special Education
From Our Research Center
What Happens for High Schoolers Who Need More Than 4 Years?
Districts work to serve older students longer than four years to plan for a changing career world.
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School Climate & Safety
K-12 Essentials Forum
Strengthen Students’ Connections to School
Join this free event to learn how schools are creating the space for students to form strong bonds with each other and trusted adults.
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Join us as we break down how differentiated instruction can advance your school’s literacy and equity goals.
- Teaching Profession Opinion Transitioning Out of Teaching Is Hard. Here's What I've LearnedFor teachers looking to change careers, the skills they’ve honed in the classroom don’t always easily translate to their resume.Mathematics Video Make Math Instruction Better: 3 Tips on How From ResearchersEducation Week's Sarah D. Sparks shares three insights on improving math instruction from this year's AERA conference.Teaching Profession Will Biden’s New Loan-Forgiveness Plan Cast a Wider Net for Educators?The Biden administration is taking another tack to push through loan forgiveness, including for teachers.Reading & Literacy Explainer Make Time for the Read-Aloud. Here's HowLiteracy experts explain the benefits of making the read-aloud a daily classroom ritual.Teaching Opinion 5 Simple Tips for Making an Outsized Impact on StudentsThere are a few things you can do at the start of a lesson to build student trust.Teaching Q&A A Principal's Advice on Using Trust to Quell Unruly Student BehaviorEducators have leverage on how students behave when they build connections with them.
School & District Management
Quiz
Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About the School District Technology Leader?
The tech director at school districts is a key player when it comes to purchasing. Test your knowledge of this key buyer persona and see how your results stack up with your peers.
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As another testing season approaches, a familiar question weighs heavily on our minds: who are these tests serving?
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Learn how math gatherings provide a collaborative approach to math instruction.
Reading & Literacy
Spotlight
Spotlight on The Science of Reading in Practice
This Spotlight will help you analyze new curricula designed to build knowledge, review the benefits of reading aloud to students, and more.