Teaching & Learning
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Special Education
5 Tips to Help Students With Disabilities Feel Like They Belong
An expert on fostering a sense of belonging in schools for students with disabilities offers advice on getting started.
Teaching
A Classroom Management Training Helps New Teachers Send Fewer Kids to the Office
Anti-bias training has mixed success in cutting racial discipline gaps. Helping teachers interpret student behavior may be more effective.
Special Education
Inside a School That Doesn’t Single Out Students With Special Needs
Students with disabilities at this school near Seattle rarely have to leave mainstream rooms to receive the services they need.
Reading & Literacy
Q&A
Want to Improve Reading Proficiency? Talk to Kids More
Education researcher Sonia Cabell explains how effective classroom conversations can boost reading proficiency.
Special Education
These Grants Could Help Students With Disabilities Access Jobs, Training
The Ed. Dept. is investing $236 million to help with transitions to careers and post-secondary education.
Social Studies
How These Teachers Build Curriculum 'Beyond Black History'
A pilot to infuse Black history and culture in social studies is gaining ground in New York.
Special Education
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DOWNLOADABLE: Does Your School Use These 10 Dimensions of Student Belonging?
These principles are designed to help schools move from inclusion of students with disabilities in classrooms to true belonging.
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Teaching Lazy? Anxious? Overlooked? Teachers Sound Off on Unmotivated StudentsTeachers have lots of opinions about who's responsible for student "laziness."
Reading & Literacy Opinion Reading Fluency: The Neglected Key to Reading SuccessA reading researcher asks whether dismal reading results could stem from the fact that decoding doesn't automatically lead to comprehension.
Teaching Profession Video ‘Teachers Make All Other Professions Possible’: This Educator Shares Her WhyAn Arkansas educator offers a message on overcoming the hard days—and focusing on the why.
Reading & Literacy High Schools Kids Barely Read. Could Audiobooks Reverse That Trend?Audiobooks, long considered by some educators as "cheating," are finding a place in the high school curriculum.
College & Workforce Readiness What the Research Says New Data Paint Bleak Picture of Students' Post High School OutcomesStudents are taking much longer to complete credentials after high school than programs plan.
English-Language Learners Experts' Top Policy Priorities for English-Learner EducationA new outline of national priorities from parents, researchers, and policymakers.
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Mathematics
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A Seat at the Table: Breaking the Cycle: How Districts are Turning around Dismal Math Scores
Math myth: Students just aren't good at it? Join us & learn how districts are boosting math scores.
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Learn how districts overcome the three biggest challenges to implementing high-impact tutoring with fidelity: time, talent, and funding.
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Science Photos Photos: The Solar Eclipse Is the Ultimate Science LessonHow students, teachers, and families experienced the solar eclipse.
Teaching Opinion How to Make Summer School Effective and EngagingAlong with offering meaningful academic lessons, these educators advise incorporating fun so that students want to come to summer school.
Teaching Profession Teachers to Admin: You Can Help Make Our Jobs EasierOn social media, teachers add to the discussion of what it will take to improve morale.
Teaching Student Apathy Is a Big Classroom Challenge, Teachers Say. Cellphones Aren’t HelpingThe distractions of cellphones compound a general lack of interest in learning, a new national survey of teachers shows.
Teaching Profession Missy Testerman Makes Immigrant Students Feel Welcome. She's the National Teacher of the YearThe K-8 teacher prioritizes inclusion and connection in her work teaching English as a second language.
Teaching Profession Teachers: Calculate Your Tax-Deductible ExpensesThe IRS caps its annual educator expense deduction at $300. This calculator allows teachers to see how out-of-pocket spending compares.
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The 2023-2024 school year represents a critical inflection point for K-12 education in the United States. With the expiration of ESSER funds on the horizon and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into teaching and learning processes, educators and administrators face a unique set of challenges and opportunities.
Budget & Finance
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Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Education Finance?
Answer 7 questions about education finance.
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Costs, Concerns, & Calls for Clarity in K-12 Finance
The results of Allovue’s second annual Education Finance Survey suggest that educators are growing more concerned about their districts’ ...
English-Language Learners
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Quiz Yourself: How Much Do You Know About Dual Language Learning?
Answer 7 questions about dual language learning.