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Reading & Literacy

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Third-grader Fallon Rawlinson reads a book at Good Springs Elementary School in Good Springs, Nev., on March 30, 2022. For decades, there has been a clash between two schools of thought on how to best teach children to read, with passionate backers on each side of the so-called reading wars. But the approach gaining momentum lately in American classrooms is the so-called science of reading.
Third-grader Fallon Rawlinson reads a book at Good Springs Elementary School in Good Springs, Nev., on March 30, 2022. Many more states and districts are emphasizing evidence-based practices, including phonics, in reading programs. But the U.S. Department of Education's withholding of teacher-training funding could stymie some of those efforts.
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Dylan Mayes, left, reads from a book about Willie Mays during a reading circle in class on Oct. 20, 2022, in Niagara Falls, N.Y.
Dylan Mayes, left, reads from a book about Willie Mays during a reading circle in class on Oct. 20, 2022, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. After the state launched a "science of reading" initiative in 2024, implementation has been piecemeal, a new survey finds.
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Science

Diverse school children students build robotic cars using computers and coding.
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Silhouetted figures water a blooming STEM flower.
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A teacher and student have opposite perspectives on cellphone use in school.
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Mathematics

Education news, analysis, and opinion about math instruction
Mathematics K-12 Essentials Forum Helping Students Succeed in Math
July 17, 2025
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Mathematics Letter to the Editor Use Poetry to Create Safe Math Classrooms
July 15, 2025
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Jennifer Williams, center, teaches math at Tasby Middle School in Dallas, Texas, on Sep 15, 2023.
Jennifer Williams, center, teaches math at Tasby Middle School in Dallas, Texas, on Sep 15, 2023. Dallas schools saw more students take Algebra 1 by 8th grade after the district expanded access to advanced math classes earlier in middle school.
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Social Studies

Education news, analysis, and opinion about social studies and history teaching
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Social Studies Opinion Patriotic History Education Doesn’t Mean Ignoring Our Country’s Troubled Past
Zachary Cote, June 27, 2025
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Social Studies Opinion Patriotism Done Right: We Can't Lecture Teens Into Loving Our Country
Fernande Raine & Susan Rivers, April 16, 2025
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Curriculum

An elementary school teacher helps a student with a writing activity.
An elementary school teacher helps a student with a writing activity.
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Aerial view of an diverse elementary school classroom using digital  devices with a digitized design of lines connecting each device to symbolize AI and connectivity of data and Information.
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The United States Capitol building as a bookcase filled with red, white, and blue policy books in a Washington DC landscape.
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