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Teaching Now Blog

The '1619 Project' Curriculum Challenges Teachers to Reframe U.S. History (08/19 05:10 pm)

Low-Achieving and High-Achieving Students Receive Different Instruction, Report Finds (08/16 02:12 pm)

California's Ethnic Studies Curriculum, Criticized for 'Anti-Jewish Bias,' to Be Revised (08/14 04:45 pm)

The Data Are In: Teenage Voting Hit 'Historic' High in 2018 Midterms (08/13 11:55 am)

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Daily News

• Las Vegas district sees teacher shortage as school starts (08/12 3:37 pm)
• Indiana teachers learning to spot suicide warning signs (08/12 8:37 am)
• New law aimed at addressing Illinois teacher shortage (08/ 9 8:46 am)
• NC virtual school teachers no longer face temporary layoffs (08/ 8 8:36 am)

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FIRST PERSON

I Knew Toni Morrison. She Was a Gifted Teacher

An unexpected friendship with the author and Nobel laureate gave this professor—and her preservice teachers and their middle school students—insight into Morrison’s talents as a teacher. (August 13, 2019)

FIRST PERSON

The Urgent Need for Anti-Racist Education

In the wake of recent shootings linked to white supremacy and an uptick in hate crimes, we need to teach students to actively work against racism, writes Christina Torres. (August 14, 2019)

COMMENTARY

An El Paso Teacher's Pledge: I Will Help My Students Through Their Fear

The killer may have known El Paso's demographics, but he did not know our community's heart, writes teacher Christina Mier. (August 14, 2019)

EdWeek's Back-to-School Reading List

(August 8, 2019)

CLASSROOM Q&A WITH LARRY FERLAZZO

What Is the Funniest Thing That Has Ever Happened in Your Classroom?

(August 14, 2019)

Teacher Blogs

The Art of Coaching Teachers>

How to Build Resilient Teams (07/30 10:57 am)

Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo >

Q&A Collections: Assessment (08/20 11:46 pm)

The Intersection: Culture and Race in Schools >

On Shame and 'Daring Classrooms': We Need to Fix Systems, Not Kids (08/04 08:13 am)

Work in Progress >

I Am a Badass and So Are You (08/01 07:56 am)

Featured Video

Rethinking Recess (Video)

For children to get the most out of recess, research shows this time should be considered an essential part of the school day, rather than a “break.” Watch the video.

E-Book

(E-Book) Classroom Management Q&As: Expert Strategies for Teaching

Education Week Teacher blogger Larry Ferlazzo investigates some of the thorniest problems in teaching by turning to leading educators and thought leaders for advice. (October 3, 2013)