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Early Childhood Video A Charter School Finds 'Looping' Strategy Benefits Youngest Students
Capital City Public Charter School, the first parent-founded charter school in the nation’s capital, takes a unique approach to early learning.
Marvin Joseph & Yi-Jo Shen
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Mathematics Teachers Want Their Math Curricula to Do More. Here's How
The Gates Foundation has awarded several grants focused on instructional "coherence" in math.
Sarah Schwartz
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5 min read
College & Workforce Readiness What’s Missing in Career Education? A Case for ‘Career Identity’
The "aha!" moment for students doesn't come just from career interest inventories, one teacher says.
Lauraine Langreo
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3 min read
Teaching Opinion How You Can Teach Students to Be More Grateful
When students learn to look for the good, they’re building far-reaching habits.
Larry Ferlazzo
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Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
Sonia Pulido for Education Week
Teaching Profession Nation’s Largest Teachers’ Union Will Elect New Leader at Annual Confab
A primer to this year's nearly 7,000-delegate National Education Association Representative Assembly.
Sarah D. Sparks
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A look at the 2025 NEA Annual Meeting & Representative Assembly in Portland, Ore.
Thousands of educators turn out each year for the National Education Association's Representative Assembly; last year's, shown here in this July 3, 2025 photo, took place in Portland, Ore.
Kaylee Domzalski/Education Week
Early Childhood 9 Steps for Early-Grade Teachers to Make Play Part of Learning
Kimberly Nesbitt, an early education researcher, breaks down the 'hows' and 'whys' of guided play.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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5 min read
Kindergarten students work in class at Munger Elementary-Middle School Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Detroit.
Kindergarten students work in class at Munger Elementary-Middle School Thursday, May 7, 2026, in Detroit. Increasingly, early education instruction is focusing on play-based learning.
Paul Sancya/AP
Teaching Profession Opinion This Simple Ritual Grounded Me During a Tumultuous School Year
This teacher isn't sentimental, but she's glad she kept her students' thank-you notes.
Liz MacLauchlan
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4 min read
A group of thank you notes a teacher has received over the years.
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    Respectful disagreement is an essential habit for self-governance. Can schools recover it?
    David J. Bobb, June 30, 2026
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    English Learners English Learners Show Growth Gains, Still Below Pre-Pandemic
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    Ileana Najarro, June 30, 2026
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    Group spreads college gospelAlex Lucas, right, a college adviser at Dalton L. McMichael High School in Mayodan, N.C., works with junior Chloe Lester during an ACT Prep session after school, March 11, 2014.
    Alex Lucas, right, a college adviser at Dalton L. McMichael High School in Mayodan, N.C., works with junior Chloe Lester during an ACT prep session after school on March 11, 2014. ETS, another assessment organization, is acquiring ACT—though nothing will immediately change for students taking the ACT's college-entrance exam.
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    Assessment ETS Acquires ACT, Signaling Potential Changes for College-Admissions Testing
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    Sarah Schwartz, June 30, 2026
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    Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
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    Teaching Opinion Teachers: Here's How Your Students Say You Can Reach Them
    High schoolers advise teachers on what it takes to get students interested in learning.
    Larry Ferlazzo, June 30, 2026
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    6 min read
    Students play during a TK class at First Street Elementary School in Los Angeles, on April 22, 2026.
    Students play at First Street Elementary School in Los Angeles, on April 22, 2026. Principals leading schools with preschool programs often don’t have enough runway to learn skills and theories before they’re tasked with leading early grades.
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    Early Childhood How Principals Can Make Preschools Better
    Principals need to adopt strategies that help their youngest learners thrive.
    Olina Banerji, June 29, 2026
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