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Mississippi teachers and aspiring teachers attend a training session on a science-based reading program in April 2021.
Mississippi teachers and aspiring teachers attend a training session on a science-based reading program in April 2021. The state is among those that have mandated evidence-based approaches to teaching reading, but some of the nation's teacher-preparation programs are lagging.
Cheryl Gerber for Education Week
Teacher Preparation More Teacher-Preparation Programs Follow the 'Science of Reading.' But Some Still Lag
Roughly half of programs reviewed train teachers in the skills needed to teach reading effectively.
Sarah D. Sparks, June 9, 2026
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Seminole County, Fla., deputies remove parent Chris Mink of Apopka from an emergency meeting of the Seminole County School Board in Sanford, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Mink, the parent of a Bear Lake Elementary School student, opposes a call for mask mandates for Seminole schools and was escorted out for shouting during the standing-room only meeting.
Seminole County, Fla., deputies remove parent Chris Mink of Apopka from an emergency meeting of the county school board in Sanford, Fla., Sept. 2, 2021, after he opposed a call for mask mandates and shouted. A new report gives a national picture of how school board conflict, including between boards and their communities, rose during the pandemic.
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP
School & District Management School Board Conflict Surged During the Pandemic. Has It Gone Away?
New research reveals how school boards navigated heightened levels of conflict in recent years.
Evie Blad, June 8, 2026
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School & District Management Opinion The 3 Predicable Struggles That Thwart Education Leadership Teams
Even highly capable leadership teams can struggle to translate their strengths into school impact.
Peter DeWitt & Michael Nelson, June 8, 2026
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Artificial Intelligence Kids Are Turning to AI Before Adults for Homework Help
Students increasingly turn to AI first for school help, raising trust and safety concerns.
Arianna Prothero, June 8, 2026
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN, January 22, 2026: Students move through the halls at Washburn High School in Minneapolis, MN.
Students move through the halls at a high school in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 22, 2026. Principals play a central role in shaping school environment, from staff support to overall school culture.
Caroline Yang for Education Week
School & District Management Q&A Why Principals Are Key to Solving Schools’ Biggest Problems
Improving school leaders can improve schools. Why aren’t states making the connection?
Olina Banerji, June 3, 2026
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Hutto High School students protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Hutto, Texas. New national survey data found that immigration enforcement continues to affect schools.
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School & District Management From Our Research Center Schools Saw Rising Student Anxiety From Immigration Enforcement in 2025-26
New national survey data from this spring found increased absences due to immigration enforcement.
Ileana Najarro & Alex Harwin, June 2, 2026
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Gabriela Durham, 17, uses her phone to listen to music inside her room on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in New York. Concerns about children and phone use are not new. But there is a growing realization among experts that the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally changed the relationship kids have with social media. As youth coped with isolation and spent excessive time online, the pandemic effectively carved out a much larger space for social media in the lives of American children.
Gabriela Durham, 17, uses her phone to listen to music inside her room on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in New York. A report shows how parents feel about their teens' social media use and an expert comments on what schools can do with the information.
Andres Kudacki/AP
Families & the Community Q&A How Parents See Students' Social Media Habits: Why it Matters for Educators
The Pew Research Center shows parents have increasing concern over their teens' social media usage.
Jennifer Vilcarino, June 2, 2026
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Shepria Johnson, lead for Concentric Educational Solutions in Michigan looks for a student absent from the Westwood Community School District near Detroit on April 11, 2024.
Shepria Johnson, lead for Concentric Educational Solutions in Michigan, looks for a student absent from the Westwood Community School District near Detroit on April 11, 2024. A new study in Michigan finds some promising practices to curb student absenteeism that rely on home visiting and family engagement. But, it says, no one strategy is likely to work all on its own.
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Student Absenteeism What Makes Some Schools Better at Building Attendance? There's No Silver Bullet
"Deep" family engagement to boost attendance is promising, but schools must address the problem holistically.
Evie Blad, May 29, 2026
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Boston Latin Academy student Lila Conley, 16, works on a pre-calculus problem during the Bridge to Calculus summer program at Northeastern University in Boston on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023.
A student, 16, works on a pre-calculus problem during a summer program at Northeastern University in Boston on Aug. 1, 2023. A new report by two Stanford University researchers points to a range of trends in U.S. education that complicate the narrative of an education system in decline.
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Student Achievement Are U.S. Schools in Decline? Two Researchers Question That Narrative
They looked at a range of indicators that complicate the narrative of an education system in decline.
Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, May 29, 2026
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A high school teacher with eight years of experience works with an instructor during a presentation at the first training session of the National Academy for AI Instruction on March 18, 2026, at UFT headquarters in New York City. Many teachers haven't received formal guidance on how to use the technology responsibly and effectively.
Salwan Georges for Education Week
Artificial Intelligence Teachers Say Lack of AI Guidance Is a Major Problem
Most teachers say they have not received formal guidance on how to use AI tools in their work.
Lauraine Langreo, May 28, 2026
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A stack of books in the form of a school house built with knowledge. A row of digital school houses repeat and glitch in iterations becoming distorted.
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Artificial Intelligence Opinion 4 Questions We Must Answer Before Bringing AI Into the Classroom
Student learning should be the primary criterion for if and when AI belongs in K-12 schools.
Norman Eng, May 28, 2026
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