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When Should Students Take Algebra? New Research Offers Clues
For students who aren’t ready for the gateway course in 8th grade, merely delaying it for a year may not help them.
Early Childhood
Parents Are Reading Less to Preschool-Age Kids at Home. What’s to Blame?
A new study uncovers factors tied to shared reading habits at home.
School & District Management
Building Problems Forced Students to Lose 3.5 Million Days of Learning in 2024-25
Schools called off class for 2 million students that year due to plumbing emergencies and other problems.
Student Achievement
At Long Last, Reading Scores for Younger Students May Be Rising
After five years of stagnation, elementary and middle schoolers are making slow progress, a new report shows.
School & District Management
How Can Principals Protect Teachers From Aggressive Behavior? Teachers Sound Off
Teachers say they need more support to handle angry parents and unruly students.
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Opinion
How Leaders Can Fix a Broken School Culture
This author argues that much educational advice is out of touch with reality.
Artificial Intelligence
Find out how AI could change education, inside the classroom and out.
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Early Childhood
From oral language to screen time: what educators need to know about young learners.
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Reading & Literacy
Explore the latest news and insights around teaching students how to read.
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75% of Educators Expect Student Behavior to Be a Challenge This Year. What Else?
Students themselves are top of mind, even as districts face financial headwinds and broader uncertainty.
The ‘Science of Reading’ Movement Is Evolving. Is Math Next?
Schools can expect more change—and continued debate—as the push for evidence-based instruction continues.
Schools Brace for Growing Backlash to Classroom Screen Time
Many school leaders think a tech reset is overdue, but don't want to dump what's helping kids learn.
From the Feds on Down, School Funding Is Uncertain. What to Know
Federal turbulence during the Trump administration highlights the precarity of state and local funding, too.
Assessment
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Screen Early, Monitor Progress: Building a Stronger Assessment System for Reading and Math
Screen early, track progress, and pinpoint learning gaps with smarter assessment strategies for reading and math.
Curriculum
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Spotlight on Opening Doors to Advanced Learning: Expanding Access, Opportunity, and Pathways for Every Student
Explore how schools are expanding access to rigorous coursework and creating new pathways to college, careers, and future success.
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‘You’ll Make New Friends’: What Happens to Students When Their School Closes
How two middle schoolers managed uncertainty as their rural school closed its doors.
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How One NYC School Experienced 9/11: An EdWeek Editor Recounts That Day
EdWeek's Kevin Bushweller recalls how the staff at a Manhattan public school reacted with resolute calm to upheaval.
Education Funding
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A new education tax credit, federal budget negotiations, and more are in store.
Special Education
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Inside a Summer School Program for Special Education Students
Academic support offered between school years is especially important for students with learning differences.
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Two Principals, One Agenda: Keep Kids Safe From Immigration Action
Two principals talk to Education Week about how to work through the fear and chaos of ICE action.
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EdWeek Market Brief is tracking which states have taken legislative action, highlighting notable school district policies, and sharing what we're watching as the discourse continues.
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A Third of Schools say They've Had A Cyberattack. Here's What They're Looking For To Protect Their Data
More than half of schools have experienced a cyberattack, according to data from cybersecurity company Clever.
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CSA Education Acquires BetterLesson; EdReports Receives $23M
Ed-tech platform Nucleos, serving incarcerated and reentry learners, has also been acquired.
- LeadershipSchool Climate & Safety What Happens When a Data Center Is Built Near a School?In Frederick County, Maryland, the school board was challenging the construction of a data center that would sit only a few feet away from an elementary school.
3 Takeaways From the Latest PISA Test of Reading, Math, and ScienceThe results show reading performance dropping across the world—and one uniquely troubling U.S. trend.Many Students Are Disengaged From Learning. What Can Schools Do?A new poll examines Gen Z students' levels of school engagement and feelings of belonging.Policy & PoliticsEducation Funding What 'Returning Ed. to the States' Looks Like as the Ed. Dept. Awards GrantsState leaders face requests for letters of endorsement from grant applicants under new priorities.
Courts Lets a State Law Limiting Race, Gender Classroom Discussions Take EffectThe 2021 Oklahoma law was part of a wave of state laws limiting classroom race and gender discussions.New California Laws Aim to Protect Kids From Social Media, AI Chatbot RisksThe laws penalize tech companies for harm to kids and let families opt out of school laptops.Teaching & LearningTeaching Profession Disciplined for Charlie Kirk Posts, These Teachers Fought Back—And WonSeveral of them won settlements. But the legal line for punishing teachers over speech remains murky and contested.
Teaching 9/11 When Students—and Their Parents—Don't Remember ItA New York City teacher shares how her lesson on the terrorist attacks has evolved over the past 25 years.Get in Line! Pre-K Expansion May Force 4-Year-Olds to Act Like Older StudentsExperts explain why lines for little kids don't make sense, and offer alternatives.TechnologyArtificial Intelligence New Project Identifies Strengths and Weaknesses of a Collection of AI Learning ToolsThe effort finds some bright spots, but also warns that other products could hurt student achievement.
‘Essential Infrastructure’: Education Groups Raise Concerns About FCC's E-Rate ReviewThe FCC might limit or end the program that subsidizes broadband connectivity for schools.Microsoft Agrees to New Student Privacy Protections for AI. How Ironclad Are They?Microsoft is the latest tech firm to agree to a national teachers' union's rules for data contracts.
