Equity & Diversity
Education Department Scraps Longstanding Discrimination Rules
Districts will no longer be liable for "disparate impact"—in discipline, course access, or CTE programs.
Equity & Diversity
Federal Equity Centers Protecting Students' Civil Rights Fight to Stay Open
Four centers that support schools' efforts to expand student opportunity are fighting for their existence.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Q&A
How Schools Should Manage the Cyclospora Outbreak
A consultant to school systems offers advice on food safety and messaging to families.
Reading & Literacy
Why Mandatory Summer Reading Doesn’t Work—and What Teachers Prefer Instead
Summer reading shouldn’t be prescriptive, most teachers say.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Is Career and Technical Education Stuck in the Past?
Often, CTE programs can look good on paper without serving the students who could use them most.
Early Childhood
Why 'Looping' in Pre-K Helps Kids
As states seek to expand pre-K and teachers report students' lack of readiness, looping may help.
How a District Stopped Relying on 'One-and-Done' Professional Development
As its population of English learners grew, a district invested in coaching and co-teaching.
Lessons Learned About Effective Professional Development for Principals
The best professional development for principals has a lot in common with the best PD for teachers.
When Should Schools Make Time for PD? What Educators—and Families—Think
Educators see in-service and early-release days as practical times for PD. Families don't always agree.
A Federal Fund for Professional Development Is Clouded by Uncertainty
President Trump has repeatedly proposed axing the feds' biggest investment in professional development.
Professional Development
Spotlight
Spotlight on the New Playbook for Professional Learning: Coaching, Collaboration, and Technology
Learn how sustained, collaborative PD, high-quality instructional materials, and emerging AI tools are reshaping educator learning.
Special Education
Spotlight
Spotlight on the Future of Special Education: Compliance, Data, and Transformation
Special ed is evolving fast, driven by compliance, data, accessible tech, and smarter supports for students with disabilities.
Reading & Literacy
Spotlight
From Teacher Overload to Literacy Impact
New research, literacy shifts, and teacher support strategies are reshaping instruction and classroom practice nationwide.
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Special Education
Video
Inside a Summer School Program for Special Education Students
Academic support offered between school years is especially important for students with learning differences.
School & District Management
Video
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.
Early Childhood
Video
How Play Carts Can Transform Early Education
Play carts make it easy to follow Connecticut’s play-based learning mandate.
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.
Artificial Intelligence
Video
What AI Use Guidelines Should Look Like for Schools
Many teachers say they are not getting good guidance on how to use AI responsibly and effectively.
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Education Market
Market Analysis
New York’s K-12 Market: Districts Face New Policies, Priorities, and Pressures
School districts are facing new graduation requirements, a push for evidence-based literacy, and new financial pressures.
Meeting District Needs
K-12 Insider
The Next Stop For Building Districts AI Capacity? The Principal's Office
A K-12 administrator in Florida helped build a district's AI strategy from the central office, then stepped into a principal role to make it happen on the ground.
Strategy & Operations
K-12 Dealmaking
ETS Sells Master Transcript Consortium to Assessment Platform Legend.org
ETS acquired Mastery in 2024.
- LeadershipStudent Absenteeism Chronic Absenteeism Is Linked to Slower Academic Recovery in Math, ReadingA new study adds to the evidence base suggesting attendance is a key to raising student achievement.
How Schools Can Help Parents Manage Kids' Screen TimeFrom bullying to losing sleep, what kids do at home on screens affects their learning.School Leaders Face More Parental Threats Than TeachersParental violence went up after the pandemic, directed most towards school administrators.Policy & PoliticsFederal K-12 Community Urges Trump Administration to Rethink Grant Rule ChangesAbout 500,000 public comments, including those from school districts, have poured in about proposed rule changes.
The Ed. Department Calls for a Crackdown on Teacher Sexual MisconductThe agency released new guidance for schools and launched 20 new probes into school districts.New GOP Bills Would Permanently Shift Ed. Dept. Programs to Other AgenciesThe bills represent the most significant step so far among Republicans to nix the Education Department.Teaching & LearningEnglish Learners How Schools Are Failing English Learners With DisabilitiesAn EdWeek Research Center survey found gaps in trained staff for dually identified students.
How Schools Are Navigating the English-Learner Teacher ShortageEdWeek Research Center survey data found schools continue to struggle staffing for English learners.Can the Prospect of 3rd Grade Retention Improve Early Literacy? Yes, Study SaysThe findings add another wrinkle to an ongoing debate over retention policies tied to reading scores.TechnologyArtificial Intelligence Anthropic Launches Claude for Teachers. Why Some Critics Are ConcernedThe new AI tool for teachers joins others already in the market.
How Teachers Are Tackling the 'Techlash'Some educators say they would like to pull back on digital tools, but lack alternative resources.Scathing Analysis Concludes Google Search's AI Tools Are Bad for KidsGoogle’s "AI overview" and "AI mode" were each rated "Unacceptable" by a media watchdog.
