School Climate & Safety
For Students Walking to School, the Route Can Be Deadly. What Can Make It Safer?
School districts, including New York City, have rolled out a number of strategies to reduce risks.
Artificial Intelligence
A Reckoning on Social Media Addiction Came Late for Kids. Will AI Safety Be Different?
This scholar urges opening our eyes to what he sees as education's blind spot.
States
EdWeek's Guide to the 2026 Elections: Where Education Is on the Ballot
State races and ballot items will have a major influence on school policy.
Artificial Intelligence
ChatGPT's 'Teen Mode' Is Unsafe for Students, Report Concludes
The chatbot failed to report unsafe interactions to parents in a timely manner, researchers found.
Early Childhood
What Do Young Kids Really Need From Preschool? Experts Weigh In
Three experts share their thoughts on the evolution of preschool and where it's headed.
Reading & Literacy
Book Challenges Are Still Near All-Time Highs, New Data Show
Most efforts to remove books from school libraries are concentrated in a handful of states.
Artificial Intelligence
Opinion
Think Your Students Know More About AI Than You Do? Read This
Here are four things your students don’t understand about AI—and what you can do about it.
Artificial Intelligence
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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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How One State Is Identifying English Learners Early—Without Misclassifying Them
California is replacing formal pre-K English screeners with age-appropriate tools to prevent misidentification.
Where English Learners Spend the School Day, in Charts
Though dual-language classrooms offer the most benefits, English learners are least likely there.
How Schools Can Better Support Older English Learners
Strategies exist to help students who carry the English-learner label beyond elementary school.
Can Schools Trust AI to Translate for Non-English-Speaking Parents?
AI tools can translate school materials for non-English-speaking parents, but there are challenges around privacy and accuracy.
Reading & Literacy
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Building Responsive Literacy Systems for Every Learner
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From Coding to AI Literacy: Rethinking Computer Science Across K-12
Explore how districts can build more inclusive computer science pathways while supporting the teachers who make them possible.
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Early Childhood
Video
How Play-Based Learning Helps Children Practice Math and Literacy Skills
See how elementary teachers use play-based learning to reinforce math and literacy instruction.
Early Childhood
Video
Play-Based Learning: How It Can Build Young Children’s Independence
An EdWeek video looks at how an early learning program helps students explore boundaries and responsibility.
Teaching
Video
How Co-Teaching Helps English Learners Succeed
Increasingly in the Metro Nashville schools, general-education and English-learner teachers team up.
School & District Management
Video
‘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.
School Climate & Safety
Video
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.
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Regulation & Policy
Exclusive Data
How Widely Influential Are State-Approved Materials Lists? K-12 Officials Weigh In.
Approved materials lists created by state education departments are playing a significant role in determining which curriculum products school districts choose, new EdWeek Market Brief data shows.
Regulation & Policy
Industry Insight
Kentucky K-12 Is at an ‘Inflection Point.’ What Education Companies Should Know
More than three decades after Kentucky enacted sweeping reforms that reshaped its public schools, the state is embarking on another significant overhaul of its K-12 system.
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Security Vendors Are Flooding K-12. Which District Officials Have Influence on What Gets Bought?
Superintendents have the most influence over K-12 security purchases, new EdWeek Research Center data show, but finance, technology, operations, security personnel and school leaders all play significant roles in what gets bought.
Strategy & Operations
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McGraw Hill Acquires TeachFX; Brighteye Ventures Secures $72M
Voice-first AI tutoring platform Aristotle has also raised $5 million in seed funding.
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What We Know About School Board Members, In ChartsMany school board members are retired and have never worked in education before, survey shows.The Best Books About Leadership These Educators Have Ever Read. What's Yours?Critical lessons learned from books (and one TV show) about leadership.Policy & PoliticsFederal What a Democratic Congress Could Mean for Trump's K-12 AgendaThey may try to reverse—or at least investigate—the Trump admin.'s efforts to dismantle the Ed. Dept.
A Unique K-12 Ballot Initiative, and Other 2026 Election HighlightsOne state would require 'Spar-Spangled Banner' broadcasts in schools. Others would limit taxes.The Future of Education Research: More Partisan and Largely Left to States?As Trump administration works to change federal grants, outside researchers try to regroup.Teaching & LearningEarly Childhood Here’s Where RFK Jr.’s Head Start Deregulation Would Hit HardestThe Trump administration has proposed dismantling several key Head Start regulations.
Elementary Science Curricula Are in Short Supply. Will a Free Resource Help?Elementary schools face a limited array of science materials, and many don't align with state standards.Little Chefs, Big Gains: Students With Disabilities Cook Toward IndependenceCooking helps the elementary students learn counting, build fine motor skills, and practice emotional regulation.TechnologyArtificial Intelligence At OpenAI Forum, Discussion Focuses on Stronger Teen Safety MeasuresPanelists put forward ideas on how to incentivize industry to develop responsible products.
Are Teens Starting to Accept Cellphone Bans? A New Survey Has AnswersResearchers surveyed teens and adults on how well school cellphone policies were enforced over the course of a school year.How AI Suspicions Are Undermining Student-Teacher RelationshipsA new report highlights how AI can fuel mistrust—and how educators can fix it.
