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A Bill to Kill the Education Department Is Already Filed. Here's What It Says
The bill represents another attempt at a long-term Republican goal.
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More States Are Testing the Limits Around Religion in Public Schools
Policies mixing public education and religion are challenging the church-state divide.
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What Teachers Say They Need Most to Help Struggling Teen Readers
Educators also want more time in the school day to work on reading skills, a new survey finds.
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Music Teachers Are Instrumental. How They Can Bring Us Together Again
Composer Scott Joplin helped spark a wave of amateur musicianship that we need more than ever today.
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Which Nation’s Students Are Defying the Math Anxiety Trend?
Math anxiety is up among students globally, but a few countries deviate from the pattern.
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Parents Are Virtually Monitoring Their Kids in Class. Teachers Aren’t Happy
Thirty-seven percent of educators said that this monitoring is happening in their schools.
College & Workforce Readiness
The latest news on preparing students for high school graduation and what happens after.
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What Is Disciplinary Literacy?
Tim Shanahan's research helped crystallize the idea of "discipline specific literacy." How has it evolved?
Reading and Writing Like a Scientist
English and science teachers in Missouri middle schools collaborate to help students tackle complex scientific texts.
What Happens When Every Teacher in a School Has the Tools to Improve Reading?
In a whole-school literacy initiative, students learn metacognitive tools to help with reading and then apply them across content areas.
'Can We Trust This Source?' And Other Questions Readers Ask in History
Historical texts require students to weigh authors' bias, context, and audience.
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Linda McMahon: 5 Things to Know About Trump's Choice for Education Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate former pro-wrestling CEO Linda McMahon to lead the education department.
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Teachers, Try This: Teach Kindness Through Words and Actions
This 4th grade teacher creates lessons and projects around showing kindness.
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Trump’s Pledge to Ax the Education Department: Can He Do That?
Trump would need approval from Congress to dismantle the Education Department or change federal education policy.
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‘I’m Not About Making Excuses’: Lessons From the National Principal of the Year
With this targeted approach, the National Principal of the Year improved student test scores in reading and math.
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What Happened as a Government Class Watched Election Returns Live
This teacher takes his AP government class to an election watch party each cycle. What that looked like this year.
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In the Dark: Why School Districts' Process for Buying Academic Resources Confuses Vendors—and K-12 Officials
An EdWeek Research Center survey reveals that education companies and district and school leaders are flummoxed by K-12 procurement.
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Instructure's chief academic officer sees opportunities for companies to partner with each other in promoting skills-based learning.
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School districts need innovative products capable of meeting an increasingly diverse array of language needs.
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Value of Mergers and Acquisitions Skyrockets, Though Number of K-12 Deals Dips
The value of M&A in the education space through the third quarter is $21 billion, up from $5.5 billion last year.
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A Principal Was Put on Leave for Her Election Message. What Leaders Need to KnowPrincipals have to tread a fine line to avoid getting too political in their role as public school leaders.Schools Want Results When They Spend Big Money. Here's How They're Getting ThemTying spending to outcomes is a goal many district leaders have. A new model for purchase contracts could make it easier.Policy & PoliticsLaw & Courts Billions of School Tech Dollars At Risk as Supreme Court Takes Up E-Rate CaseThe U.S. Supreme Court will take up a lower-court decision that struck down the funding mechanism for the E-rate school internet program.
The Uncertainty Ahead for Title IX and Transgender Students in Trump's New TermTrump may not be able to withdraw the Title IX rule on "Day 1," but advocates on both sides expect it to go away.A State Changed Anti-Bias Guidelines for Teachers After a Lawsuit. Will Others?The lawsuit filed by a conservative law firm took issue with state guidelines on examining biases and diversifying curriculum.Teaching & LearningTeaching Profession 'An Overwhelming Feeling of Guilt': Why Teachers Don't Take Sick LeaveA list of reasons why teachers say working while sick is easier than staying home.
These Students Are the Hardest for Schools to Track After GraduationState education chiefs are working with the Pentagon to make students' enlistment data more accessible for schools.How Special Education Might Change Under Trump: 5 TakeawaysLess funding and more administrative chaos could be on the horizon—but basic building blocks like IDEA appear likely to remain.TechnologyArtificial Intelligence 4 Strategies to Help Teachers Embrace AI in Their Work (Downloadable)A tip sheet of recommendations for school and district leaders.
Need Guidance on How to Avoid AI Pitfalls? New Resources Aim to Help SchoolsThe U.S. Department of Education has released new resources for schools on AI that include recommendations on some thorny issues.Should Schools Have Cellphone Restrictions for Teachers Too?Schools expect teachers to model responsible cellphone use.
