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Meet Education Week's frequent opinion contributors and learn more about the content they write.
October 24, 2024
School nurses Heidi Bakke, left, and Molly Cavey walk a student to their office while working at Wilson Elementary School on Sept. 12, 2019, in Janesville, Wis.
School nurses Heidi Bakke, left, and Molly Cavey walk a student to their office while working at Wilson Elementary School on Sept. 12, 2019, in Janesville, Wis.
Anthony Wahl/The Janesville Gazette via AP
School & District Management Collection Essential Reading for Educators: Back-to-School 2024 Edition
Key reads on big topics for the 2024-25 school year.
August 21, 2024
Parents stand and applaud after a Black History Month program at Stevenson Elementary School in Southfield, Mich., on Feb. 28, 2024.
Parents stand and applaud after a Black History Month program at Stevenson Elementary School in Southfield, Mich., on Feb. 28, 2024. The Detroit-area school draws parents in through an open-door policy and by offering a range of community services on site. Robust engagement with families can lead to improved outcomes for students and help schools build trusting relationships with their communities.
Samuel Trotter for Education Week
Families & the Community Project Turning Family Engagement Into Better Schools
Schools that are enlisting parents as partners in their children's education are building trust and seeing positive results.
April 25, 2024
Teaching Profession The State of Teaching The State of Teaching: Videos From Inside America's Classrooms
An on-the-ground look at the demands of the teaching profession, told through three teachers' daily routines.
March 6, 2024
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Camilla Sucre for Education Week
Social Studies Opinion Celebrating Black History Education: A Collection
This year’s special Education Week Opinion project celebrating Black History Month focuses on what is going well in Black history education.
January 30, 2024
Blue colorized image of principal with student in school highway.
Dustin Chambers for Education Week
Education Collection Education Week's Best of 2023 (A Collection)
Here's important news you may have missed and stories worth revisiting.
December 26, 2023
First grade students participate in a Slow Reveal Graph exercise about heart rates in different animals led by Math Specialist Jenna Laib at Michael Driscoll School in Brookline, Mass. on June 1, 2023.
First grade students participate in a Slow Reveal Graph exercise about heart rates in different animals led by Math Specialist Jenna Laib at Michael Driscoll School in Brookline, Mass. on June 1, 2023.
Sophie Park for Education Week
Mathematics Project Miscalculating Math
Explore the reasons behind students’ faltering math skills, employers’ increasingly urgent calls for workers with data skills, and more.
July 31, 2023
School nurses Heidi Bakke, left, and Molly Cavey walk a student to their office while working at Wilson Elementary School on Sept. 12, 2019, in Janesville, Wis.
School nurses Heidi Bakke, left, and Molly Cavey walk a student to their office while working at Wilson Elementary School on Sept. 12, 2019, in Janesville, Wis.
Anthony Wahl/The Janesville Gazette via AP
Student Well-Being Collection The State of School Health Workers
Education Week examines the state of school health workers at a time when many say the demands of the job are making them consider quitting.
July 7, 2023
A four photo collage of four different principals - Catherine Diezi, Stacy Schreiner, Chris LeGrande, and Stella Nwanguma
School & District Management Collection What These Retiring Principals Will Never Forget
Education Week asked four principals who are retiring this year to share a memory of their life in education that will stay with them.
June 23, 2023
Illustration of students and hands.
Robert Neubecker for Education Week
Policy & Politics Opinion Mapping the Future of Education: A Collection
Educational progress has stalled. But recommitting to opportunity for students shows the way forward, say advocates from across the country.
April 26, 2023
Russellville High School ESL teacher Edmund Martinez works with students in Russellville, Ala., on December 9, 2022.
Russellville High School ESL teacher Edmund Martinez works with students in Russellville, Ala., on December 9, 2022.
Tamika Moore for Education Week
English Learners Project The Language of Equity
An Alabama district has overhauled how it supports English learners—making great strides in early grades that it may not be able to sustain.
January 30, 2023
Illustration of man at computer weighing facts and opinions.
James Steinberg for Education Week
School & District Management Opinion The Public Role of Education Researchers: A Collection
Rick Hess releases the RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings in tandem with his commentary on the state of public scholarship.
January 17, 2023
Caution tape and caution signs surround Burlington High School in Burlington, Vt., on May 9, 2021.
Caution tape and caution signs surround Burlington High School in Burlington, Vt., on May 9, 2021.
Luke Awtry for Education Week
Student Well-Being Project PCBs: How the Toxic Chemicals Are Disrupting Schools
A toxic substance once used in school construction lingers in thousands of buildings, with profound health and management consequences.
October 27, 2022
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Student Well-Being Collection VIDEOS: Guiding Students Through Trauma
These programs are using play therapy and an SEL approach to learning to help students adjust and adapt after trauma.
July 25, 2022
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