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The State of Teaching
New national data on the teaching profession, vivid reporting from classrooms, and resources to help support this essential profession.
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Teaching Profession Will Your Classroom Get Enough 'Likes'? Teachers Feel the Social Media Pressure
Teachers active on social media feel the competition to showcase innovative lessons and beautiful decorations.
Sarah D. Sparks, November 6, 2024
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Jacob Lewis, 3, waits at a privacy booth as his grandfather, Robert Schroyer, fills out his ballot while voting at Sabillasville Elementary School, Nov. 8, 2022, in Sabillasville, Md.
Jacob Lewis, 3, waits at a privacy booth as his grandfather, Robert Schroyer, fills out his ballot while voting at Sabillasville Elementary School, Nov. 8, 2022, in Sabillasville, Md.
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Federal From Our Research Center How Educators Say They'll Vote in the 2024 Election
Educators' feelings on Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump vary by age and the communities where they work.
Libby Stanford, October 21, 2024
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Teaching Profession The State of Teaching Teachers Say the Public Views Them Negatively
The perception coincides with teachers' low levels of job satisfaction.
Alex Harwin, October 10, 2024
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Teaching Opinion What Do Students Think of Their Teachers?
Teachers who get high grades from students show they care for the person beyond the student.
Larry Ferlazzo, October 8, 2024
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Teaching Profession Download Play Teacher TV Bingo and Spot All the Teacher Tropes
It's trope bingo; spot the common (and often annoying) mischaracterizations.
Sarah D. Sparks & Marina Whiteleather, October 7, 2024
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Chris Perfetti, Lisa Ann Walter, Quinta Brunson, and Tyler James Williams play teachers on the ABC sitcom “Abbott Elementary.” Teachers say the show resonates with their experience.
Chris Perfetti, Lisa Ann Walter, Quinta Brunson, and Tyler James Williams play teachers on the ABC sitcom “Abbott Elementary.” Teachers say the show resonates with their experience, but researchers say many other portrayals of teachers are flawed.
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Teaching Profession Fictional Teachers on TV Can Skew Public Perception
Media tropes about teachers can give incoming educators and the public unrealistic expectations about the profession.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 4, 2024
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Teaching Profession From 'Abbott Elementary' to 'English Teacher,' What Best Depicts Classroom Life?
Teachers on social media share what TV shows should be required viewing for anyone familiar with life in the classroom.
Marina Whiteleather, October 3, 2024
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Teaching Profession How Teachers Plan to Beat the 'October Blues' This Year
In education, October can be a slog. Here's how these teachers are getting through it.
Madeline Will, September 30, 2024
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Artificial Intelligence Video What a 63-Year Teaching Veteran Thinks of AI
Martha Strever has built her life around Linden Avenue Middle School.
Caitlynn Peetz & Sam Mallon, September 24, 2024
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Martha Strever, a math teacher at Linden Avenue Middle School in Red Hook, N.Y., addresses her class on Sept. 6, 2024.
Martha Strever, a math teacher at Linden Avenue Middle School in Red Hook, N.Y., addresses her class on Sept. 6, 2024.
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Teaching Profession This Teacher Is in Her 64th Year in the Classroom. She Has No Plans to Quit
Martha Strever has, in some cases, taught three generations of students from the same family.
Caitlynn Peetz, September 18, 2024
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8 min read
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Science The Biggest Barriers to STEM Education, According to Educators
Educators share the challenges schools face in teaching STEM.
Lauraine Langreo, September 17, 2024
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Teaching Opinion 5 Things Teachers Need to Know, According to Larry Ferlazzo
In the lengthy search to improve education, isn't it time for policymakers to pay attention to what teachers have to say?
Larry Ferlazzo, September 5, 2024
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4 min read
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Teaching Profession Opinion How Educators Can Create Space for Their Grief
There’s a lot to grieve about our education system these days—and it’s important we take the time to do so.
Carolynn Spezza, September 3, 2024
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Katelyn Wolff cuddles her newborn baby. Wolff claims that she was denied reasonable breaks to pump breast milk during the school day, despite a federal law protecting workers' rights to do so at work for up to a year after a child's birth. Many other teachers have experienced similar obstacles, advocates say.
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Teaching Profession One Teacher's Fight for the Right to Pump at Work
A teacher shares her struggle to secure what she considered reasonable breaks to pump during the school day, a right protected by law.
Elizabeth Heubeck, August 29, 2024
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5 min read
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