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October 2, 2024

Education Week, Vol. 44, Issue 8
Education Briefly Stated: October 2, 2024
October 2, 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
Caitlynn Peetz, September 18, 2024
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8 min read
An illustration of a non person of color climbing a large pencil with a safety harness and rope tied around the tip of the pencil while a person of color is in the distance without a safety harness or rope attempting to climb a very large science beaker.
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Science The Grades Where Science Scores Have Taken the Biggest Hit
Sarah Schwartz, September 17, 2024
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4 min read
Photograph of an educator holding a pen and clipboard while consulting with teenage girl inside educational building in office. The teenage girl is not making eye contact while talking to the educator.
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Student Well-Being From Our Research Center Kids Are Getting Worse at Making Eye Contact. Here's Why
Arianna Prothero, August 16, 2024
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4 min read
Flowers are placed at the foot of the welcome sign to Apalachee High School for a makeshift memorial Thursday morning, Sept. 5, 2024, in Winder, Ga.
Flowers are placed at the foot of the welcome sign to Apalachee High School for a makeshift memorial Thursday morning, Sept. 5, 2024, in Winder, Ga. Police said an emergency alert system that was new to the school notified them to the emergency, allowing them to respond quickly and prevent the attack from becoming deadlier.
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School Climate & Safety A Panic Button May Have Saved Lives in Ga. School Shooting. Here's What We Know
Caitlynn Peetz, September 5, 2024
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5 min read
Bible laying on a school desk in an empty classroom full of desks.
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Equity & Diversity Explainer Religion in Public Schools, Explained
Evie Blad, August 23, 2024
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10 min read
Broken piggy bank with adhesive bandage on the table
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Education Funding Explainer How One Grant Can Help Schools Recover From Shootings
Olina Banerji, September 19, 2024
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9 min read
3D illustration of a character walking on the road leading to many different paths with open doors. The pathway and doors are light in color against a dark blue backgroud.
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School Choice & Charters Private School Choice in the 2024 Election, Explained
Mark Lieberman, September 19, 2024
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7 min read
Illustration of a person holding a bag of money with a hole in it, where coins are falling out, with a chart behind showing loss.
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School Choice & Charters How Private School Choice Complicates Public School Budgets
Mark Lieberman, September 16, 2024
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12 min read
Vector of an education leader hand holding a book bridging the gap in education for a group of political people walking on
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School & District Management Opinion From One Superintendent to Another: Get Political
George Philhower, September 18, 2024
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5 min read
Line drawing of town landscape including a school, a child, and a parent.
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Families & the Community Opinion The 3 Secrets to Better Parent-Teacher Communication
Adam Berger & Don Berger, September 16, 2024
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4 min read
A teacher erases a large red question mark a student is writing on a whiteboard.
Michael Glenwood for Education Week
Teaching Opinion All Learning, No Questioning: How Schools Smother Curiosity
Alfie Kohn, September 23, 2024
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5 min read
An elementary teacher delivers a lesson in Spanish in a dual-language immersion class.
An elementary teacher delivers a lesson in Spanish in a dual-language immersion class. A report found that vulnerable students bear the brunt of slow academic-recovery gains.
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Equity & Diversity Students Fell Behind During the Pandemic. Who Stayed Behind?
Brooke Schultz, September 17, 2024
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7 min read

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