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March 19, 2025

Education Week, Vol. 44, Issue 21
Chloe Kienzle of Arlington, Va., holds a sign as she stands outside the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Eduction, which were ordered closed for the day for what officials described as security reasons amid large-scale layoffs, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Washington.
Chloe Kienzle of Arlington, Va., holds a sign as she stands outside the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Washington. The department this week said it was cutting nearly half its staff.
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Federal Civil Rights, Research, and More: What’s Hit Hardest by Massive Ed. Dept. Cuts
Brooke Schultz, Mark Lieberman, Sarah Schwartz, Ileana Najarro & Matthew Stone, March 12, 2025
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17 min read
Education Briefly Stated: March 19, 2025
March 18, 2025
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8 min read
An illustration of a speech bubble on a blue background. The American Flag takes up the entire inside of the speech bubble.
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English Learners Trump Has Made English the Official Language. What That Means for Schools
Ileana Najarro, March 5, 2025
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6 min read
Amanda Pierman teaches her upper school science class at The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 10, 2025. Pierman utilizes AI in a number of ways within her teaching.
Amanda Pierman teaches her upper school science class at The Benjamin School in North Palm Beach, Fla., on Feb. 10, 2025. She holds an AI-powered voice assistant that allows her to control her computer screen while moving around the room—just one way Pierman and other teachers are using AI in their day-to-day work.
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Artificial Intelligence 'I Don’t Get Burnt Out as Much:' How These Teachers Use AI in Their Daily Work
Lauraine Langreo, February 14, 2025
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7 min read
Photo collage of woman working on laptop computer.
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Professional Development Can AI Effectively Coach Teachers?
Madeline Will, February 14, 2025
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9 min read
Photograph of two multiracial educators walking and talking in a school hallway. The woman on the left is mixed race Hispanic and African-American, in her 30s. Her coworker is a Filipino woman in her 40s.
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School & District Management 'Pre-Apprenticeships' Give Teachers a Taste of What It's Like to Be a Principal
Olina Banerji, February 28, 2025
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7 min read
Illustration of one man speaking into a speech bubbles which shows the letters "DEI" and another man on a ladder painting over the speech bubble as a way to erase it.
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Teacher Preparation A Teacher-Prep Conference Warned Against Mentioning DEI. Presenters Pulled Out
Sarah Schwartz, March 4, 2025
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6 min read
Master teachers Krysta McGrew and Justin Stewart work with their peers during a 5K cluster meeting at Ford Elementary School in Laurens, S.C., on March 10, 2025.
Master teachers Krysta McGrew and Justin Stewart work with their peers at Ford Elementary School in Laurens, S.C., on March 10, 2025. The Laurens district is among those who lost federal grant funding meant to provide performance-based financial incentives to teachers.
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Recruitment & Retention Districts Can't Pay Teachers Promised Incentives After Trump Admin. Cuts Funding
Olina Banerji, March 7, 2025
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8 min read
Illustration of Uncle Sam contemplating a public school building.
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Federal Opinion No One Should Want the Federal Government Dictating Civics Education
David J. Bobb, March 6, 2025
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4 min read
Teachers observe a teacher at the head of a classroom. Classroom observation.
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Professional Development Opinion I Work With New Teachers. Every One Wanted This PD
Renee Gugel, March 4, 2025
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4 min read
Education Week opinion letters submissions
Gwen Keraval for Education Week
Federal Letter to the Editor The Feds Should Take More Responsibility for Education
March 18, 2025
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1 min read
Education Week opinion letters submissions
Gwen Keraval for Education Week
Assessment Letter to the Editor NAEP Is a School Accountability Essential
March 18, 2025
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1 min read
Sword of Damocles threat, risk concept, metaphor - large knife tied and suspended over an apple. Cuts to department of Education.
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Federal Opinion Linda McMahon's Fake 'Mission': The States Already Control Education
Peter Cunningham, March 10, 2025
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4 min read

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