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College & Workforce Readiness How One District Is Preparing Students for Careers Battling Online Hackers
This cybersecurity program offers students real-world experience and professional mentorship.
Jennifer Vilcarino
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9 min read
Teaching Profession Q&A Why Young Students Make New Teachers Sick, and How to Protect Yourself
An infectious disease expert explains the risk of common viruses and best practices for prevention.
Elizabeth Heubeck
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6 min read
Teaching Halloween in Schools—a Fraught Trick or a Special Treat?
Some schools are reluctant to allow Halloween costumes, but educators say the festivities build community.
Jennifer Vilcarino
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1 min read
English Learners Download How to Align IEP Goals and Language Supports for English Learners: A Guide
English-language development teachers should review IEPs of dually identified students.
Ileana Najarro
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1 min read
Silhouetted photo of a student with icons overlaid and the letters "IEP" in scrapbook style. The icons shown include a checklist, scribbles, fidget spinner, clock, speech bubble and doodle of a smiling face wearing a headset.
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English Learners Why ESL Teachers Need a Seat at the IEP Table
English learners with disabilities benefit from cross-departmental collaboration.
Ileana Najarro
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4 min read
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Eighth graders work on math problems in a dual language class taught primarily in English at Joseph A. Browne Middle School in Chelsea, Mass. on Sept. 15, 2026. Many students in the school are English learners. When students are English learenrs with disabilities, their language development teachers should be involved in IEP meetings, according to experts.
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Teaching Opinion Teachers Say These Small Instructional Tweaks Make a Big Difference
You don’t have to spend more than a few minutes to create a ripple effect on student learning.
Larry Ferlazzo
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5 min read
Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
Sonia Pulido for Education Week
College & Workforce Readiness 'Real Industry, Real Adults': 4 Ways to Build Career Partnerships for Students
Lessons from a school district that has forged strong ties with businesses that are battling online hackers.
Jennifer Vilcarino
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3 min read
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Jennifer Circello (right), a teacher at Lakota West High School, and Andrew Wheatley, the Lakota district's director of career pathways and strategic partnerships, talk with a group of students during a Hacking Club meeting on Oct. 12, 2026, in West Chester Township, Ohio. The district built its cybersecurity program through industry partnerships.
Amanda Rossmann for Education Week

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    Assessment Opinion The Problem With Test Anxiety Happens Long Before the Test
    "Calm down and you'll do fine" is the wrong advice. Here's what to tell students instead.
    Alex Jordan & Ben Lovett, October 29, 2026
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    Preschool teacher Melissa Mowbray works with AI on her laptop at Academic Magnet High School during the Charleston County School District Charleston Educator Symposium on July 22, 2026 in North Charleston, S.C.
    Preschool teacher Melissa Mowbray works with artificial intelligence on her laptop at Academic Magnet High School during the Charleston County School District's Charleston Educator Symposium on July 22, 2026 in North Charleston, S.C. Some school districts are employing AI to help craft special education students' individualized education programs, but experts warn that doing so could run afoul of student privacy laws without the proper guardrails.
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    Caitlynn Peetz Stephens, October 28, 2026
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    An elementary classroom is stocked with school supplies at BASIS Flagstaff on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, in Flagstaff, Arizona.
    An elementary classroom at a public charter school on Aug. 6, 2026, in Flagstaff, Ariz. New data from the U.S. Department of Education finds that teacher absenteeism has risen.
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    Teaching Profession The Data on Teacher Absenteeism Can Be Misleading. Here's What to Know
    Partly due to leave policies, a third of teachers miss 10+ days of school per year. Can districts curb the absences?
    Sarah D. Sparks, October 28, 2026
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    Students look at books during a book fair at Schaumburg Elementary, part of the ReNEW charter network, in New Orleans, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana have seen a promising turnaround in their student reading scores after passing a series of similar literacy reforms.
    Students look at books during a book fair at Schaumburg Elementary, part of the ReNEW charter network, in New Orleans on April 19, 2023. Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana have seen a promising turnaround in their student reading scores after passing a series of similar literacy reforms.
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    The state invested in coaching and relied on top-down leadership.
    Sarah Schwartz, October 28, 2026
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    Educators of English learners attend a session at the 2026 WIDA conference in St. Louis, Mo. on Sept. 17, 2026. Several sessions this year focused on how language instruction can work in mainstream classrooms.
    Educators of English learners attend a session at the 2026 WIDA conference in St. Louis, Mo., on Sept. 17, 2026. Several sessions this year focused on how language instruction can work in mainstream classrooms.
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