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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.
Teaching
Opinion
‘Fail Fast, Fail Often’: What a Tech-Bro Mantra Can Teach Us About Grading
I was tied to traditional grading practices—until I realized they didn’t reflect what I wanted students to learn: the power of failure.
Reading & Literacy
Teachers Say Older Kids Need Help With Basic Reading Skills, Too
Secondary teachers want more support to help their students who struggle to understand the texts they use in class.
Teaching
Opinion
Project-Based Learning Helps Connect Lessons to Students' Lives
If students aren't interested in a topic vital to their education, present them with chances to discuss, understand, and dissect "the WHY."
Teaching Profession
What the Research Says
Do Teacher Strikes Increase Pay?
New research finds the majority of teacher strikes in the last decade did boost wages and benefits.
College & Workforce Readiness
The Common App Used to Be Primarily for Private Colleges. That’s Changed
Educators advising students in college applications should know that the Common App has expanded its membership beyond private schools.
Teaching Profession
5 Ways Teachers Want Administrators to Support Them
"Teachers need to know that administrators have their back," one respondent wrote in an EdWeek Research Center survey.
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Social Studies In Their Own Words Teaching Presidential Elections Isn't Easy. How One Teacher ManagesShari Conditt teaches her students about electoral processes through current events including presidential elections.
Social Studies How Teachers Tackle 2024 Election DiscussionsThe 2024 presidential election offers an opportunity to grow civic engagement, teachers say.
Teaching Q&A How Teachers Can Build Civility as a Classroom NormTeachers can model how to deal with the discomfort that can accompany facing challenging ideas and texts.
Special Education Nonverbal Learning Disorder, ExplainedNonverbal learning disability, or NVLD, took the national spotlight after the Democratic National Convention.
Teaching From Our Research Center What Educators Think About Classroom Controversy, in ChartsHow many teachers are avoiding divisive topics? What happens to them when they don’t?
Special Education How Much Does Special Education Truly Cost? Finally, an Answer Is on the HorizonA new federally funded research study will provide the first national assessment in 25 years of spending on students with disabilities.
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School & District Management
Live Online Discussion
A Seat at the Table: How Can We ‘Disagree Better’? A Roadmap for Educators
Experts in conflict resolution, psychology, and leadership skills offer K-12 leaders skills to avoid conflict in challenging circumstances.
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Teaching 4 Ways Schools Can Help Students Learn to Disagree RespectfullyPolitical scientists and historians agree that schools have a role to play in helping people learn to get along well.
Teaching Opinion Student Identity Is Complex. Here's How to Honor ItThere are practices to help students, their families, and teachers develop a regard for themselves, each other, and the human experience.
Teaching Opinion Intellectual Humility: What It Is and Why Schools Need ItPreparing citizens starts with recognizing the limits of what any individual knows.
Teaching Profession From Our Research Center How Intellectually Humble Are Educators? An IndexHow receptive are educators to discussing important topics with people who hold opposing views? The answer has a curious contradiction.
Teaching Reported Essay The Brain Science of Outrage: What Teachers Need to KnowWhy is it so hard to disagree on controversial topics without blowing up? Neuroscience research has some answers.
Teaching Profession What's Your Teacher Outfit of the Day? Educators Share Their Best School FashionSocial media influencers reveal budget-friendly wardrobe tips for teachers to try this school year.
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Spotlight on Media Literacy
This Spotlight will provide you with strategies to spot AI manipulation, review how media literacy has evolved in schools, and more.
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