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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.
Teaching
Opinion
My Students 'Flow' Their Way to Joyful Learning. Yours Can, Too
A 3rd grade teacher warns against a complete diet of prepackaged lessons.
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?
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.
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."
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Teaching Profession One Teacher's Fight for the Right to Pump at WorkA teacher shares her struggle to secure what she considered reasonable breaks to pump during the school day, a right protected by law.
Assessment Opinion ‘Fail Fast, Fail Often’: What a Tech-Bro Mantra Can Teach Us About GradingI 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, TooSecondary teachers want more support to help their students who struggle to understand the texts they use in class.
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.
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School & District Management
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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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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.
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 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.
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Student Achievement
Spotlight
Spotlight on High-Impact Tutoring
This Spotlight will help you learn what makes tutoring effective, identify how to make tutoring financially sustainable, and more.
Reading & Literacy
Spotlight
Spotlight on K-12 Reading Intervention
This Spotlight will help you learn how to better support struggling older readers, strategies for boosting reading proficiency, and more.