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12/08/2025

Teachers: What is one change to your classroom that you want to make in 2026? 💬

Educators offer advice for how to navigate classic texts that contain offensive or outdated terminology, while maintaini...
12/08/2025

Educators offer advice for how to navigate classic texts that contain offensive or outdated terminology, while maintaining their educational value.

Offensive prose does show up in books. Ignoring it doesn't help students.

This educator says that remaining with the same group of students for more than one year strengthens student-teacher rel...
12/08/2025

This educator says that remaining with the same group of students for more than one year strengthens student-teacher relationships and has a powerful impact on learning.

Justin Minkel says that remaining with the same group of students for more than one year strengthens student-teacher relationships and has a powerful impact on learning.

Schools, universities, and other institutions were counting on having five years to improve student mental health servic...
12/07/2025

Schools, universities, and other institutions were counting on having five years to improve student mental health services, but a recent notice from the U.S. Department of Education suddenly changed that timeline.

Schools, universities, and others thought they had five years to boost student mental health services.

Introducing AI literacy lessons comes with hurdles. Thankfully, these educators are sharing the four major steps they su...
12/07/2025

Introducing AI literacy lessons comes with hurdles.

Thankfully, these educators are sharing the four major steps they successfully used to bring AI into their classrooms.

Sixth through 12th grade students are learning all about AI in this district.

History education debates, a constant for the last five years, are flaring up once more, with two large states starting ...
12/07/2025

History education debates, a constant for the last five years, are flaring up once more, with two large states starting to revise and add to their social studies standards.

Several Republican states will add Christian teachings and anti-communist lessons to their history standards.

Teachers identify which career pathways are currently attracting the highest enrollment numbers and explain the specific...
12/07/2025

Teachers identify which career pathways are currently attracting the highest enrollment numbers and explain the specific reasons behind those choices.

Students are very attracted to classes that offer meaningful hands-on learning.

Older students are finally seeing a breakthrough with their reading barriers, thanks to the structured literacy classes ...
12/07/2025

Older students are finally seeing a breakthrough with their reading barriers, thanks to the structured literacy classes at this middle school.

Structured literacy classes at a New Hampshire middle school have helped some students crack the code.

This conversation explores whether schools can offer a more compelling alternative to social media or AI.
12/07/2025

This conversation explores whether schools can offer a more compelling alternative to social media or AI.

Can schools offer a more compelling alternative to social media or AI?

Just how much time are students spending at recess?The answer matters to anyone who has a stake in children's health and...
12/06/2025

Just how much time are students spending at recess?

The answer matters to anyone who has a stake in children's health and development.

The EdWeek Research Center surveyed teachers about how much recess their students need, and get.

In addition to their lawsuit months ago over mass layoffs, a coalition of states is now challenging the U.S. Department ...
12/06/2025

In addition to their lawsuit months ago over mass layoffs, a coalition of states is now challenging the U.S. Department of Education's recent plan to shift many core functions to the Labor Department and other federal agencies.

The Trump admin. says it wants to prove that moving programs out of the Ed. Dept. can work long-term.

The lack of sufficient PD providers trained to instruct secondary teachers on core reading skills is creating significan...
12/06/2025

The lack of sufficient PD providers trained to instruct secondary teachers on core reading skills is creating significant challenges for schools.

There are far fewer PD providers to train secondary teachers on reading fundamentals.

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