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What Makes a Good Teacher? Lisa Delpit and Christopher Emdin Go Deep (Opinion): The popular educators expound on race and education in their new book, The Sacred Art Of Teaching.
What Makes a Good Teacher? Lisa Delpit and Christopher Emdin Go Deep (Opinion)
The popular educators expound on race and education in their new book, The Sacred Art Of Teaching.
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School Districts Push Back Against State-Required AI Reading Assessments: Two school districts in New Mexico say the assessments could jeopardize students' data privacy.
School Districts Push Back Against State-Required AI Reading Assessments
Two school districts in New Mexico say the assessments could jeopardize students' data privacy.
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Trump's Education Department Is Letting Tens of Millions of Dollars Expire: Education Week found the agency didn't spend its full budget last year and appears on track to do so again.
Trump's Education Department Is Letting Tens of Millions of Dollars Expire
Education Week found the agency didn't spend its full budget last year and appears on track to do so again.
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How District and School Leaders Respond to the 'Techlash' Will Be Critical: Educators recommend showing parents how technology is used for learning.
How District and School Leaders Respond to the 'Techlash' Will Be Critical
Educators recommend showing parents how technology is used for learning.
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Who Inspires You? Nominate Them For Leaders To Learn From: Nominations are due at midnight Sept. 8, 2026. The next cohort of honorees will be recognized in February 2027.
Who Inspires You? Nominate Them For Leaders To Learn From
Nominations are due at midnight Sept. 8, 2026. The next cohort of honorees will be recognized in February 2027.
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Are Schools Squandering Teacher Planning Periods? (Opinion): Protecting teachersâ planning time canât solve burnout if nobody teaches them how to use that time.
Are Schools Squandering Teacher Planning Periods? (Opinion)
Protecting teachersâ planning time canât solve burnout if nobody teaches them how to use that time.
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Weâre Finally Starting to Ask the Right Questions About Ed Tech (Opinion): Concerns about screen-saturated schools underscore a sense that âinnovationâ exacts a human cost.
Weâre Finally Starting to Ask the Right Questions About Ed Tech (Opinion)
Concerns about screen-saturated schools underscore a sense that âinnovationâ exacts a human cost.
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The Principal's Role in Collective Efficacy and Student Outcomes: Learn practical strategies that help principals translate their confidence into stronger collective teacher efficacy and student outcomes.
The Principal's Role in Collective Efficacy and Student Outcomes
Learn practical strategies that help principals translate their confidence into stronger collective teacher efficacy and student outcomes.
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Middle Schoolers' Reading Scores Are Still Stuck at Post-Pandemic Lows: New data shows that the lowest-performing students are falling the furthest behind.
Middle Schoolers' Reading Scores Are Still Stuck at Post-Pandemic Lows
New data shows that the lowest-performing students are falling the furthest behind.
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High Costs Keep 12.6 Million Kids Out of Summer Programs, Report Finds: The Afterschool Alliance report recommends greater public and private funding of summer programs.
High Costs Keep 12.6 Million Kids Out of Summer Programs, Report Finds
The Afterschool Alliance report recommends greater public and private funding of summer programs.
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Trump Overhaul Could Gut Head Start Preschool Standards: The plan would shrink Head Start's 100-plus pages of regulations to about a dozen.
Trump Overhaul Could Gut Head Start Preschool Standards
The plan would shrink Head Start's 100-plus pages of regulations to about a dozen.
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August 1, 2026: Education Week in print provides a curated collection of news, analysis, and opinions on timely education issues, all in one place.
August 1, 2026
Education Week in print provides a curated collection of news, analysis, and opinions on timely education issues, all in one place.
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75% of Educators Expect Student Behavior to Be a Challenge This Year. What Else?: Students themselves are top of mind, even as districts face financial headwinds and broader uncertainty.
75% of Educators Expect Student Behavior to Be a Challenge This Year. What Else?
Students themselves are top of mind, even as districts face financial headwinds and broader uncertainty.
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The âScience of Readingâ Movement Is Evolving. Is Math Next?: Schools can expect more changeâand continued debateâas the push for evidence-based instruction continues.
The âScience of Readingâ Movement Is Evolving. Is Math Next?
Schools can expect more changeâand continued debateâas the push for evidence-based instruction continues.
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Schools Brace for Growing Backlash to Classroom Screen Time: Many school leaders think a tech reset is overdue, but don't want to dump what's helping kids learn.
Schools Brace for Growing Backlash to Classroom Screen Time
Many school leaders think a tech reset is overdue, but don't want to dump what's helping kids learn.
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From the Feds on Down, School Funding Is Uncertain. What to Know: Federal turbulence during the Trump administration highlights the precarity of state and local funding, too.
From the Feds on Down, School Funding Is Uncertain. What to Know
Federal turbulence during the Trump administration highlights the precarity of state and local funding, too.
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New School Year Brings Big Challenges: From student misbehavior to funding uncertainty, a lot is weighing on educatorsâ minds.
New School Year Brings Big Challenges
From student misbehavior to funding uncertainty, a lot is weighing on educatorsâ minds.
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The Real Lesson From Students: Trust Is the New Premium - SPONSOR CONTENT: Students and educators use AI but trust human-authored sources, verifying information to build deeper understanding and confidence.
The Real Lesson From Students: Trust Is the New Premium - SPONSOR CONTENT
Students and educators use AI but trust human-authored sources, verifying information to build deeper understanding and confidence.
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Trump Cut Their Education Grants. Hereâs What Happened Next: Grantees whose work ground to a halt last year lament broken promises and abandoned projects.
Trump Cut Their Education Grants. Hereâs What Happened Next
Grantees whose work ground to a halt last year lament broken promises and abandoned projects.
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Federal 'Science of Reading' Bill Advances: A Senate committee also passed a proposal to classify dyslexia separately under federal disability law.
Federal 'Science of Reading' Bill Advances
A Senate committee also passed a proposal to classify dyslexia separately under federal disability law.
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Don't Sign an AI Contract for Your District Without Asking These Questions (Opinion): Any ed-tech vendor pitching to schools should have clear answersâin writing.
Don't Sign an AI Contract for Your District Without Asking These Questions (Opinion)
Any ed-tech vendor pitching to schools should have clear answersâin writing.
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Which States Are Overhauling Math Education? See Our Tracker: Our tracker follows and summarizes states legislation shaping math teaching, instruction, and intervention.
Which States Are Overhauling Math Education? See Our Tracker
Our tracker follows and summarizes states legislation shaping math teaching, instruction, and intervention.
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Why Boys Start Kindergarten Behind Girls: Kindergarten readiness data tell us that gender gaps start as soon as school does.
Why Boys Start Kindergarten Behind Girls
Kindergarten readiness data tell us that gender gaps start as soon as school does.
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How Well Are Schools Preparing Students for an AI-Driven World? Teens Weigh In: Most teens say they learn best when they can apply what they're learning to real-world situations.
How Well Are Schools Preparing Students for an AI-Driven World? Teens Weigh In
Most teens say they learn best when they can apply what they're learning to real-world situations.
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How One State's Schools Are Updating Policies to Fight AI Deepfakes: Illinois has updated school cyberbullying laws to include AI deepfakes, pushing for prevention and support.
How One State's Schools Are Updating Policies to Fight AI Deepfakes
Illinois has updated school cyberbullying laws to include AI deepfakes, pushing for prevention and support.
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Multilingual Learners Need Oral-Language Development (Opinion): High-quality curriculum must not leave this out.
Multilingual Learners Need Oral-Language Development (Opinion)
High-quality curriculum must not leave this out.
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What's So Wrong About a Student's 'Wrong' Answer? Nothing (Opinion): Here's how teachers can embrace each learning experience rather than making students feel ignorant.
What's So Wrong About a Student's 'Wrong' Answer? Nothing (Opinion)
Here's how teachers can embrace each learning experience rather than making students feel ignorant.
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Is Required Summer Reading a Good Idea? What the Research Says: Studies show benefits for summer reading in general. But little evidence supports assigning specific books.
Is Required Summer Reading a Good Idea? What the Research Says
Studies show benefits for summer reading in general. But little evidence supports assigning specific books.
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This Teacher Is Using Jimothy, the Viral Raccoon, to Teach Kids Inclusivity: A teacher will incorporate the viral raccoon into her classroom to spark conversations about inclusivity.
This Teacher Is Using Jimothy, the Viral Raccoon, to Teach Kids Inclusivity
A teacher will incorporate the viral raccoon into her classroom to spark conversations about inclusivity.
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