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Mathematics What Math Learned in School Is Most Important? Adults and Their Managers Don't Agree
Americans don’t always agree about which skills are the most crucial, according to a new survey from Gallup.
Sarah Schwartz
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5 min read
Teaching Profession Will a J-1 Visa Freeze Disrupt Teacher Staffing?
A federal pause on appointments for J-1 visas could affect districts, which have used international teachers to fill staffing holes.
Evie Blad
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5 min read
Reading & Literacy How Spelling Bees Can Improve Students' Reading Skills
Faizan Zaki, age 13, spelled the word “eclaircissement” and collapsed on the floor in victory as confetti showered him at the 100th Scripps National Spelling Bee last week.
Jennifer Vilcarino
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3 min read
Teaching Opinion Correlation? Causation? Effect Sizes? What Should a Teacher Trust?
Understanding research implications for the classroom is key to determining student outcomes.
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
Teaching Profession Download Principals, Find Ways to Boost Teacher Morale (DOWNLOADABLE)
Our discussion guide for principals has three key findings about teacher morale. Use them to jump-start your team's PD.
Stephen Sawchuk
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collage art of upward arrows, data trends, a magnifying glass, and a teacher with students. Boosting teacher morale.
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College & Workforce Readiness How Can Educators Support Students Not Going to College?
A bipartisan panel talks about slowing trends in college-going—and what it means for schools.
Jennifer Vilcarino
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3 min read
Carter Crabtree, a Daviess County High School junior, learns to stack landscaping blocks with a mini excavator at a demonstration set up by Barnard Landscaping during the Homebuilder Association of Owensboro's annual Construction Career Day on Apr. 24, 2025, in Owensboro, Ky.
Carter Crabtree, a Daviess County High School junior, learns to stack landscaping blocks with a mini excavator at a demonstration set up by Barnard Landscaping during the Homebuilder Association of Owensboro's annual Construction Career Day on Apr. 24, 2025, in Owensboro, Ky. Leaders in education discuss how career-tech education programs can support non-college-bound students, in an online webinar.
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Teaching Profession Opinion Larry Ferlazzo: 10 Things I Will (and Won't) Miss When I Retire
After 23 years, I am bidding farewell to my classroom. But I'm far from done with education, he explains.
Larry Ferlazzo
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4 min read
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Sonia Pulido for Education Week

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  • A seventh grade student writes on the whiteboard in class in M-Cubed Academy at Community Lab School in Charlottesville, Va., on June 21, 2023.
    A seventh grade student writes on the whiteboard in class in M-Cubed Academy at Community Lab School in Charlottesville, Va., on June 21, 2023. Although most scholars say learning math algorithms like regrouping in addition are essential, some worry that schools don't do enough to support the concepts undergirding these common procedures.
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    College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Is It Time to Ditch the Four-Year Degree?
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    Teaching Opinion Advice for Beginning—and Veteran—Teachers
    Larry Ferlazzo offers advice for new teachers gleaned from his many years of experience in the classroom.
    Larry Ferlazzo, June 3, 2025
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    Jennifer Norrell, superintendent of East Aurora School District 131, meets with district leaders for the School Leadership Team's weekly meeting to discuss a college readiness presentation for students at East Aurora High School in Aurora, Ill., on Dec. 4, 2024.
    Jennifer Norrell, the superintendent of East Aurora School District 131, meets with district leaders for the School Leadership Team's weekly meeting to discuss a college-readiness presentation for students at East Aurora High School in Aurora, Ill., on Dec. 4, 2024. She has led efforts to expand and enrich the kinds of post-high school pathways the school offers, both in core academics and in career-technical fields.
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    Sarah D. Sparks, June 2, 2025
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    Kindergarteners in a play-based learning class look around at the site of their forest play time at Symonds Elementary School in Keene, N.H. on Nov. 7, 2024.
    Kindergarteners in a play-based learning class look around at the site of their forest play time at Symonds Elementary School in Keene, N.H., on Nov. 7, 2024. Across the nation, kindergarten classrooms have become more academic over the past few decades.
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    Early Childhood The Expectations for Kindergarten Have Changed. How Teachers Are Adapting
    Here's how three kindergarten teachers keep the fun in formative learning.
    Elizabeth Heubeck, June 2, 2025
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