4+ hour, 37+ min ago  (218+ words) Teaching is demanding work: long hours, low pay, and a profession increasingly shaped by the politicization of public education. Teachers also have to contend with worsening student behavior, the pressure to achieve better student outcomes, and limited autonomy in how…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago  (937+ words) A few years ago, Rock Rest Elementary school went all in on phonics. The K-5 school outside of Charlotte, N. C. , had been spurred to action by the "science of reading" movement. Teachers and administrators realized that students weren't being taught how to…...

22+ hour, 22+ min ago  (736+ words) During the times I've taught courses in university teacher-credentialing programs, I always liked my colleagues. I also was surprised that almost all of them hadn't actually taught a K-12 class in decades. In today's post, a university professor describes what he…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (956+ words) The U. S. Department of Education has given Congress official notice that it plans to dissolve its office that oversees federal programs for the nation's more than 5 million English learners, according to a letter obtained by Education Week. The shuttering of the…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1076+ words) Districts and schools that collect students" views about important changes in policy and practice are more likely to end up making decisions that have a positive impact'not just on student engagement, but also academic achievement. That was one of the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (499+ words) Education policy maven Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute think tank offers straight talk on matters of policy, politics, research, and reform. Read more from this blog. We should be very wary about promoting blanket bans. Not only is…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (902+ words) But last month, a glimmer of hope emerged when the department asked the public how it could improve IES, as the research arm is called. In late September, it issued a notice requesting input on how IES could function more…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1149+ words) Robert C. Pianta is the former dean of the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Virginia, where he is now a professor emeritus. He recently co-authored with media producer Howard Blumenthal the new book Kids on Earth:…...

11+ mon, 3+ day ago  (738+ words) Teachers don't judge all kids' ability to think creatively equally, a recent study shows. Subconscious biases appear to cloud teachers' judgment of students' creative ability, according to the results of the study that examines how homeroom teachers rated 243 elementary students…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (988+ words) Teacher educator, independent researcher, and author Zaretta Hammond has a new book out, Rebuilding Students" Learning Power: Teaching for Instructional Equity and Cognitive Justice, which builds on previous work to enhance the student learning process. She recently chatted with me…...