Teaching & Classroom
As community college enrollment dips, dual enrollment programs are booming, often saving families thousands of dollars in tuition and putting students on a path to higher education.
No Child Left Behind seemed to improve math scores — but it also brought about widespread frustration from teachers and parents.
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. And when you join ’em, the new slang becomes cringe.
‘The number of students became so big that I had to find new ways for them to get involved,’ said Stephen Paulson.
Angelo Imperati, an award-winning fifth grade teacher at P.S. 75 in the Bronx, focuses on making learning fun and relevant. He also found time to start a student basketball league.
Researchers drew on data from a large Florida school district and found impacts on both foreign-born and U.S. citizen students who speak Spanish.
Adeel Khan says artificial intelligence can save teachers time by helping plan lessons and put together IEPs. But he acknowledges there’s a risk that it will just be used as a short cut.
Students will keep using AI to cheat, more teachers will use it as a teaching assistant, but it won’t be a supertutor.
This new section at Chalkbeat, led by Matt Barnum, will focus on explaining, examining, and elevating ideas about the policy, politics, and practice of American education.
If schools were legally required to provide an adequate education for all kids, they might radically overhaul and improve their instruction, 2 researchers say.
Researchers found modest test score increases in a Florida school district after the state banned phones in schools. Suspensions also rose.
Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani proposed a plan to recruit 1,000 teachers annually for New York City schools, offering tuition assistance in exchange for a three-year commitment.
Megan Clegg developed an entire school farm at Northwest High School in Clarksville, connecting students to sustainability and agriculture lessons through animal husbandry and land management.
New York City high school applications are open. Here are tips from experts on how to narrow your search to build the best list for your child.
Paulson was selected from among 419 applicants.
Trump’s new $100,000 fee on H1B visas would close a door for rural schools that have turned to foreign teachers for special education, high school math, and more.
Yehiri Gonzalez is among the first cohort of the district’s Teach Chicago Tomorrow program to help graduates get teaching degrees. She started leading her own classroom this fall.
A baby bird. A neon green mascot. NYC students are adapting to the state’s new cellphone ban, and educators are trying to play up its positive aspects.
Girls Athletic Leadership School is an all-girls charter middle school in Denver. It’s growing, while an all-girls high school and an all-boys spinoff have closed.