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Want better readers? Spend less time teaching kids to find the main idea, ‘Knowledge Gap’ author Natalie Wexler argues
National

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E-learning

National

Updated 9 hours ago

How Khan Academy, the popular free tool for students, wants to play a more official role in America’s classrooms

Tassel Turns

Tennessee

Updated 2 hours ago

Tennessee hits record-high graduation rate in 2019. Find how your school did.

turnaround effort

Detroit

5 hours ago

Michigan’s most struggling schools are showing progress. There’s still a long way to go.

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Indiana

September 13, 2019

Here are the Indiana education stories we plan to cover this year — and how you can help

First Person

First Person

Chicago

9 hours ago

Competitive high school admissions policies send students strong messages about their worth. Students are listening.

Parents, educators, and mentors need to talk thoughtfully with young people about competitive admissions.

First Person

New York

Updated September 12, 2019

We are gifted education scholars. Here’s why we don’t think NYC should follow the school diversity group’s recommendations

Ultimately, removing gifted programs would end up hurting students of color who are ready to be challenged and deserve that opportunity, two scholars argue

First Person

Chicago

September 9, 2019

‘If only we were bulletproof’: 8th graders in Chicago confront the trauma of gun violence

Gun violence was important for us to explore in this course because it literally hit close to home.

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New York

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Has the ‘culture war’ come for NYC schools? What you should know about that contentious Atlantic essay

Some close observers of the city’s schools have struggled to recognize the school system Packer is describing.

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Tennessee

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From school vouchers to school turnaround, here are the stories we’re focusing on this year

Here are the Tennessee education stories that we plan to cover this year.

union politics

Chicago

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Union for Chicago schools support staff rejects fact-finder report, moves toward strike

The strike threat, which has a similar timeline to the teachers’ ultimatum, puts additional pressure on Chicago.

School Colors

New York

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Want to explore race and class in Central Brooklyn’s schools? There’s a podcast for that.

Four years later, Freedman and Griffith’s collaboration has yielded an eight-part podcast series that looks at the past, present, and future of schools in District 16.

How I Teach

teachers says

Tennessee

September 12, 2019

Students are back after summer break, but this Memphis teacher — and others like her — never stopped working

This educator explains why she became a teacher, what summer break is actually like for educators, and why she always starts parent conversations with the "positives."

How I Teach

National

September 3, 2019

Writing letters and reading under tables: How one New Mexico bilingual teacher bonds with her students

Teacher Lourdes Sierra talks about how she makes reading more exciting and how the recent uptick in immigration enforcement has affected her New Mexico school.

How I Teach

Chicago

August 16, 2019

No worksheets here: This Chicago kindergarten teacher wants to bring play back to classrooms

The misconception that play cannot be rigorous and meaningful robs students of their opportunity to learn in a developmentally appropriate manner.