9 Ways to Support Student Mental Health (Opinion)
Any of us in the classroom—or connected to it in some way—clearly see the need to support our students’ mental health. Here […]
How 3 Top Math Teachers Nurture Students’ Ability to Tackle Challenge
Some of the biggest challenges in teaching math aren’t about the numbers and operations themselves, but students’ attitudes toward them. Getting students […]
Biden Administration Scraps Medicaid Change for Special Ed. Services
The Department of Education is withdrawing a proposal that sought to streamline how schools bill Medicaid for the mental health and medical […]
Teacher prep programs are changing to meet expectations of more inclusive classrooms : NPR
General education teachers don’t always get a lot of training around how to serve students with disabilities. But that’s starting to change. […]
Law Restricting Teachers’ Unions Falls After More Than a Decade
A Wisconsin law that gutted collective bargaining for teachers and other public employees in the state 13 years ago has been deemed […]
Parents Sue Lucy Calkins, Fountas and Pinnell, and Others Over Reading Curricula
A group of Massachusetts parents filed a novel consumer protection lawsuit against the publishers and creators of popular reading curricula Wednesday, arguing […]
3 Things Every Teacher Should Know About Learning Differences
Teachers often graduate from their preparation programs without a firm grounding in common learning differences like dyslexia, which affects the ability to […]
How Teachers Can Prepare for Retirement (Opinion)
Many of us teachers are nearing retirement. In addition to getting the obvious financial advice, how can we best prepare ourselves for […]
Student Loan Debt Is an Overlooked Crisis in Teacher Education (Opinion)
Across the United States, public school districts are grappling with a shortage of teachers. Challenging conditions—including low pay, stressful and even unsafe […]
4 Things to Know About the Literacy Lawsuit Targeting Lucy Calkins and Fountas & Pinnell
A first-of-its kind lawsuit filed by Massachusetts parents argues that the creators of popular whole-language reading curricula used deceptive and fraudulent marketing […]
What’s in the ‘Secret Sauce’ That Made This Virtual Reading Tutoring Work?
Virtual tutoring has gained popularity since the pandemic for giving more flexibility to schools wanting to secure intensive help for their students. […]
Teachers, Here’s How to Make Science and Math Relevant in the Classroom (Opinion)
Helping students see how what they are learning in school is relevant to their lives, hopes, and dreams enhances motivation. It can […]
