Are Early-Reading Laws Changing Teaching Practices?
What should a young reader do when they come to a word they don’t know? It’s the most basic hurdle in reading, […]
Teaching Personal Finance to Teens in the Age of Online Gambling
Teenagers have more spending power than ever before, and the ability to easily purchase what they want with just a few taps […]
Does Teaching Feel Chaotic Right Now? How to Cope (Opinion)
Today’s post is the latest installment in a series on how educators in different content areas are grappling with doing their jobs […]
Reading Comprehension Teaching Has Improved—But Not Nearly Enough
There are a lot of things that have improved over the past 50 years, but are still far from perfect: Car safety. […]
How Alabama is teaching its students to be math stars : NPR
Math teacher Diane Laney hard at work in her third-grade classroom at Ider High school, which serves grades K-12. Students use counters […]
6 Ways to Uphold Culturally Responsive Teaching (Opinion)
Those of us who are supporters and practitioners of culturally responsive teaching might be wondering how we should respond to attacks on […]
‘Fire Everywhere.’ How to Find Joy in Teaching Right Now (Opinion)
Today’s post continues a series in which educators share how they are steering themselves and their classes in today’s chaotic waters. ‘How […]
Teaching Media Literacy in an Era Awash With Misinformation (Opinion)
This series has been highlighting how content teachers and others in the world of education have been approaching the world of 2025. […]
The Three Essentials of Teaching a Black History Class (Opinion)
In today’s classrooms, teaching Black history has become a challenge at best—and a dangerous proposition at worst. In many states, politicians have […]
Want Novices to Keep Teaching? Focus on Their Classroom-Management Skills
Even more than the ability to present concepts or assess students, the best predictor of a new teacher’s effectiveness and likelihood to […]
One Thing We Get Wrong About Teaching Math (and How to Fix It) (Opinion)
When I was a new teacher, I wanted my students to see math not just as numbers and equations but as a […]
