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Big City Leaders on Making Equity a Reality
We have a lot of work to do to shrink the achievement gap in schools.That was the consensus among leaders from some of the largest urban school...
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Parental Involvement: Key to Boosting Student Performance
Could the secret to boosting student performance be as easy as sending a text message?Not quite, but new research suggests that better-informin...
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Helping Teachers: Schools Addressing the ‘Cost of Caring’
I have a lot of teacher friends.When I ask them how work is going, I usually get the mixed-bag response of excitement about their students and ...
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Curious About Teacher Departures? Simply Ask.
Why do teachers leave?It’s a fundamental question school districts have struggled with for years.But with the annual teacher attrition rate...
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Preparing Students for an Unpredictable Professional Future
Artificial intelligence. Failing industries. An uncertain future.It sounds like the tagline for a sci-fi movie set in a dystopian society. Trut...
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Teaching Empathy in Challenging Times
Anxiety. Stress. Bullying. Suicide. Violent protests. Shootings. Fake news. The world that students are grappling with is both scary and challengin...
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Engaging Parents on Student Health Amid Dropping Immunization Rates
There’s nothing more serious to parents than the health of their children.In recent years, a growing number of parents throughout the country h...
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ED's Latest Statistics: Insights into America's Teaching Force
As districts and states throughout the country struggle to fill crucial teaching positions, it’s helpful to understand where the current teaching f...
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Learning What Works: Evaluating Social-Emotional Learning Initiatives
Social-emotional learning (SEL) is quickly becoming a buzzword in public education, as school districts across the country adopt SEL instruction in...