Education

Catch up on numbers and findings from new reports on the growing push to ban books in schools and libraries.

Advocates say the homegrown materials better reflect the cities where they live and the students they serve.

Educators share ways to make students feel more welcome in the classroom while also helping them develop

The American Federation of Teachers will invest $1.5 million in parent outreach—a counterweight to conservatives' parents'-rights narrative.

Immigrant student supports can vary widely, but there's one common thread: Districts must get creative to fund them sustainably.

Let’s focus on the opportunities that teaching brings every single day to the classroom.

Ashley Hope Pérez, an author and a former high school English teacher, explains her concerns with the current wave of school book bans.

Clarity around behavior, homework, and classroom conduct can help students cultivate the kinds of habits that will stand them in good stead.

As the immigrant student population grows nationwide, experts offer advice on best practices to support these students and their families.

As federal accountability restarts after two years, guidance from the department underscores how complicated that could be.

Less-demanding principals make for less-stressed teachers, a new study suggests.

States are helping districts select improved curriculum and integrate it into learning recovery strategies.

Title III's strict eligibility requirements may hamper efforts to support immigrant students, a new report contends.

In a new survey, teachers of color pick the most effective recruitment and retention strategies.

A labor expert explains what's driving the recent teacher strikes.

American education has a thing for shiny “innovations,

Eighty-four percent of adults say they are on board with requiring media literacy in schools, according to a survey by Media Literacy Now.

Reading expert Matthew Burns answers questions about how to rev up classroom reading groups.

This year's numbers for challenges to books already approach last year's totals, which were the highest in decades.

Why is changing instructional practice so hard? 3 takeaways from EdWeek's Twitter Spaces discussion with a school leader.

For more than a decade, Larry Ferlazzo has been curating intelligence from colleagues and K-12 experts. Read what they have to say.

Teaching about Constitutional debates is crucial, teachers say, even as discussing politics in school is an increasingly risky act.

Feedback works best when it's just one step in a learning process, writes Alfie Kohn.

The teacher was targeted for sharing links to online libraries with students amid district book challenges.

The holiday is an opportunity to teach about the founding document and its relevance today. The times provide a lot of material.

It's a boon to new teachers, but others worry about it reinforcing the idea that teachers should pay for things out of pocket.

The programs may be failing to reach low-income and other underserved students.

Teachers can learn a lot from their peers and all the other staff members in their school.

The Lone Star State is the latest to throw out a set of standards after conservative activists organized in opposition.

Be sure to set up your classroom so that it helps students learn and you save time.